Initial Project Information: TELECAT


	Updated: Aug 21, 97
TELECAT

Symposium and exhibition on Implementation of Information Systems in Healthcare

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Project Nr:	SU 1120 HC	Group: VII	Project Duration: months
Key words:
Summary:	Preparation of a strategic conference and exhibition on "Implementing of Healthcare Information Systems", addressing all multidisciplinary aspects and the G7 report.
Mission:
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Coordinator(s)

Dr. Eduard Rius i Pey

Healthcare Minister of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia

Travessera de les Corts 131-159
E-08029 Barcelona
Spain tel: +34 3 227 29 00
fax: +34 3 227 29 90

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Dr. Pau Ferrer Salvans

Clinical Pharmacology Unit
CSU de Bellvitge Catalan Institute of Health Av. de Castelldefels, Km.2.7 E-08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona Spain	tel: +34 3 335 76 52 ext.3214 and 3213 fax: . +34 3 263 36 16 pfefarma@bcn.servicom.es

Participants:

Name of Institution	City+Postal Code	Country	Region
RAMIT WZW	GENT 9000	Belgium	BE25
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE	PISA 56123	Italy	IT51
DATASOFT MANAGEMENT	OOSTENDE 8400	Belgium	BE25
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA	BARCELONA 08029	Spain	ES51
INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III	MADRID 28019	Spain	ES3
CATALAN HEALTH SERVICE	L'HOSPITALET 08902	Spain	ES51
TELEFONICA SISTEMAS	BARCELONA 08007	Spain	ES51

Project Objectives, Summary Description and Anticipated Results

The main goal of TELECAT is the efficiency in Health Care Telematic Systems Implementation addressed to the main responsible agents of local or Trans-european Telematic Applications. The decision ofwhether or not, where, and how to invest (in Telematic Systems Implementation) in order to obtain the optimum revenue on health care quality, work improvement, and financial or socio-economical return, are also key issues to deal in TELECAT. The present support action is an immediate consequence of the conclusions of the G7 Ministers Meeting of February 95 on the Implementation of Information Systems in Health Care and of the interest of the Health Care Department of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia in the Implementation of Telematic Applications. The original project included three phases:

conceptual preparation and organisation of the Symposium.
realisation of the International Consensus Conference, Symposium and Exhibition, and
elaboration of the conclusions, diffusion and implementation.

The present version of the support action deals with the first preparatory phase, with a final conference or workshop in Barcelona, as a step for the future realisation of the foreseen TELECAT Symposium and Exhibition. The building of a conceptual framework for a strategical planning, and a set of guidelines for the Implementation of Telematic Systems in Health Care, are the current goals. The identification of the key issues on implementation of Telematic Systems will be achieved by a survey of the Health Care specific domain and of the corresponding contextual financial, organisational, and industrial components. The application of qualitative statistical techniques within an extended panel of European experts, and the comparison with the analysis of selected European projects, will allow to consolidate the expected results. The TELECAT Consortium, composed by a wide spectrum of organisations, in which the public administration, university, standardisation bodies, research organisations, hospitals, consultancy agencies, telematic industry and telecommunication enterprises are represented, has the potentialities to face successfully this important challenge.

Other Characteristics of the Project:

Users involved
TELECAT bases its results in the opinion of a selected group of users which is the target of the Delphi inquiries. The identification of key specific user needs for the implementation of Telematic Systems in Health Care constitutes the main goal of this project.

Technologies and/or approach used
The technologies to be used are multiple: literature survey, brain storming, creative writing, qualitative statistical methods, focused interviews, nominal group techniques, Delphi technique and other consensus building procedures, scenarios description, methodological analysis, systems design, and quantitative statistics.

Expected benefits for the citizen
The resources sparing, and the improved efficiency in the implementation of telematic systems will accelerate the overall implementation of the "Information Society" in health care, with the consequent improvement in quality of care and the increase in goods production by developers and industries.

Expected benefits for the users of the application
Easier definition of strategies. An orientative framework for the implementation of telematic systems in health care that will allow the transfer of knowledge among the representatives of all sectors involved in the above-mentioned decision-making process.

Expected benefits for the European Industries
The acceleration and improvement of implementation procedures will increase the production and clarify the negotiation processes prior to the general use of the products.

Contribution to EU-policies
The results of TELECAT are addressed under an European perspective to the next stage of the Telematics Applications Programme, that will be targeted to the implementation phase of all previous research. All participants in the current research programmes would benefit from TELECAT.

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