Geneva, Switzerland, 25-26 September 2012
Mobile TechnologyTransforming Healthcare
Trond Are Bjørnvold,Vice President, Telenor Group,
ITU Experts Group Meeting on m-Health: Towards Better Care, Cure and Prevention in Europe
Geneva, Switzerland, 25-26 September 2012
Mobile key to solving health challenges
Patient monitoring & compliance
Remote diagnostic
Remote data access
The smartphone is the most popular technology among doctors since the stethoscope
Information on disease prevention
Public wellness apps
The time has come…
Mobile has worldwide reach across all levels of society…
Global penetration approaching 100%
Source: Forbes; Apple; OVUM; BCG analysis
… and sufficient richness in health technology
Simple feature phones can provide important health information
Smart devices and mobile broadband enable advanced medical appliances
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1. WHO Global Observatory for eHealth: "mHealth - New horizons for health through mobile", 2011
The promise of a better life
• No doctors available to ask
• Does not understandwarning signs
• Risk of death during labour
• Receives birth-related information
• Understands warning signs, gets help
• Mother and child lives
“Karishma”26, pregnant mother
SMS saves mother and child
Public information
• Unable to call for help when in need
• Frequently forgets medication
• Constantly worries next-of-kin
• Automatic alarms to HC professionals
• Easy to understand med. reminders
• Wireless check-ups and communication
“Lennart”69, widower with dementia
Empowered to live independently
Public information
Potential impact significant for European countries
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Remote treatmentreduces COPDhospitalizations
Remote monitoringreduces elderly care costs
Hungary
Save 40,000 annualhospital nights
Montenegro
Save 2,000 annualhospital nights
Serbia
Save 40,000 annualhospital nights
Norway
Save € 1.5 billionannually
Denmark
Save € 1.25 billion annually
Sweden
Save € 2.4 billion annually
Telenor is enabling mHealth devices
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Safety alarms Glucose meters Pill dispensers
Independent living Mobile workers
Telenor provides complete solutions for Assisted Living
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Fall Door Humidity Temp Motion GPS Blood pressure Scale
Gateway
Alarm centre Medical records Mobile care Relatives
Shepherd
Internet / GSM
mHealth innovation projects
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Remote healthcare for elderly, chronic patients - Hungary Piloting elderly living solutions Norway
LTE router in ambulances Norway
Tromsø Telemedicine Laboratory Norway
Pilot in Szabolcs Szatmár Bereg county
• ~500 devices• 5 clinics, 180 patients• 9 months long• 30% cost saving
• Fall• Bed-wetting• Epilepsy• Pill dispenser• Transmitting live video
• Sensors (pulse, temperature, blood pressure, EKG)
Partnering to innovate new health services which aims to provide human care utilising new technologies to improve health care and reduce burdenon the health care system.
• Door sensors• GPS
mHealth face multiple barriers to full-scale implementation
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Priorities Knowledge PolicyCosteffectiveness Legal
Ope-ratingcosts
DemandTechnicalexpertise Infrastructure Other
Ecosystem barriers
Regulatory / policy barriers Source: WHO; BCG analysis
Nine key barriers to implementation of mHealth identified by the WHO