Lessons learned from the Finnish health data ecosystem Passed
Wednesday May 15, 2024 09:30 - 10:00 F2
Lecturer: Mikael Rinnetmäki
Track: Emerging technologies
Ten years ago, Finland had a great strategy for meaningful use of data from social and healthcare. There were great initiatives like the national personal health record, aimed to be a flourishing ecosystem of apps, where citizens are in control of their data. And a national one-stop shop for health data for secondary use. Today, the one-stop shop for data for secondary use exists, but has not meaningfully accelerated the use of data. And the Finnish personal health record platform has zero apps in the ecosystem.
This presentation offers some honest and brutal perspectives and both facts and opinions on why things have not gone as intended.
Topic
Data Governance
Seminar type
Pre-recorded + On-site
Lecture type
Presentation
Objective of lecture
Inspiration
Level of knowledge
Introductory
Target audience
Politicians
Researchers
Keyword
Actual examples (good/bad)
Follow-up/Report of current status
Law, Judicial procedures
Government information
Conference
Vitalis
Lecturers
Mikael Rinnetmäki Lecturer
Founder
Sensotrend Oy
I search for sustainable business models for digital health solutions as the founder of diabetes startup Sensotrend, advance interoperability between healthcare IT systems as the FHIR ambassador of HL7 Finland, advocate for patients’ access to high quality treatment as the chair of the Regional Network of Diabetes Associations in Pirkanmaa, and seek to advance the adoption of new technologies for diabetes treatment as the vice chairman of the Diabetes Unit of Sailab MedTech Finland. I live with type 1 diabetes and hold a M.Sc. in computer science.
Sensotrend makes life with diabetes easier by visualizing data and deriving actionable insights from dozens of medical devices and wellness trackers and facilitating sharing the information with healthcare professionals and peers. Sensotrend is a key contributor in the HL7 International Patient Access specification, a winner of the Fair Health Data Challenge by the Finnish innovation fund Sitra and a founding member of the MyData Global organization.