Improving Healthcare Access in Central Finland and North Savo

The Wellbeing services counties of Central Finland and North Savo have chosen BeeHealthy’s digital healthcare platform to improve healthcare access for residents and professionals. This digital transformation will enhance the efficiency and accessibility of social and healthcare services. The first phase of digital services is set to launch by the end of 2024.

– In the procurement process, we emphasised the smooth implementation and usability of the digital platform’s functionalities, and the platform best meets these criteria. With this reform, we aim to improve healthcare access to services, enhance the user experience of digital services, and streamline the work of social and healthcare professionals, states Ritva Vitri, Service Unit Director of the Wellbeind services county of North Savo.

BeeHealthy provides a comprehensive digital healthcare platform for patients and healthcare professionals. The platform enables seamless access to social and healthcare services, including chat and video consultations, appointment bookings, and direct communication with care teams. Patients can also view their laboratory results and manage healthcare needs on behalf of family members, expanding the convenience and accessibility of care.

– The digital service platform unifies the diverse digital services used by the Wellbeing services county into a single platform and addresses the digital service development needs of both counties, explains Jari Porrasmaa, Digital Director of the Wellbeing services county of Central Finland.

The digital platform enhances time management for healthcare professionals and provides ongoing support for patients with chronic conditions between appointments, improving care continuity and effectiveness. The first services are set to launch by the end of 2024, with further rollouts planned through spring 2025.

Collaboration aims to improve healthcare access and digital service experience

The BeeHealthy platform enables the counties to deliver services with quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility through the expertise of healthcare professionals and the digital platform. The aim is to ensure timely access to care, enhance patient engagement and improve the digital service experience, resulting in high customer satisfaction and continuity of care.

– The Wellbeing services counties demand a versatile, functional, and rapidly deployable digital platform. We are thrilled that they have chosen the BeeHealthy platform to meet these needs, says Salla Maijala, Head of Project Delivery at BeeHealthy.

Both parties aim to develop and expand their digital service offerings to become a key component of the Wellbeing services counties’ network. These digital services focus on enhancing the availability and accessibility of social and healthcare services while increasing cost-effectiveness.

– For over a decade, Mehiläinen has been at the forefront of developing digital services, and in recent years, we’ve extended these offerings beyond Mehiläinen through BeeHealthy. We are proud to strengthen our partnership with the Wellbeing services counties of North Savo and Central Finland and are excited about the opportunity to further develop the platform collaboratively, concludes Sampo Oksanen, Commercial Lead of BeeHealthy.

Mehiläinen has been advancing the development of the digital healthcare service platform for over 10 years. Since 2020, the platform has also been offered outside the group through the BeeHealthy subsidiary. BeeHealthy’s SaaS (Software as a Service) platform-based services have expanded to 10 countries, including Finland, where they are utilised by the Wellbeing services counties of Päijät-Häme and Pirkanmaa, among others.

Learn more: Successful BeeHealthy digital platform launch in Pirkanmaa