ICT and mobile health to improve clinical process delivery. a research project for therapy management process innovation
Locatelli, P.; Montefusco, V.; Sini, E.; Restifo, N.; Facchini, R.; Torresani, M.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 192: 1105
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-8365 PMID: 23920879 Document Number: 670884
The volume and the complexity of clinical and administrative information make Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) essential for running and innovating healthcare. This paper tells about a project aimed to design, develop and implement a set of organizational models, acknowledged procedures and ICT tools (Mobile & Wireless solutions and Automatic Identification and Data Capture technologies) to improve actual support, safety, reliability and traceability of a specific therapy management (stem cells). The value of the project is to design a solution based on mobile and identification technology in tight collaboration with physicians and actors involved in the process to ensure usability and effectivenes in process management.