A new collaboration between Hepro and health technology company Vitalthings will give health and care services in Norwegian municipalities access to radar-based digital monitoring that makes it possible to follow up users in a more precise, undisturbed and discreet way.
About Hepro
- Hepro is a leading Norwegian supplier of assistive technology, welfare technology and response services to Norwegian municipalities.
- The company has framework agreements with around 150 municipalities in Norway for welfare technology solutions.
- Over time, Hepro has built up strong expertise in solutions that contribute to safety, coping and more sustainable health and care services, and is in the process of establishing offices in several countries in Scandinavia and the UK.
Vitalthings digital supervision and health monitoring is the name of the service that measures vital parameters such as breathing rate, sleep and presence - contactlessly and without the use of wires. The agreement between Hepro and Vitalthings means that the service will be integrated with the welfare technology platform Hepro Respons, which brings together all the municipality's welfare technology solutions in one place, with integrated response centre and support for EHR integration.
According to three reports, guided by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, radar-based digital supervision provides significant financial savings, reduced stress for healthcare professionals and increased patient safety.
Vitalthings digital supervision and health monitoring measures sound, light and air quality in addition to vital parameters. The solution consists of the Guardian H10 physical monitor, which collects and measures data, and the Guardian Insights analytics platform, which analyses and presents the information to provide healthcare professionals with an overview of status, trends and deviations across rooms and users. The data is linked to Hepro Respons, which provides targeted and comprehensive user follow-up that relieves resource-intensive physical supervision.
Digital supervision provides benefits in terms of finances, working environment and patient safety
Digital inspection using radar is less intrusive than digital inspection using cameras and physical inspection. It saves millions, improves the working environment for employees and increases patient safety. These are the conclusions of three mini-methodological assessments prepared by the municipalities of Stad, Luster and Stryn with guidance from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Must utilise resource-saving technology
Hepro Care Norway has framework agreements with around 150 municipalities. The agreement between Hepro and Vitalthings means that nursing homes and care institutions throughout Norway now have the opportunity to use Vitalthings' solutions.
- The municipal health service is facing demanding times, and in the future it will have to follow up more users with more complex disorders and complex diseases than before. For these tasks to be solved in a sustainable way, productivity must be increased and resource-saving technology must be utilised. The collaboration with Vitalthings gives the municipalities access to a service that enables them to meet these challenges in a better way," says Geir Tore Jacobsen, Group CEO of Hepro Group.
For Vitalthings, the agreement with Hepro marks an important milestone.
- "We are delighted to be partnering with Hepro, a company with extensive experience and solid expertise in municipal health and care services. Their insight into the municipalities' needs will be important to ensure that our technology creates real value in the services," says Heidi Blengsli Aabel, Chief Commercial Officer at Vitalthings.
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