The Health Platform in Central Norway
The implementation of the Health Platform (Helseplattformen) in Central Norway is a complex, costly, and demanding task. Therefore, it is crucial to systematize lessons from the implementation process to benefit both the ongoing implementation, and future large implementation projects in Norway.
The project's objectives are to gain knowledge about the interaction between healthcare services (users), the implementation organization (Health Platform), and the vendor (Epic) in the design and execution of the implementation. Subsequently, operational feedback will be provided during the implementation. Data will be collected through interviews, participant observation, and workshops involving healthcare services adopting the Health Platform. SINTEF Digital, Department of Health, lead the project
Research Group
Line Melby (SINTEF/project leader), Kari Sand (SINTEF), Pieter Toussaint (NTNU), Kirsti Sarheim Anthun (NTNU), Gunnar Ellingsen (UIT/IHO), Morten Hertzum (Roskilde university, Per Storrø Petersen (SINTEF), Andreas Dypvik Landmark (SINTEF), Kjersti Zakariassen Fosse (NTNU)
Collaborating Partners
The Health Platform, St. Olav's Hospital HF, Health North-Trøndelag HF, and Health Møre og Romsdal HF.
Project Period
2021-2025
Funding
Norwegian Research Council
Publications
Ellingsen, Gunnar; Hertzum, Morten, Anthun, Kirsti; Melby, Line (2023). Configuring Secretarial Workflows in the Epic EHR Suite. Context Sensitive Health Informatics and the Pandemic Boost, 47-51
Hertzum, M.; Ellingsen, G. and Cajander, Å. (2022). Implementing Large-Scale Electronic Health Records: Experiences from implementations of Epic in Denmark and Finland. International Journal of Medical Informatics, vol. 167.
Ellingsen, G.; Hertzum, M. and Melby, L. (2022). The Tension between National and Local Concerns in Preparing for Large-Scale Generic Systems in Healthcare. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW).
Ellingsen, G.; Hertzum, M.; Christensen, B. and Wynn, R. (2022). National Integration Components Challenge the Epic Implementation in Central Norway. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Vol. 294, pp. 500-504.
Ellingsen, G.; Hertzum, M.; Christensen, B. and Wynn, R. (2022). Large-Scale EHR Suites and Path-Dependence. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Vol. 295, pp. 372-375.