Nordic
BUSINESS
PROMOTION PRODUCED BY CALCUS GROUP •
LindaSvendsrud, AndreasHammarstedt and
StianUndbekken.
heNationalHealthReformof
2009putmore responsibility
onmunicipalities toprovide
healthcare locally, away from
the regionalhospitals, andsetnewand
stricter regulations for thehandlingof
sensitive information, saysSeniorAdvisor
StianUndbekken
. -Thecomplexof rules
and regulationscanbeoverwhelming for
smallhealthcareprovidersbothpublicand
private, andat Ikommwearehere tohelp.
-Todetail andexplainhow toapply the
complexityof lawsgoverning thisarea, the
NorwegianDirectorateofHealthpublishes
a44-pagestandard for information
security in thehealthsectorcalled
“Normen”. Ourservicecalled“Helseflyt”
(Health InformationFlow) isacomplete IT
concept to implement thisstandard inany
business.
Ikommprovidesa full lineof ITservices
to thehealthcare industry, suchassecure
storage,managingapplications,pc’s
andotherhardware, servicedesk, and
consulting.
INNOVATION
-Wewere thefirst to implementacommon
databasebetweenseveralmunicipalities,
and theHealthDepartmentwroteanew
regulation toallow for this,basedonour
suggestions, saysSeniorAdvisor
Linda
Svendsrud
.
-Withourpartners,weare implementing
anentirelynewsmartcardsolution for
healthcareprofessionals touse in their
jobs.With it, theycan logontoanyonline
pcor terminalwithin thehealthcare
provider, and retrieve theirsessionexactly
where they leftoffonanotherdevice.We
havespenthundredsofhours talking to
doctorsandnurseson the job todevelop
oursystem.
-Ourambition is tobeacontributor
on regional andnational arenas.We take
part invariousprofessional groupsand
committees. In2013,weheldourown
seminarwith18municipalitiesandmany
privatehealthcareproviders inattendance.
Wearedoing thesame thisyear.
CONSULTING
Consulting is themajorgrowtharea, and
IkommhasclientsalloverNorway. -Many
privateprovidershavenotyet realized the
extent of thenew regulations, andhave
not allocated the resourcesnecessary to
comply, says
AndreasHammarstedt
, Key
AccountManager. -Now, companiesneed
todocument complianceevenat the
timeof bidding for anewproject.Wecan
confidently say that our servicesprovide
anew level of security, availabilityand
efficiency in thehealthcare industry.
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TEXT: KETILBERG
PHOTO: FREDRIKWARBO
IKOMM AS IS A FULL SERVICE IT COMPANY IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO HELPMUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE HEALTH PROVIDERS STAY
IN ACCORDANCEWITH OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. IKOMM IS A PRIVATE COMPANYWHOLLY OWNED BY THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF LILLEHAMMER, ØYER AND GAUSDAL, LOCATED IN CENTRAL NORWAY AROUND LAKEMJØSA.
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STREAMLINING HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES
Facts
IKOMM AS
Established2003, located in
Lillehammerwith60employees,
operatingover 800applications
andhas12000users inNorway,
Sweden, Denmark andFinland.
2013 turnover 100MNOK.
