Computational Medicine Laboratory

ET-ASSIST

Category: european

Project Title: EUROPEAN TELEMEDICINE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Funding Organization: EC/ DG XIII

Programme: Telematics 2C

Programme Nature: 4th Framework Programme R&D project

Coordinator: MEDES-FRANCE

Partners: CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CAYENNE-FRANCE, FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY- HELLAS INSTITUTE OF APPLIED AND COMP. MEASURES-GREECE, Fogg Travel Insurance Ltd-UNITED KINGDOM, INDUSTRIEANLANGEN BETRIEBSGESELLSCHAFT MBH-GERMANY,INTER MUTTUELLES ASSISTANCE SA-FRANCE, SERVICIO DE SANIDAD MARITIMA-SPAIN, SYNDICAT INTERHOSPITALIER RIGIONAL D'ILE DE FRANCE

Duration: 01/04/1996-31/03/1999

Total Budget: 3.850.400 Euro

FORTH ICS budget: 760.000 Euro

Project Objective: The ET-ASSIST project co-funded aims to develop interworking between professionals involved in medical assistance, in order to improve the continuity and quality of health care across borders and in remote areas. ET-ASSIST services ensure the availability from each transit location and to all actors dealing with the patient, of a set of objective medical data constituting an accurate and reliable image of the patient's medical status and history. In addition, they facilitate related administrative and financial operations.