Just before Christmas, the board of Helse Midt-Norge decided that the roll-out of the Health platform should go ahead as planned, despite strong protests against the records system. One of the arguments was that the postponement could cost as much as NOK 600 million. – We did not believe that calculation. We believe that it has not been documented well enough where that speech came from, says Tom Willy Christiansen in the Møre og Romsdal medical association. Have examined the basis of the case Now they are supported in a report the medical association has ordered and paid for from the consulting firm Oslo Economics. In the report, the company writes that the case submission appears to be very poorly documented and not thorough, especially considering that the decision has consequences for many. They believe, among other things, that the additional cost of NOK 600 million is too poorly documented: “This applies in particular to the mention of financial consequences, which seem to be heavily weighted in the assessments that lead to the CEO’s recommendation. A number of costs are pointed out, without any form of description of how the costs are calculated, and the possible positive economic effects of a delayed introduction are barely discussed”. In addition, Oslo Economics points out that the risk at different times of introduction should have been assessed better, together with risk and vulnerability analyzes that had been carried out. They also emphasize that the basis for the decision should be far more thorough before the matter comes before the board of Helse Midt again later in February. Hope the introduction will be stopped Igor Jokic is the chief trustee for the superiors of Health Møre and Romsdal. He hopes the further introduction will now be stopped. Igor Jokic, chief trustee for the seniors in Helse Møre and Romsdal, believes the report supports the concerns they have had about the introduction of the Health Platform. Photo: Malin Kjellstadli Korsnes / news – From what is written in the report, I feel that we have received an unvarnished presentation, which does not take into account patient safety or the employees. On 3 January, more than 5,000 employees in Møre and Romsdal started training in the Health Platform. Jokic believes that this is not decisive. Now he hopes that a stop can give an opportunity to look at the matter more thoroughly. – We accepted that we must have a new system and understand that such introductions are always demanding. But when we are on the course now, we are told that we are being trained in an unfinished system and that this is not what we are going to use in the four hospitals here in the county. The health platform is planned to be put into use at the four hospitals in Møre and Romsdal in April this year. Photo: Marius André Jenssen Stenberg / news Fearing the consequences Health Møre and Romsdal have announced that capacity will be reduced in planned treatments, as a result of the training. He, who is the chief trustee, is convinced that an introduction in April will have dramatic consequences for the hospital supply. – We fear that more people will resign and that we will have a reduced capacity that will not only last until 2024, but will also last for a long time. And that if you destroy the professional environment, you will never be able to build it up again. – You are not afraid that a postponement will lead to financial consequences for Helse Møre og Romsdal? – No. I am sure that an introduction in April will have significantly greater consequences, says Jocik. Several problems The journal system was put into use at St. Olav’s hospital in Trondheim in 2022, and many serious errors have been discovered since then. To ensure life and health, St. Olav has used “emergency” several times to gain access to urgent patient information in the Health platform. Helse Midt has been sent the report, but has so far not commented on the content to news. Managing director Stig Slørdahl wrote in an SMS that he received the report earlier this afternoon, but did not read it.
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Hope the new report can stop the introduction of the controversial records system
