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Aarhus University Hospital pushes optimisation agenda with public-private partnership
To optimise the planning of surgeries and materials handling, Aarhus University Hospital partners with Medtronic, one of the largest medical device companies in the world.
In 2020, Medtronic and Aarhus University Hospital established a public-private partnership focusing on the optimisation of non-patient activities in the form of materials handling and efficient planning of the surgical program at the Department of Neurosurgery.
"Aarhus University Hospital is currently looking to build new partnerships with companies having innovative technologies, which will allow the hospital to focus on giving patients the best care possible. We are looking forward to working with foreign companies who have innovative solutions."
Denmark has a long tradition for public-private partnerships, but is also an ideal place for testing new technologies and business models for the healthcare sector. With access to excellent public research and clinics that are outstanding in implementing new technology, Medtronic has the opportunity to scale technologies and business models globally.
"We introduced Aarhus University Hospital to a new business model focusing on value based healthcare. This has led to an increase in the number of surgeries, a quicker and more efficient treatment of patients as well as reduction of waste."
Neurosurgery is a specialty with a distribution between planned and acute activity, which places great demands on planning. With the public-private partnership, Medtronic brings an innovative and data driven approach to Aarhus University Hospital.
For example, as part of the partnership focusing on efficient planning of the surgical program, a mathematical model examines how to achieve an optimal balance that can create space for the planned, acute, and semi-acute activity. So far, the activity in the operating room has increased by just over 10%, while the number of cancellations has decreased by 38%.
For example, as part of the partnership focusing on efficient planning of the surgical program, a mathematical model examines how to achieve an optimal balance that can create space for the planned, acute, and semi-acute activity. So far, the activity in the operating room has increased by just over 10%, while the number of cancellations has decreased by 38%.
"Invest in Denmark sees the partnership between Aarhus University Hospital and Medtronic as a great example of strengthening the collaboration between the public and private sectors. This is also one of the pillars of the new life sciences’ strategy recently announced by the Danish Government, which will further accelerate access to public-private partnerships."
Tap into the well-established tradition of public-private partnerships in Denmark
As a global player in life sciences and the home of a world leading healthcare industry, Denmark offers a strong healthcare system with excellent infrastructure and data collection. Furthermore, Denmark has a safe and effective business environment combined with efficient public authorities and a very strong government funded public healthcare sector.
Denmark has a long tradition for interdisciplinary, cross-sector collaboration and systematic private-public innovation e.g. when running clinical trials or testing new value-based healthcare models.
The world is constantly searching for new and better solutions within healthcare. Denmark is the place to develop and commercialise these solutions.
Get to know Medtronic
Medtronic contributes to human welfare through the application of biomedical engineering in research, design, manufacturing and sale of instruments. It is Medtronic’s mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life, which started seven decades ago when they invented the battery-powered pacemaker. Medtronic’s therapies are today helping 72 million people with products including cardiac devices, cranial and spine robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems. Medtronic operates in 150 countries, has 105.000 employees worldwide and is a leader on initiating public-private partnerships in Denmark.Support from Invest in Denmark
Invest in Denmark has been in dialogue with Medtronic for the past ten years assisting the company in expanding its network in Denmark, elaborating benchmark studies and organising visits for Danish politicians at Medtronic’s sites in Denmark and the US.Get in touch Would you like to know more about public-private partnerships within Life Sciences in Denmark?
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