MCCeH

The Chairs of Information Systems(Prof. Dr. Krcmar) and Medical Informatics (Prof. Dr. Kuhn) of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Informatics at the Technical University of Munich are pooling their expertise in the fields of information and communication technology (ICT) for the design, implementation, evaluation and cost-effectiveness of eHealth solutions.

The cross-sector and cross-institutional use of networked information technologies is a key opportunity for the healthcare system of the future. The aim of the MCCeH is therefore to promote the dissemination and in particular the appropriate use of ICT in the healthcare sector both through its own application research and through the transfer of scientific findings into practice. Focal points include interoperability, the adaptability of ICT to changing processes and framework conditions, as well as the use of innovative mobile and ubiquitous computing technologies.

The MCCeH vision here encompasses the organizational principles of continuity of care (common addressee) and shared care (shared responsibility) under the quality principle of seamless care (timely and appropriate transfer of activities and information from one service provider to another) in accordance with CEN ENV13940. It is focused on a horizontally and vertically consistent development and provision of healthcare services, tailored to the individual situation of the patient.

The aim is to create a healthcare system that allows effective and efficient healthcare, regardless of time and place and with the patient at the center, and enables expanded services in the related area of prevention.

The MCCeH identifies and evaluates potential applications for innovative ICT in the healthcare sector and works on visions for the healthcare system of the future.

• http://ehealth-tum.de/

• Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister