Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway – iZafe Group AB (publ.) (NASDAQ First North: IZAFE B) – a leading company in the digitization of medication dispensing, comments on the government’s investment of SEK 430 million in 2020 to strengthen digital healthcare and elderly care. This investment, which includes the implementation of digital solutions to enhance medication intake safety in elderly care, is part of the strategy adopted by the Swedish government and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) in 2016, with the goal of making Sweden a global leader in e-health by 2025.
“The government’s implementation of the largest investment in e-health to date is excellent news for public health. Digital tools can contribute to increased safety and efficiency in healthcare. By digitalizing elderly care with solutions like medication robots and medication reminders, many individuals can continue to live independently at home and lead more fulfilling lives. Moreover, accidents and healthcare-related injuries resulting from medication errors can be avoided, reducing suffering. Digitalizing healthcare means utilizing our collective resources in a smarter way, while also enhancing safety within the healthcare system,” comments Anders Segerström, CEO of iZafe Group AB.
In light of the government’s investment, iZafe highlights its leading position with Dosell, a Swedish-developed and patented medication robot that enhances medication safety and adherence. With a steadily increasing and aging population, longer medication lists, and high demands for user-friendly technology, healthcare must adopt solutions like Dosell to achieve the goals of this investment. iZafe has already started delivering Dosell to 25 Swedish municipalities that have placed orders, and deliveries continue on an ongoing basis. Additionally, there are partner agreements and ongoing pilot projects with leading healthcare providers and distributors in Norway, Finland, Italy, and Germany.
Lund is one of the Swedish municipalities that has successfully implemented Dosell. Nicole Knutsson, district nurse and welfare technology project manager, comments on the current situation:
“Dosell is a fantastic tool for patients who need to improve medication adherence or manage their medication independently. By implementing Dosell in municipalities, patients who require medication in dose packages can continue to live independently and safely without being dependent on or limited to home care services. Dosell relieves healthcare personnel by reducing the scheduling stress of home visits, as visits consisting solely of medication handover can be replaced with more meaningful visits. The government’s current investment is timely and much-needed to maintain high-quality healthcare. We have successfully tested Dosell, and I would like to see multiple machines installed in patients’ homes by the summer,” says Nicole Knutsson.
Dosell delivers the correct medication through dose bags, ensuring that patients receive their medication in the right dosage and reminding them to take it at the right time. The service also informs healthcare personnel and other key individuals, such as relatives, directly if a dose has not been taken for any reason. Healthcare personnel and relatives can remotely monitor medication adherence. The robot dispenses only the intended dose, keeping the remaining doses inaccessible. Medication robots reduce the need for routine medication-related visits and simplify healthcare personnel’s scheduling, thereby improving the quality of home visits.
Some advantages of Dosell compared to other technical solutions include:
- The cost of a Dosell is approximately 60 percent lower than foreign medication robots.
- Attractive contractual conditions.
- Swedish digital technology, design, and production.
- The Dosell app integrates the medication robot with iZafe’s cloud-based solutions.
- Dosell is compact, small, and easily transportable or portable during travel.
- Easy for both patients and responsible healthcare personnel to use and install – Dosell requires no technical expertise.
- It cuts open the dose bag andprepares the medication for the patient.
- Easy integration with existing digital systems and products used in healthcare today.
In summary, Dosell is not just a robot that delivers the right medication to the patient. It also serves as a hub within a digital ecosystem that connects patients, relatives, and caregivers with medication supply. Dosell provides reassurance to all stakeholders by ensuring that the right medication is given in the right dosage, at the right time, and to the right person.
Watch the video clips for more information on how Dosell works.