Innovation portal for patients in Skåne
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| Coordinator | INNOVATION SKÅNE AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 800 000 |
| Project duration | September 2016 - November 2017 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
The project goals was that 20 ideas would come in and 2 ideas would have sufficient potential for dissemination. The result is 40 ideas in, of which 2 have resulted in new services, 3 in patents, and 3 more will result in new patents! The project has succeeded in finding the structure and processes for how a patient innovation support system can / should work and it has also gained internal acceptance over the importance of patients as target group. The project resulted in a fully functioning patient innovation support system, including everything from idea reception to dissemination.
Expected long term effects
The project resulted in twice as many ideas of considerably higher quality than expected. The long-term effects of these ideas alone have a great potential where some have already been disseminated. One potential problem area that has been identified is that the social insurance system puts certain barriers to patients´ involvement and remuneration.
Approach and implementation
The project was carried out through: Process design: Basic processes and working methods were developed Inspiration / Education: inspiration and training meetings to spread acceptance and knowledge Web portal: Web portal function was developed Communication: communication activities such as meetings and mailing Pilot: Start and operation of Patientinnovationssluss Skåne Long-term business: the conditions for long-term business were developed The biggest problem was to reach the individual patients and users. The project had needed a larger communication budget.