Catharina Bjørkquist

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Norwegian version of this page Position
Professor
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Fredrikstad
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Academic interests

Research interests are integration and coordination of health and welfare services, organization of local service delivery to citizens and governance, organization and management in hospitals. I am also interested in local innovation processes, especially related to digitalization, as well as the role of the professionals and user involvement.

Courses taught

  • Master in integrated health and welfare services

Background

PhD in Political Science, Karlstad University, Sweden

Cand. polit. (Master in Political Science). University of Oslo, Norway

Appointments

  • Member of the University College Board, 2007-2012

  • Member of the Faculty Board of Business, Languages and Social Sciences, 2003-2008

Partners

The National Research Network for Innovation in the Public Sector (INNOFF)

Governance, organisation and management in welfare, University of Borås

Tags: The Digital Society, DigiWork, coordination, professionalisation, integrated care, organisation

Publications

  • Hansen, Gunnar Vold; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Fineide, Mona Jerndahl (2023). Framtidens välfärd - mellan tjänstestyrning och krisberedskap. In Wolmesjö, Maria & Solli, Rolf (Ed.), Välfärdens paradoxer, spänningar och dilemman. Studentlitteratur AB. ISSN 9789144161006. p. 107–129.
  • Løken, Therese Dwyer; Helgesen, Marit Kristine & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2022). Collective Competence as an Enabler for Service Integration in Health and Social Care Services. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. ISSN 1178-2390. 15, p. 2817–2830. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S387719. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Hansen, Gunnar Vold & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2022). Meetings as an Arena for Coordination in Crisis: The County Governor’s Contingency Coordination through the County Emergency Council in Norway. Administrative Sciences. ISSN 2076-3387. 12(4). doi: 10.3390/admsci12040154.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Hansen, Gunnar Vold (2022). Digitalisation and Client-Orientated Services: Examples from Norway. Nordic Journal of Social Research. ISSN 1892-2783. 13(2), p. 1–15. doi: 10.18261/njsr.13.2.4.
  • Løken, Therese Dwyer; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Vike, Halvard & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2022). Being bound and tied by the ropes of frugality: a case study on public management values and service integration. Journal of Health Organisation and Management. ISSN 1477-7266. 36(9), p. 95–111. doi: 10.1108/JHOM-10-2020-0401.
  • Røste, Rannveig & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2021). Samarbeid om rus- og psykisk helsetjenester - erfaringer fra en innovasjonsprosess i en storbykommune. In Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (Ed.), Statlig politikk og lokale utfordringer: Organisering av tjenester innen rus og psykisk helse. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-73453-4. p. 195–216. doi: https:/doi.org/10.23865/noasp.140.ch10.
  • Ramsdal, Helge Normann & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2021). Nasjonale veiledere - "soft governance" og "nudging"? In Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (Ed.), Statlig politikk og lokale utfordringer: Organisering av tjenester innen rus og psykisk helse. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-73453-4. p. 89–109. doi: https:/doi.org/10.23865/noasp.40.ch5.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2021). Nya lednings- och styrformer inom hälso- och sjukvård. In Wolmesjö, Maria & Solli, Rolf (Ed.), Framtidens välfärd - hållbar stryning, organisering och ledning.. Studentlitteratur AB. ISSN 978-91-44-15218-9. p. 105–125.
  • Fineide, Mona Jerndahl; Haug, Erna & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2021). Organisational and Professional Integration Between Specialist and Primary Healthcare Services: A Municipal Perspective. . International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). ISSN 1568-4156. 21(2). doi: 10.5334/ijic.5606.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2021). Structural disavowal and personal inundation of responsibility – a local perspective on pressure on mental health front-line professionals. European Journal of Social Work. ISSN 1369-1457. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2021.1882399.
