This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data.
Last Published: 7/22/2019

Overview

Today, eHealth is an integrated part of the healthcare sector in Sweden. The County Councils invest some USD 1.2 billion annually in healthcare IT, of which USD 0.9 billion is used for the purchase of equipment and supplies. Approximately 95 percent of all health records are electronic healthcare records (EHRs), while specialized hospital care constitutes 69 percent of total hospital care. E-prescriptions are very popular, and today 99 percent of all Swedish prescriptions are issued electronically.
Three political and administrative bodies control health care for the country: the central government, the county councils, and the municipalities. The 21 county councils have the responsibility to provide health and medical services and to work for a good standard of health among the population. The County Councils decide on the allocation of the resources to the health services and are responsible for the overall planning of the services offered. The County Councils own and run the hospitals, health centers, and other institutions. The 290 municipalities are responsible for nursing homes, as well as care of the elderly and the disabled. Private health care, accounting for some twelve percent of total health care costs, mainly provides primary care services like health care centers or homes for the elderly. There are a few hospitals that are managed by private entrepreneurs.
In the e-health sector, many Swedish software companies have developed IT systems for the healthcare market but non-domestic players are now entering the hospital and primary care markets for software and EHR implementation. U.S companies active in the market include Cerner, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and IBM.

Opportunities

U.S. firms interested in the Swedish market should visit  Vitalis (Gothenburg, May 5-7, 2020) to meet with Swedish firms and decision makers, especially within healthcare-ICT interaction such as telemedicine and m-health.

Web Resources

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Trade events
Mötesplats välfärdsteknologi och e-hälsa (MVTE) January 21 – 22, 2020, Stockholm, Sweden
Vitalis May 5-7, 2020, Gothenburg

Healthcare procurement
Public tenders above specific contract values are published in the EU database TED. Sweden has no public database listing contracts with lower values. Instead, they are housed on private sector databases. The major firms providing these are listed on the National Agency for Public Procurement website.
All public tenders regarding provision of private healthcare services are published at Valfrihetswebben.

Government agencies and regulators, trade associations
Inera 
National Agency for Public Procurement
National Board of Health and Welfare
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
Swedish e-Health Authority
Swedish Medtech
Local Commercial Specialist: Johan Bjorkman, johan.bjorkman@trade.gov

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