Norway – Medical software development services – Award of framework agreement for EPJ services for the health service Kommunal nettlege 25/00457

In accordance with the Contracting Authority's Protocol from an extraordinary company meeting in Norsk helsenett SF 17.03. 2025 NHN shall, in connection with testing and possible establishment of a municipal scheme for digital general medical doctor consultations (municipal internet doctor), procure a journal system (EPJ) for municipalities that want it. The system shall take care of the necessary technical systems for offering a digital general practitioner service and it shall be based on an internet based journal system for the general practitioner services. The testing has started in 2025 and the testing can be scaled during 2025 and 2026. In connection with scaling in 2026, epj needs this procurement. The testing shall then be evaluated. Based on experience and on the results of the evaluation, the Government will assess the further spreading of the service. The revised national budget was approved 20.06.2025, with the financing for the trial scheme. After a hearing of proposals for the regulations on experimental scheme with internet physicians in the general doctor service (municipal internet doctor), the regulation was then adopted with entry into force 23.06.2025.