  • Gjellebæk, Camilla; Svensson, Ann; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Fladeby, Nina & Grundén, Kerstin (2020). Management challenges for future digitalization of healthcare services. Futures: The journal of policy, planning and futures studies. ISSN 0016-3287. 124. doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2020.102636. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gjellebæk, Camilla; Svensson, Ann & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2020). The dark sides of technology - Barriers to work-integrated learning. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). ISSN 0302-9743. 12197, p. 69–85. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-50439-7_5.
  • Sletten, Marina Snipsøyr & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2020). Professionals’ tinkering with standardised tools:dynamics involving actors and tools in child welfare practices . European Journal of Social Work. ISSN 1369-1457. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2020.1793114. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hansen, Gunnar Vold; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Fineide, Mona Jerndahl; Haug, Erna & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2019). NAV: Virksomhetsbaserte team – redusert sykefravær? Søkelys på arbeidslivet. ISSN 1504-8004. 36(3), p. 104–119. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2019-03-01. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ramsdal, Helge Normann & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2019). Value-based innovations in a Norwegian hospital: from conceptualization to implementation. Public Management Review. ISSN 1471-9037. p. 1–22. doi: 10.1080/14719037.2019.1648695.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2019). Digitalisering - løsninger og problemer. In Bjørkquist, Catharina & Fineide, Mona Jerndahl (Ed.), Organisasjonsperspektiv på samordning av helse- og velferdstjenester . Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-63183-3. p. 169–191. doi: https:/doi.org/10.23865/noasp.66.ch7. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gjellebæk, Camilla; Svensson, Ann & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2018). Competence development and the implementation of technology in healthcare services, ICERI2018 Proceedings. International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED). ISSN 978-84-09-05948-5. p. 596–603. doi: 10.21125/iceri.2018.1124.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Hansen, Gunnar Vold (2018). Reducing service barriers to people with dual diagnosis in Norway. Cogent Social Sciences. ISSN 2331-1886. 4(1), p. 1–14. doi: 10.1080/23311886.2018.1561237. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Forss, Maria & Samuelsen, Finn (2018). Collaborative challenges in the use of telecare. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. ISSN 0283-9318. p. 1–9. doi: 10.1111/scs.12605.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Hansen, Gunnar Vold (2018). Coordination of services for dual diagnosis clients in the interface between specialist and community care. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. ISSN 1178-2390. 11 . doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S157769. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hansen, Gunnar Vold & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2017). Utfordringer for samarbeidet mellom kriminalomsorg og kommuner. Fontene forskning. ISSN 1890-9868. 10(2), p. 59–70. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Hansen, Gunnar Vold (2017). Samproduksjon med pårørende til personer med ROP-lidelser. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning. ISSN 2387-5976. 3(3), p. 194–204. doi: 10.18261/issn.2387-5984-2017-03-05. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Ramsdal, Helge & Ramsdal, Kjetil (2015). User participation and stakeholder involvement in health care innovation – does it matter? European Journal of Innovation Management. ISSN 1460-1060. 18(1), p. 2–18. doi: 10.1108/EJIM-08-2013-0081.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2013). Helsefremmende og forebyggende arbeid - et grunnlag for verdighet og egenverd? In Skærbæk, Eva & Lillemoen, Lillian (Ed.), Verdi og verdighet: etikk i praksis. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-40147-4. p. 145–161.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2012). Norwegian Public Health Policy and Risk Communication – a Matter of Mobilization? In Knutsen, Karen S. Patrick; Kvam, Sigmund; Langemeyer, Peter Hans; Solfjeld, Kåre & Parianou, Anastasia (Ed.), Narratives of Risk: Interdisciplinary studies. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 978-3-8309-2803-4. p. 482–505.

