Faced with a growing and aging population, Sweden’s healthcare system is under increasing pressure. In an effort to provide quality care to more people while minimizing costs, the government wants to increase healthcare provision in the home. In the region of Umea, in northern Sweden, a local initiative known as TilliT has equipped its homecare workers with WiMAX-enabled cars, enabling them to access important digital patient records from the patients’ home. Rather than travel to the hospital, voice patients receive a remote speech therapy session via WiMAX supported video conferencing in the comfort of their own homes.
