Telemedicine and Pharma : Collaborative Opportunities for Healthcare Deliveries in Finland
Sutariya, Vidhi; Patel, Arpan (2025)
2025
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The thesis examined the opportunity for the partnership of telemedicine and pharmaceuticals in improving health care delivery in Finland. Such research responds to increased growing digitalization in health care and the need to bridge operational gaps and informational spaces between medicine and pharmaceutical services. The main objectives include examining the current situation regarding the application of telemedicine, possible sites for the two sectors to cooperate with pharmaceutical companies, analysis of barriers and enabling elements affecting collaboration, as well as strategies to strengthen the integration of telemedicine with pharmaceuticals.
This qualitative thesis, employing semi-structured interviews with eight professionals from telemedicine, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors, was conducted through thematic analysis, using semi-structured interviews for data collection. Findings indicate that telemedicine form a strong basis in Finnish healthcare, increasing access, efficiency, and patient satisfaction. Nevertheless, despite such wide acceptance, telemedicine and the pharmaceutical industry are not yet integrated due to regulations, complicated conditions regarding the sharing of data, differences in technology, and among other issues, the reluctance of organizations.
In conclusion, telemedicine and pharmaceutical practices can potentially improve the value of patient-centered care, the compliance of medications with the patients, as well as overall efficiency with which caring delivery is conducted if integrated adequately with unified digital standards, aligned policies, and professional education. Development of interoperable platforms, establishment of joint frameworks for data governance, and implementation of cross-sector pilot projects to that end are considered necessary.
This research contributes to the academic understanding of digital health ecosystems and short and actionable insights at practical and policy levels on strengthening cooperation within Finland's healthcare infrastructure. The findings emphasize that technological advancement must be accompanied by cultural readiness, institutional coordination, and ethical governance to achieve sustainable digital transformation.
This qualitative thesis, employing semi-structured interviews with eight professionals from telemedicine, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors, was conducted through thematic analysis, using semi-structured interviews for data collection. Findings indicate that telemedicine form a strong basis in Finnish healthcare, increasing access, efficiency, and patient satisfaction. Nevertheless, despite such wide acceptance, telemedicine and the pharmaceutical industry are not yet integrated due to regulations, complicated conditions regarding the sharing of data, differences in technology, and among other issues, the reluctance of organizations.
In conclusion, telemedicine and pharmaceutical practices can potentially improve the value of patient-centered care, the compliance of medications with the patients, as well as overall efficiency with which caring delivery is conducted if integrated adequately with unified digital standards, aligned policies, and professional education. Development of interoperable platforms, establishment of joint frameworks for data governance, and implementation of cross-sector pilot projects to that end are considered necessary.
This research contributes to the academic understanding of digital health ecosystems and short and actionable insights at practical and policy levels on strengthening cooperation within Finland's healthcare infrastructure. The findings emphasize that technological advancement must be accompanied by cultural readiness, institutional coordination, and ethical governance to achieve sustainable digital transformation.