Stimulation of e-health within the Regional Plan for Integrated Care Heerenveen and surrounding areas.

Due to COVID, digitalization has accelerated in the Heerenveen region and surrounding areas in recent years. In the past period, efforts have been made to achieve the following objectives: Better implement quickly developed initiatives so that they are not temporary adjustments, but become structural changes. Make digitalization more of a regional theme so that we learn more from each other and achieve acceleration. In recent years, the use of digital resources in the Heerenveen region has mainly been a theme within organizations, and to a lesser extent between organizations. The faster, simpler and digital exchange of information and knowledge ensures the desired/necessary shift in care. During the project, efforts were made to improve the implementation of the consultations. All departments now offer the consultations. In addition, a dashboard has been developed that shows what percentage of patients are still referred to the same specialty for the same condition after a consultation consultation. The referrals take place via the healthcare domain and there is a link between the healthcare domain and the hospital's EPD.