Digital technologies are crucial enablers for bridging the gap between demand for healthcare and the capacity of healthcare services to meet demand. But for Europe’s healthcare services, which are made up of multiple services and organisations across a range of geographies and jurisdictions, the challenges and solutions are complex. Our new report surveyed 1,800 clinicians and interviewed 40+ key stakeholders to explore the current state of digitalization across healthcare – and the role of technology in transforming ways of working and improving the patient and clinician experience.
The report shows that Denmark retains its position as a digital health frontrunner, but also that a set of challenges have to be overcome, if we are to succeed in the ongoing transformation. I’m impressed and encouraged by the adaptability we’ve seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a legacy of the pandemic will hopefully be continued collaboration across hierarchies. Our common task is now to more systematically enable the shift to a more distributed and patient-centric model,
remarks Jesper Kamstrup-Holm, partner and Nordic healthcare lead.
Here are some of the key highlights for Europe:
Here are some of the key highlights for Denmark:
Amidst tech hype and high expectations, the report asks the pertinent question whether innovative solutions actually are being tailored and implemented properly – to deliver value to our clinicians and patients. The answer is mixed, and the transition from potential to practice remains difficult. Our interviewees stressed that the years of streamlining have made it difficult to change the mindset and the underlying investment model. Healthcare innovation is inherently multidisciplinary and requires dedicated capacity, skilled support functions, viable partnership models and not least interoperable data. Enabling these things to come together has to be a key policy priority,
says Thor Hvidbak, senior manager and Danish healthcare client executive.