Obiettivo ITHACA aims to improve the quality of care provided to people living in the community through the development of telematics which support the sharing of information between those providing health and social care. The emphasis will be on support for assessment, care planning and delivery of care to the elderly, the mentally ill and for maternal and child health. Greater effectiveness of services will be achieved through the use of integrated technologies and analysis of data held within the database. There will be active participation of users throughout all stages of the project.The aim of ITHACA is to improve the quality of care provided to vulnerable people living in the community though the integration and validation of telematics services, capable of supporting the sharing of relevant information between health and social care professionals.The project will:- Validate and exploit the results of the European Prototype for Integrated Care (EPIC) project (a successful third framework project which developed telematic support for assessment and care planning for the elderly with integration of home telecare and shared antenatal care) within pilot sites with different primary care systems.- To validate the generic concepts and components developed in EPIC across other client groups, in particular those held within a client centred database.- To extend the functionality of the system to enhance its capability to improve efficiency and effectiveness of services through integration of existing technologies and through analysis of the information held within a client centred database.ITHACA will continue the work of developing a generic community information system by further validation of the elderly and antenatal applications in combination with new applications for mental illness and maternal and child health. The four pilot sites which took part in the EPIC project, Belfast, Turku, Andalucia and Oporto, will form the core sites for the development within the ITHACA project. Belfast and Turku will lead the development of the maternal and child health application. The new sites will specify their user requirements and validate the generic approach within different organisational structures. Representatives of all sites will participate in the users group meetings and the further development of the concepts important for the support of client focused community care. Campo scientifico medical and health scienceshealth scienceshealth care serviceseHealthnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases Programma(i) FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998 Argomento(i) C.7 - Telematics Applications for Healthcare Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore South and East Belfast Health and Social Services Trust Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Knockbracken Healthcare Park Saintfield Road BT8 8BH Belfast Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (5) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto ADMINISTRACAO REGIONAL DE SAUDE DO NORTE Portogallo Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 1288,RUA SANTA CATARINA 4200 OPPORTO Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato GRUPO DE BIOINGENIERIA Y TELEMEDICINA Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA 28040 MADRID Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato HEALTH OFFICE CITY OF TURKU Finlandia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 2,LUOLAVUORENTIE 20701 TURKU Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Grecia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 9,HEROON POLITECHNIOU - ZOGRAFOS CAMPUS 15780 ATHENS Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato SERVICIO ANDALUZ DE SALUD Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 18,AVENIDA CONSTITUCION 41071 SEVILLA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato