News and Events

We invite you to the final iHAC conference, “An End for a New Beginning,” on November 5th-6th in Storuman, Sweden.

A new research article uncovers five pivotal success factors for implementing Health and Welfare Technologies in sparsely populated Nordic areas.

8 project applications for integrated healthcare and care service provision have been approved out of 15 carefully evaluated ones. These projects cover a wide range of regions, from Finland to Sweden, Norway, Åland and even Greenland.

We are happy to announce that we have a challenging task to assess and evaluate 15 applications submitted for the second and final iHAC call.

Learnings from iHAC Call 1 – Project outcome, impacts, learnings and reflections from Call 1 has now been collected in a report.

In the northernmost part of Iceland, the municipality of Fjallabyggd has set itself the goal of becoming the country’s leading provider of integrated elderly care services using digital and distance-spanning solutions.

Second and final iHAC call; We call for applicants that aim to establish the necessary conditions to implement integrated healthcare and care services through distance spanning solutions.

The Swedish Region of Värmland and four of its municipalities have come together to increase the use of digital solutions in elderly care and establish a one-stop shop for children with behavioural or mental health issues.

In Southern Denmark, heart patients are encouraged to self-monitor and use digital consultations after their initial physical examinations at the hospital. The iHAC project in the Region of Southern Denmark is working to improve support for patients who could benefit from virtual consultations with the hospital but are not confident in doing so due to a lack of digital proficiency or other obstacles.

6 projects have during summer 2023 been contracted by iHAC. The ambition is to create sustainable integrated Healthcare and Care services, with support of distance spanning solutions. Read more about the projects here.