Article: Cuviva´s offering,Healthcare

Improving quality of life and reducing care costs for those most in need

Combining Existing Physical Care with Digital Remote Care

Adding digital remote care to existing physical care offers benefits for both patients and healthcare staff. Cuviva has both the technical solution and the ambition to contribute, but is calling for political decisions that drive development in the right direction.

It is no news that healthcare faces significant challenges. Sweden has the lowest number of hospital beds per capita in the EU, hospital overcrowding is increasing, and staff workloads are often unreasonable. The care debt that has grown during the pandemic has worsened an already strained situation.

However, improvements are within reach, and digitisation is one of them. As hospitals, health centers, and home care are finding it increasingly difficult to fulfill their missions, technological development is advancing rapidly. This is especially true for the group with the greatest care needs: the elderly with multiple health issues.

“With digital tools, we can help healthcare create more security and a better quality of life,” says Henrik Cederqvist, CEO of Cuviva.

Significant Cost Savings

Focusing on the elderly with multiple health issues, Cuviva has developed a platform for continuously connected care and communication between patients and providers. Patients perform daily measurements at home, and the results, such as blood pressure, oxygen levels, and blood glucose, are automatically sent to healthcare providers.

“By implementing continuously connected care for those with the greatest needs, not only does the quality of care for patients increase, but this digital approach also provides a better working environment for healthcare staff, improves efficiency, and allows for resource reallocation. Overall costs decrease,” says Henrik Cederqvist.

Research on digital solutions is extensive, and many international studies show that both hospital admissions and mortality rates drop by 25-30% due to self-monitoring when interventions are aimed at those with the greatest needs.

Political Decisions Required

Despite positive reports, scientific support, and the fact that the government and SKR have stated that Sweden should be a world leader in e-health by 2025, the digitisation of healthcare is slow. Poorly adapted reimbursement systems are hindering development, and Cuviva is therefore calling for political direction decisions for publicly funded healthcare.

“We need new updated reimbursement systems that support the development of better care quality and lower total costs. Before that is in place, politicians must accelerate efforts with concrete measures for digitisation, focusing on the elderly with multiple health issues,” says Henrik Cederqvist.

“If politicians wait for the system to adjust itself, it will take too long, and they will lose control over the development. That would be absurd; the solutions that patients and healthcare staff need are already available today!”

About Cuviva

Cuviva aims to contribute to sustainable long-term healthcare and support through IT solutions for communication and continuously connected care between providers and patients. With a focus on elderly patients with multiple health issues, Cuviva enables increased safety, higher quality of care, and better overall economics.