Technological Report
eHealth and einclusion
DIRECTOR
Manel Guerris
TEAM
Andrea Cervera, Jesús Berdún, Janina Garrigós, Xavier Lagunas, Josep Benavent, Soraya Estévez, Víctor Alcázar, Ariel Sidi
Area description
The main objective of the eHealth and eInclusion Area is the development of innovative ICT products, solutions and services for the eHealth sector. Its activities are focused on the paradigm of continuous and integrated care and how it impacts on improving efficiency in the sector, whilst reducing costs and increasing the quality of clinical care.
The Area delivers research and innovation solutions and services based on the state of the art Internet and telemedicine technologies. Together with health/care professionals and patients, it creates an open innovation ecosystem with some of the main hospitals in Catalonia, which helps by interacting with end-users to empower co-creation, stakeholder involvement, and patient driven innovation by deploying living lab methodologies.
R+D+i Lines
Description and goals
- Promote the use of eHealth services in clinical practices.
- Promote integrated care using eHealth services.
- Develop a reusable, scalable and secure eHealth framework (eHealth Stack) that offers different services tailored to meet patient and healthcare professional needs.
- Develop mHealth Launcher, which allows Android devices to become an extension of healthcare services, facilitating care and meeting patients’ needs in their home.
- Explore new technological tendencies, and apply them to create new ICT solutions for eHealth (WebRTC, HTML5)
Keywords/Topics
R+D+i projects
Table detailing projects under development in 2013
| View | Project | Type of funding | Duration | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Help4Mood | FP7- ICT | 2010 – 2014 | Support for the treatment of major depression by measuring daily activity and mood |
| http://www.i2cat.net/en/projects/hipermed | Hipermed | EU – CELTIC | 2010 – 2013 | HIPERMED will design an open telemedicine platform based on a unified Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) providing media services, SIP-based control plane services and network services over the Internet Protocol (IP) |
| View | Cirugia Bariatrica | MINECO – INNPACTO | 2011 – 2015 | The goal of the project is to implement a Virtual Reality Platform in order to support the physicians during the Bariatric Surgery process and predict the results of surgery |
| View | GTRS | Private | 2012 – 2014 | Physical rehabilitation exercises and decision support systems using Kinect |
Publications
- S. Estévez-Cruz, D. Pérez-Díaz de Cerio, Carlos Aragones, J.M. Colomé, J.C. Castro and Silvia Ruiz. “Interoperability and sensor communications in Help4Mood: Personal Monitoring System to Support the Treatment of Depression ”. IADIS European Conference, eHealth 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2013.
- A. Cervera, J. Benseny, D. Gutierrez, E. M. Targarona, C. Balague, J. Pernas. “Virtual Reality Platform to Simulate Bariatric Surgery and Predict Patient Evolution”. Med-e-Tel 2013: Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates, Luxembourg, April 2013
- S. Estévez-Cruz, M. Wolters, D. Perez. “Actigraphy for Measuring Activity Levels to Support the Treatment of People with Depression in the Community ”. Med-e-Tel 2013: Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates, Luxembourg, April 2013.
- M. German, J. Berdun, J. Benseny, W. Pieklik, p. Pawalowski, A.J. Gonzalez. An Open eHealth Platform for real-time professional-to-professional collaboration. IST-Africa 2013 Conference Proceedings, Paul Cunningham and Miriam Cunningham (Eds), IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2013 ISBN: 978-1-905824-38-0
Prototypes/Proofs of Concept/Services
| Name | Description | Use Case/s | Expected Time to Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| eHealth Portal | Online tool for medical care and communication between health professionals and patients | Professional to Patients | On the market |
| mHealth Launcher | Allows Android devices to become an extension of healthcare services. | Professional to Patients | 6 months |
| Telecremats | Support and remote diagnosis in cases of medical emergencies in burnt patients | Professional to Professional | 6 months |
| RTOC | Diagnosis of eye-fundus images | Professional to Professional | 6 months |
Description and goals
- Design and develop ICT solution to help elderly people remain independent and active.
- Promote the use of ICT solutions for elderly people at home.
- Study the benefits of ICT usage.
- Involve relevant stakeholders in the innovation process for creating new reliable eHealth solutions.
- Meet patients needs and requirements to create new solutions adapted to them.
Keywords/Topics
mHealth, Telemonitoring, eCare, telerehabilitation, personalised user interfaces, sensors and assisted technologies
R+D+i projects
Table detailing projects under development in 2013
| View | Project acronym | Type of funding | Duration | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Fearless | EU – AAL | 2011 – 2014 | Design a system able to detect a wide range of risks with a single sensor unit, enhancing mobility and enabling the elderly to take an active part in the self-service society by reducing their fears. |
| View | COM’ON | EU – AAL | 2012 – 2014 | As a result of the ethnographic research, the COM’PANION concept has been developed which empowers older adults to take on journeys of their own, through motivational feedback about e.g. distance and frequency of journey, as well as appropriate and timely support from a personal or professional peer. |
| View | Life 2.0 | CIP-PSP | 2010 – 2013 | Life 2.0 is an online platform that supports elderly people’s independent life. The platform gives elderly people the possibility to communicate with each other within their neighbourhood, to be informed about events organised by associations and groups, and to know about any special offers for services provided by businesses in their area. |
| http://www.i2cat.net/en/projects/carismatic | CarismaTIC | Private | 2012 – 2014 | Tracking and monitoring of chronic patients using a tablet device |
| View | GTRS | Private | 2012 – 2014 | Physical rehabilitation exercises and decision support systems using Kinect |
| View | i2Health Sant Pau | MINETUR – AVANZA | 2011 – 2016 | Knowledge centre, validation services, solutions and applications in the field of eHealth |
Publications
- J. Benavent, J.C Castro, A. Cervera. “LIFE 2.0: Geographical Positioning Services to Support Independent Living and Social Interaction of Elderly People ” Med-e-Tel 2013: Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates, Luxembourg, April 2013
Prototypes/Proofs of Concept/Services
| Name | Description | Use Case/s | Expected Time to Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTRS | Global Telerehabilitation System. Home rehabilitation platform with online exercises and decision support systems using Kinect technology. | Home Telerehabilitation | 6 months |
Market Approach
The main key business agreements and/or cooperation developed during 2013 are:
- Strategic collaboration with Sant Joan de Deu to develop and commercialise the eHealth Portal and to develop R+D+i project collaborations in the ehealth market
- Knowledge collaboration with Hospital de Sant Pau within the i2Health project to share and promote a common physical space between i2CAT and Hospital de Sant Pau to promote ehealth projects and solutions between health professionals and technological professionals
- Partnership with Orange to develop telemedicine platforms as Telecremats
- Partnership with Fundacion Vodafone to develop telerehabilitation solutions as GTRS
- Insurance companies
- System integrators
- Private Hospital Groups
- Hospital consortiums
- Governments
- Organizations and public organizations
- eHealth companies
- Medical devices companies
- Telecom operators
- ICT companies
- Patient associations
- Professional associations
- Foundations