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  • Ramsdal, Helge Normann & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2024). En ny tid for tjenesteutvikling i rus- og psykiske helsetjenester? Opptrappingsplan for psykisk helse (2023–2033) i perspektiv. Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid. ISSN 1503-6707. 21(2), p. 150–161. doi: 10.18261/tph.21.2.8.
  • Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Sletten, Marina Snipsøyr (2023). Virtual reality in educating child welfare workers to conduct investigative conversations.
  • Sletten, Marina Snipsøyr; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Ellingsen, Ingunn Tollisen & López, Monica López (2023). Muddling through - knowledge perspectives in Child Welfare Services.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Fineide, Mona Jerndahl & Løken, Therese Dwyer (2023). Mange – og varierende veier til kommunale helse- og velferdstjenester.
  • Kirchhoff, Jörg W.; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ihlebæk, Hanna Marie (2023). Digitalisering av helsetjenesten - Presentasjon av resultater fra et samarbeidsprosjekt.
  • Kirchhoff, Jörg W.; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ihlebæk, Hanna Marie (2023). Digitale tavler i kommunehelsetjenesten.
  • Kirchhoff, Jörg W; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Anker-Hansen, Camilla (2023). Digitaliseringen av helsetjenestene.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2022). Ser behov for sterkere styring og mer øremerkede midler. [Internet]. NAPHA.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Sletten, Marina Snipsøyr (2022). Spenninger i samarbeid på tvers. Organisatoriske og relasjonelle elementer som kan fremme samarbeid. .
  • Kirchhoff, Jörg W & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2022). Digitalisering av informasjon i kommunale helse- og velferdstjenester.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2022). Muligheter og utfordringer i organisering av lokalbaserte tjenester. Statlig politikk vs. lokale utfordringer på ROP-området.
  • Hansen, Gunnar Vold; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2022). Contingency coordination at regional level in Norway – the role of the Regional Contingency Advisory Board (RCAB) as a meeting arena.
  • Løken, Therese Dwyer & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2022). ROPIT presentasjon Bydel Gamle Oslo.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2021). Stort mangfold i hvordan tjenester på ROP-feltet organiseres. [Internet]. NKROP.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2021). Presentasjon av ROPIT antologien.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2021). "Det nye paradigmet" i rus- og psykiske helsetjenester - utfordringer og muligheter. In Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (Ed.), Statlig politikk og lokale utfordringer: Organisering av tjenester innen rus og psykisk helse. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-73453-4. p. 281–299. doi: https:/doi.org/10.23865/noasp.40.ch14.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2021). Om ROPIT-prosjektet, teoretisk forankring og metode. In Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (Ed.), Statlig politikk og lokale utfordringer: Organisering av tjenester innen rus og psykisk helse. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-73453-4. p. 27–41. doi: https:/doi.%20org/10.23865/noasp.40.ch2.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2021). Introduksjon. In Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (Ed.), Statlig politikk og lokale utfordringer: Organisering av tjenester innen rus og psykisk helse. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-02-73453-4. p. 9–25. doi: https:/doi.org/10.23865/noasp.40.ch1.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2021). Structural Disavowal and Individual Inundation – Dilemmas of Mental Health Work. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). ISSN 1568-4156. 21. doi: 10.5334/ijic.ICIC20130.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2021). «Hva er viktig for deg?» i et styringsperspektiv».
  • Røste, Rannveig & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2021). AI and collaborative data teams: a case study of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration.
  • Røste, Rannveig & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2020). Utvikling av helhetlige tjenester innen rus- og psykisk helse: erfaringer fra en innovasjonsprosess i en storbykommune.
  • Løken, Therese Dwyer; Johannessen, Aud & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2020). Organizing financial resources in the municipality: a case study on integrated services to persons with concurrent substance abuse and mental health challenges.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2020). Structural Disavowal and Individual Inundation – Dilemmas of Mental Health Work .
  • Gjellebæk, Camilla; Svensson, Ann; Fladeby, Nina; Grundén, Kerstin & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2019). Management strategies for facilitating learning at the workplace when introducing technology and new ways of providing healthcare services.
  • Sletten, Marina Snipsøyr & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2019). How professionals modify standardized tools - Adapting standardized tools into Child Welfare Practice.
  • Løken, Therese Dwyer; Johannessen, Aud; Helgesen, Marit Kristine & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2019). “Money talks”: a qualitative study on how organising of financial resources affect integrated services to persons with dual diagnosis.
  • Holmen, Ann-Karin Tennås; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Higdem, Ulla (2019). Innovasjon i norsk offentlig sektor – dilemmaer og utfordringer. Samfundslederskab i Skandinavien. ISSN 2596-6200. 34(4), p. 271–275. doi: 10.22439/sis.v34i4.5875.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Hansen, Gunnar Vold (2019). Digitalisering - brukerorienterte tjenester.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2019). Integrerte tjenester – er det mulig? ROPIT - prosjektet.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2019). Integrerte tjenester til mennesker med ROP-lidelser – er det mulig?
  • Ramsdal, Helge Normann & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2019). Structural disavowal and personal inundation of responsibility – a local perspective on pressure on mental health work.
  • Ramsdal, Helge Normann & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2019). Dilemmaer i profesjonelt arbeid med ROP-pasienter – mellom ansvarsfraskrivelse og ansvarsoversvømmelse.
  • Forss, Maria; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Samuelsen, Finn (2018). Disruptive technology meets sustainable professional positions.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2018). Digitalisering - implikasjoner for samordning av helse- og velferdstjener.
