Healthcare
At the core of our mission is a firm conviction that artificial intelligence (AI) plays a pivotal role in enhancing the delivery of outstanding health services to the people of Sweden. Through the initiative 'Information-driven Healthcare', we support Swedish healthcare organizations in adopting AI. The goal is to offer more information-driven, personalized, and scalable healthcare. Furthermore, the collaboration between Unity Health Toronto and AI Sweden promises to bring significant Canadian insights to the Swedish healthcare system.
What are we meeting ahead?
Medical breakthroughs enable a larger proportion of the population to live longer and healthier lives. But this demographic shift also means that the number of patients with chronic diseases is growing and therefore increasing the demand for healthcare. Meanwhile, we see an upcoming shortage of staff. This creates a challenge that needs to be addressed.
+ 50%
The number of people aged 80 or older will increase by almost 50% by 2031
Source: SKR 2022
80%
Out of people >80 years old, 80% are estimated to live with at least 2 chronic diseases
Source: SKR 2022
+85 000
By 2031, the number of healthcare workers needs to increase by 85 000
Source: SKR 2022
2 days
Healthcare professionals spend up to 2 working days a week on administration
Source: EY 2022, Arbetsvärlden 2021
How AI help to improve healthcare in Sweden
There is a lot of exciting research and implementation happening across the country.
New whitepaper: Highlighting AI investments and procurement in healthcare
With Sweden's healthcare system under increasing pressure, a new whitepaper by AI Sweden aims to provide healthcare leaders with practical tools and insights to navigate the challenges and opportunities of adopting artificial intelligence.
Whitepaper available for download as a full-length version or as a short version in Swedish.
During Almedalen 2024, Boubou Hallberg, Ingela Lidén, Markus Lingman, and Daniel Forslund, among others, met in a panel discussion called 'AI can save lives in healthcare—but how do we get there? ' In this short interview, they reflect on the conversation and what they took away from it. (In Swedish)
In this video, you can hear three voices on Artificial Intelligence in healthcare and resource optimization with the help of AI. Interviews with Carolin Nymark (Karolinska University Hospital), Terese Dalåsen (Sahlgrenska University Hospital), and Sara Lundsten (Region Västerbotten).
Learn more with this handbook
Are you wondering how to best use AI, overcome legal challenges, and become data-driven? AI Sweden and its partners have released a handbook for you! A condensed digital course version of the handbook is also available for free. Learn more
(In Swedish only)
AI Sweden partners with Unity Health Toronto
AI has become a crucial technology within the healthcare industry, demonstrating its impact notably at Unity Health Toronto's hospitals in Canada. The collaboration between Unity Health Toronto and AI Sweden promises to bring these significant Canadian insights to the Swedish healthcare system.
Information-driven healthcare is to conduct and develop care as fact-based and patient-centered as possible by systematically utilizing, with the support of simple and advanced tools, all the data that exists – in one's operations and across organizational and subject boundaries – for increased effect of healthcare efforts both as a system and in the individual patient meeting.
Markus Lingman
Project partner, Region Halland
AI & Healthcare in the AI Sweden Podcast
We've gathered our episodes related to AI in healthcare for you to enjoy. Among other things, you will learn more about our knowledge exchange with Unity Health Toronto, how to work with AI in a systematic way, and what it's like going from pilot to production.
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