Innovation in European healthcare – what can Sweden learn? - LIF

Actions to incentivise innovation throughout the NHS
Incentives and Investments
Financial Incentives
The Department of Health is about to introduce
a so called “shared saving formula” to break
down soli-budgeting and encourage
collaboration of different budget-holders.
Furthermore there will be a tariff for assistive
technologies (telehealth, telecare) that – like in
Australia and the US – would incentivise their
rapid spread.
The already existing “payment for outcomes”
framework will be strengthened.
The government also plans to evaluate options
to create a new tariff for “new diagnostics” to
encourage the uptake of new technology.
Specialised Services Innovation Fund
The government has pledged to establish a
specific new fund to support research about
new ways to treat rare conditions.
Innovation Prizes
The Department of Health wishes to
increase the visibility and importance of
the “Innovation challenge prize”.
The prize is awarded for the achievement
of significant breakthroughs that have
been focused on a specific objective
relating to an important health challenge.
The prize money is about £100.000.
Currently all regional innovation hubs also
have innovation prizes in addition to the
national prize.
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