  • Hansen, Gunnar Vold & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2018). Pårørende - ressurs eller problem? Fredrikstad Blad.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2017). “Chains, shops, networks”–Organizing efficient patient flows in hospitals. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). ISSN 1568-4156. 17(5). doi: 10.5334/ijic.3377.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Forss, Maria & Samuelsen, Finn (2017). Enablers and Barriers for Collaboration–Introducing Digital Safety Alarms for Elderly Living at Home. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). ISSN 1568-4156. 17(5). doi: 10.5334/ijic.3331.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2017). Chains, shops, networks – responding to complexity by organizational innovations.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Forss, Maria & Samuelsen, Finn (2017). Enablers and Barriers for Collaboration – Introducing Digital Safety Alarm for Elderly Living at Home .
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2017). “Chains, shops, networks” – Organizing efficient patient flows in hospitals.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge Normann (2017). Chains, shops, networks – changing features of hospital work organization.
  • Hansen, Gunnar Vold; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Huby, Guro Øyen & Johnsen, Lasse (2016). Tricky Transitions. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). ISSN 1568-4156. 16(6). doi: 10.5334/ijic.2649.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Hansen, Gunnar Vold & Johnsen, Lasse (2016). Tricky Transitions.
  • Grøndahl, Vigdis Abrahamsen; Andersen, Kirsti Lauvli; Andreassen, Hilde Marie; Helgesen, Ann Karin; Kirchhoff, Jörg W & Bjørkquist, Catharina [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2016). Fra gammelt til nytt sykehus.Pasienter, ansatte, ledere og studenters perspektiver 2015 – 2016.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Forss, Maria; Holone, Harald & Samuelsen, Finn (2016). Velferdsteknologi for hjemmeboende i Fredrikstad kommune - presentasjon av følgeforskningsprosjektet.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Forss, Maria & Samuelsen, Finn (2016). Hovedfunn første del - Organisasjonsutvikling og innovasjonsreisen. Samarbeid og utfordringer organisasjon.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2016). Samarbeid og utfordringer organisasjon - resultater fra følgeforskningen.
  • Grøndahl, Vigdis Abrahamsen; Andersen, Kirsti Lauvli; Andreassen, Hilde Marie; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Helgesen, Ann Karin & Kirchhoff, Jörg W [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2016). Fra gammelt til nytt sykehus.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2016). Velferdsteknologi skal spare kommune-Norge for milliarder. [TV]. NRK Østfoldnytt.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2016). Velferdsteknologi skal spare kommune-Norge for milliarder. [Radio]. NRK Nyheter.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2015). Erfaringer med helsemonitorering for KOLS-pasienter. Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning. ISSN 1504-3614. 11(2), p. 200–211.
  • Tufte, Geir Conrad; Bjørkquist, Catharina & Reinholde, Iveta (2014). Adressing "health in all policies" through regional and local authorities: Results from Latvia and Norway. In Koht, Harald & Veiden, Pål (Ed.), Integration and diversity in the baltic sea region. Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus. ISSN 978-82-93208-79-2. p. 149–164.
  • Hansen, Gunnar Vold & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2014). Fra portvokter til døråpner?
  • Ramsdal, Helge & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2013). The Collaboration reform as a catalyst for innovations in health care.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge (2012). Forskningsdesign for studiet av en innovasjonsreise.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge (2012). eSenior – en innovasjonsreise.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Tufte, Geir Conrad (2012). An Evaluation – the Heprogress project and the Participating Municipalities’ Work on Public Health Issues.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge (2012). eSenior - en innovasjonsreise.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2012). Norwegian Public Health Policy and Risk Communication - a Matter of Mobilization?
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2010). Moderne organisasjonsformer i kommunene: Reformer i offentlig sektor.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2010). Institutionalization of Stakeholder Regimes in Norwegian Higher Education Institutions.
  • Ramsdal, Helge Normann; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Fineide, Mona Jerndahl; Haug, Erna & Hansen, Gunnar Vold (2018). Tidlig ute og tett på. Evaluering av virksomhetsorganiserte team som ledd i NAV-Østfolds deltakelse i prosjektet "Ned med sykefraværet - IA ledelse 2.0". Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 1503-8939.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina; Forss, Maria; Holone, Harald & Samuelsen, Finn (2017). Innovasjonsreisen – innføring av digitale trygghetsalarmer på veien mot Helsevakt: Følgeforskning i Fredrikstad kommune. Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 978-82-7825-449-3.
  • Hansen, Gunnar Vold; Bjørkquist, Catharina; Huby, Guro Øyen & Johnsen, Lasse (2016). SÅRBARE OVERGANGER – «Tricky Transitions». Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 978-82-7825-445-5.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2015). Erfaringer fra pilotering av velferdsteknologi i Sarpsborg kommune. KOLS-monitorering, automatisk medisinhåndtering og mobile trygghetsalarmer. Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 9788278254400.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge (2014). Baseline for pilotering av velferdsteknologi: KOLS-monitorering, automatisk medisinhåndtering og mobile trygghetsalarmer i Sarpsborg kommune. Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 9788278254349.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina & Ramsdal, Helge (2014). A Research Design for the Study of an Innovation Journey: - The eSenior Project: Piloting Telecare and Telehealth Technology. Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 9788278254295.
  • Falch, Wenche & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2013). Oppfølgingstjenesten psykisk helse og rus - Bodø Hjemmetjenesten. Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 9788278253830.
  • Ramsdal, Kjetil & Bjørkquist, Catharina (2012). Mobilt røntgen: Gjennomgang av prosjekt og erfaringsgrunnlag. Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 978-82-7825-375-5.
  • Bjørkquist, Catharina (2010). Continuity and change in stakeholder regimes : reflections on methods and methodology. Høgskolen i Østfold. ISSN 9788278253328.

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