Digital outpatient clinic with home follow-up

For a long time, outpatient follow-up of patients stopped at the country's hospital in the first phase of the pandemic fight against the corona virus. Important treatment for thousands of patients was postponed because it was not safe to visit the hospitals for the most vulnerable patients. "Overnight" a number of outpatient departments switched to using video consultation to avoid physical close contact. The "Digital Outpatient Clinic" project will take this to a new level, where video consultation is only one part of an improved clinical practice to increase safety and provide better treatment of outpatient patients, an important step in achieving "the patient's healthcare". In addition to benefits for patients, the project will co-create a more digitally based outpatient follow-up for doctors and nurses in the specialist health service. Clinicians will participate in creating the new work processes together with professional service designers. Dignio will further develop its system for digital home follow-up to fit into the new way of working. Both clinical trials and further development of the system will take place in collaboration with the Intervention Center at OUS, which has a national responsibility to ensure safe development and introduction of new methods. The cancer outpatient clinic at UNN will participate together with several outpatient clinics at OUS to test the solution in daily operations. The Center for Connected Care (C3), also at OUS, will assist with service design and follow-up research on the effect such outpatient treatment will have on patients, health personnel and organizations (including sustainability goals). The hospital partner and DIPS will ensure a good interaction between the hospital's existing systems and Dignio's solution for home follow - up. The Norwegian Cancer Society also participates as a supporter and representative of patients' interests.