Objective DIABCARD will produce the concept, specification and possibly a set of demonstrators for a chip card based medical information system. This information system is designed for the care of chronic diseases using Diabetes mellitus as an example. For communicating information about diabetes patients, the chip card technology presents an adequate instrument. By using the chip card better communication between different levels of primary, secondary and tertiary health provisions can be achieved. The DIABCARD-project will provide a basis on which routine applications can build for broader application and also for the extension to other chronic diseases.Technical Approach The technical requirements of the chip card on the one hand and the information model on the other hand lead to the specifications of the DIABCARD Chip Card. The use of a Crypto-IC-Card which is recommended at least for the professional care provider and the administration person responsible provides additional security features besides the conventional ones. One of the crucial points is the storage capacity in view of the high amount of data to be handled. The existing tools of structuring, coding etc. have to be extensively applied. It has, however, to be pointed out, that the technology still is evolving giving rise to better performance. Therefore one of the main issues concerning technical specification is the upward compatibility and usability of different configurations of chip cards within the system and the communication process. Key Issues DIABCARD will provide a specification for a chip card based medical information system, with respect to its components. DIABCARD produced a common European basic diabetes data set based on approved data sets. The DIABCARD Data Set defines all data items relevant to the management of health care outside the acute hospital environment. The data set will be validated within the project. DIABCARD is, at the same time, developing the requirements for Europe wide collection of data about diabetes for disease and clinical administration related data as the basis for monitoring and communication. The DIABCARD project will provide a basis on which routine applications can build for broader application and also for the extension to other chronic diseases. Expected Impact DIABCARD will: - produce and validate a common European basic data set on the treatment and the management of diabetes patients. - identify the clinical picture of diabetes and lower the complication rate and therefore improve the quality of diabetes health care. - develop the requirements for Europe-wide collection of data about diabetes for disease and clinical administration related data as the basis for monitoring and communication. - improve the medical treatment by standardised clinical documentation on chronic diseases taking as an example diabetes mellitus. - improve the communication between different levels of health care. - develop a specification for software development and implementation for a patient chip card. - provide a basis on which routine applications can build for broader application and also for the extension to other chronic diseases. - contribute to the technical solution of a standardised documentation between all health care organisations. - demonstrate the potential card applications and make the persons concerned familiar with the use of the card. At the same time DIABCARD will promote standardization and will develop specifications for standardised tools for the assessment and improvement of the quality of care of chronic diseases on the example of diabetes mellitus. DIABCARD aims to set standards - for chronic health care in Europe - for the treatment of diabetes patients - for improvement of care for diabetes patients - communication between different health care levels. On the technical side it will set standards for - chip card technology in health care - security/access rights in health care. Testbed Site and Verification Work on the integration of the DIABCARD Information Model into the infrastructure of the insurance card in the system of the mandatory German health insurance chip card is being enhanced. The Acceptance of the DIABCARD Chip Card will be assessed via a questionnaire both for physicians and for patients. The physician's questionnaire has been developed and evaluated by an independent gremium. The particulars for the evaluation have been defined. Detailed work on all these activities will be part of this year's work. At the same time within the project - the effectiveness and the efficiency of the different communication channels and carriers (Questionnaire, Logbook, medical record, chip card) will be compared. The acceptability will be assessed by a questionnaire, a report will be developed. - the possibility for an expansion to other diseases and the effort and resources that are needed will be assessed - consensus workshops will be set up to reach a consensus on the medical contents and on the technical issues of the report. - at least one demonstrator will be developed. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicineendocrinologydiabetesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware development Programme(s) FP3-AIM 2 - Specific programme of research and technological development (EEC) in the field of telematic systems in areas of general interest - Health care (AIM) -, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator GSF-Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH EU contribution No data Address Ingolstädter Landstraße 1 85764 Oberschleissheim Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Sandhofer-Straße 116 6800 Mannheim See on map Total cost No data DIABCARE Germany EU contribution No data Address Ledererstraße 10 8000 München See on map Total cost No data Hosp. de la Sta. Creu i S. Pau Spain EU contribution No data Address Av. S.Antoni Ma. Claret 167 08025 Barcelona See on map Total cost No data IBM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address Godesberger Allee 115 5300 Bonn See on map Total cost No data Siemens AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Balanstraße 73 81541 München See on map Total cost No data UNIV. J. KEPLER Austria EU contribution No data Address Altenberger Strasse 69 4040 Linz See on map Total cost No data Università degli Studi di Perugia Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Enrico dal Pozzo 06100 Perugia See on map Total cost No data Zentralinstitut für die Kassenärztliche Versorgung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Germany EU contribution No data Address Herbert-Lewin-Straße 5 50931 Köln See on map Total cost No data
