{"id":10109,"date":"2026-04-14T10:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehin.no\/2026\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=10109"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:57:32","slug":"bendik-westlund-hegna","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/ehin.no\/2026\/speaker\/bendik-westlund-hegna\/","title":{"rendered":"Bendik Westlund Hegna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bendik Westlund Hegna is a nurse with a Master\u2019s degree in health management, quality improvement and health economics. He leads the development of Ahus@Home (Ahus Hjemme), advancing home\u2011based specialist care and strengthening collaboration between hospitals and municipalities. He has extensive experience in clinical leadership and service innovation, including previous leadership roles in the Emergency Department and the Geriatric Department at Ahus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a key contributor to Integrated Care for patients with complex needs and to remote care for persons with chronic conditions in&nbsp;<em>My life, my responsibility (Mitt liv, mitt ansvar)<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 two initiatives recognized with the PCSI Innovation Prize in 2023, the Improvement Award from the Norwegian Directorate of Health in 2023, and the Norwegian Digitalisation Award in 2025. His work focuses on integrated care pathways, remote patient monitoring and service development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hva var det som f\u00f8rst vekket interessen din for dette temaet eller feltet?<\/strong><br>Jeg ble tidlig opptatt av hvordan sykehus kan utvikle tjenester som bedre m\u00f8ter pasientenes behov \u2013 ikke bare medisinsk, men ogs\u00e5 organisatorisk. Arbeidet med \u00e5 ta\u00a0<em>Integrerte helsetjenester for eldre<\/em>\u00a0og\u00a0<em>Mitt Liv, Mitt Ansvar (MILA)<\/em>\u00a0fra id\u00e9 til tjeneste viste meg hvor stor effekt gode, helhetlige pasientforl\u00f8p kan ha, og hvor viktig det er at sykehusene tar en mer aktiv rolle i tjenesteutvikling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Har en pasient, situasjon eller erfaring endret hvordan du ser p\u00e5 dette arbeidet?<\/strong><br>Erfaringene fra b\u00e5de IHT og MILA har gjort det tydelig at mange pasienter opplever helsetjenesten som fragmentert. N\u00e5r vi klarer \u00e5 flytte tjenester ut til pasienten \u2013 og samtidig jobbe tettere med kommunene \u2013 ser vi at b\u00e5de mestring, kvalitet og opplevd trygghet \u00f8ker. Dette har styrket overbevisningen min om at vi m\u00e5 organisere spesialisthelsetjenesten p\u00e5 nye m\u00e5ter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hva \u00f8nsker du at publikum skal sitte igjen med etter foredraget ditt?<\/strong><br>Jeg \u00f8nsker at deltakerne skal se at utviklingen av hjemmebaserte spesialisthelsetjenester ikke handler om ett prosjekt eller \u00e9n teknologi, men om et systemskifte. Skal vi lykkes, m\u00e5 vi utvikle digitale l\u00f8sninger, nye team og nye samhandlingsmodeller \u2013 samtidig. Og vi m\u00e5 gj\u00f8re det p\u00e5 tvers av sykehus og kommuner, ikke hver for oss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hva motiverer deg akkurat n\u00e5 innen digital helse?<\/strong><br>Jeg motiveres av det vi n\u00e5 bygger gjennom\u00a0<em>Ahus Hjemme<\/em>: en sykehusovergripende satsing som skal gi pasienter spesialisthelsetjenester der de er n\u00e5r det er mulig, og p\u00e5 sykehuset n\u00e5r det er n\u00f8dvendig. Dette er et viktig steg i realiseringen av HS\u00d8s ambisjon om det \u00abutadvendte sykehuset\u00bb. At flere sykehus i regionen \u2013 blant annet OUS \u2013 n\u00e5 etablerer felles retning og samarbeid, gj\u00f8r dette b\u00e5de faglig spennende og strategisk viktig for helsetjenesten fremover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bendik Westlund Hegna is a nurse with a Master\u2019s degree in health management, quality improvement and health economics. He leads the development of Ahus@Home (Ahus Hjemme), advancing home\u2011based specialist care and strengthening collaboration between hospitals and municipalities. 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