Tietoevry Care selected to participate in the Digital Health Nation Open Innovation challenge – advancing openEHR solutions in healthcare with Basel University Hospital

Basel University Hospital is in a transformative journey towards becoming a data-driven hospital. As part of this process, the hospital has launched the Digital Health Nation Open Innovation Challenge to find solutions for enhancing interoperability, standardizing documentation, and improving data usability across the hospital’s departments. 

The challenge, running from March to June 2025, is designed to develop scalable, openEHR-compliant solutions that integrate seamlessly into the hospital’s daily routines and tasks, and demonstrate significant impact on patient care and clinician efficiency.  

“The Digital Health Nation Open Innovation Challenge has brought together experts like Tietoevry Care to tackle one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today: Improving clinical data capture for better healthcare outcomes. Tietoevry Care has a long experience on building scalable openEHR based clinical solutions, and I am excited to work together with their team to see how these applications are improving our workflows”, says Bram Stieltjes, Head of Personalized Health at Basel University Hospital. 

Tietoevry Care will participate in the challenge with its open EHR based clinical modules, Lifecare Observations and Lifecare Data Entry. The Lifecare Observations delivers intuitive graphical insights created from complex datasets. The Lifecare Data Entry is designed to simplify inserting good quality patient data. Both modules are highly customizable to meet unique clinical needs and can be used in any type of healthcare environment and any clinician. Tietoevry Care's goal is to assess the software's’ suitability for the Swiss market, compliance with national requirements, and usability as standalone applications.  

During the challenge, Tietoevry Care’s experts will collaborate closely with Basel University Hospital, working on a selected workflows to assess real-world applicability and compliance.  

“We are eager to participate in this challenge! For our Lifecare product portfolio, this marks a significant milestone, as it is the first time our clinical modules are being tested in a Swiss healthcare setting. We are happy to join this journey with the prestigious Basel University Hospital”, explains Teemu Vähäkainu, Vice President, Data-driven Care at Tietoevry Care. 

“Over many years, we have been co-creating our clinical modules with doctors and nurses in the Nordics to build easy-to-use openEHR-compliant tools for healthcare professionals. It is really exciting to see how we can adapt these tools to fit the Swiss market," continues Sofia Kauppila, Clinical Suite Portfolio Lead at Tietoevry Care. 

This initiative underscores Basel University Hospital’s commitment to innovation and to leveraging openEHR technology to drive the future of digital healthcare. 

For more information, please contact 
Tietoevry Newsdesk, news@tietoevry.com, +358 40 570 4072  , +358 40 570 4072   

Information about the challenge:  
The University Hospital Basel and Personalized Health Basel, in collaboration with the Digital Health Nation Innovation Booster, have launched the Open Innovation Challenge with a topic "Improving Clinical Data Capture for Better Healthcare Outcomes." 

Tietoevry Care is a leading provider of health and social care software in the Nordics. We are modernising the health and social care sector with our modular, open, and interoperable Lifecare software, supporting the daily lives of over 10 million Nordic citizens. Our data-driven approach empowers care professionals to uncover critical insights and deliver the right support at the right time, ensuring a smoother and more personalized care experience for everyone. 

We are part of Tietoevry, a leading technology company with annual revenue of approximately EUR 3 billion. Tietoevry’s shares are listed on the NASDAQ exchange in Helsinki and Stockholm, as well as on Oslo Børs. www.tietoevry.com