Pilot tests of the “Wielkopolska Center of Telemedicine”

2011-08-11

Pilot tests of the “Wielkopolska Center of Telemedicine”

“Wielkopolska Center of Telemedicine: improving the availability of specialized medical services and quality of treatment in Wielkopolska” project entered into the phase of pilot testing of medical teleconsultation platform. On 11th August 2011, PSNC in Poznań held a meeting, attended by representatives of eight hospitals selected for the pilot tests in Wielkopolska.

In August, the first version of the teleconsultation platform will be installed on PSNC’s servers. It will enable physicians from the selected units carrying individual teleconsultations with Clinic of Trauma Surgery, Treatment of Burns and Plastic Surgery in Poznań. The currently built platform will reach its full maturity until the end of April 2012 and will support a total of at least 26 hospitals in Wielkopolska Region.

Among the institutions that, in the first place, have the opportunity to verify the functionality of teleconsultation platform and opportunity to actively participate in further development of implementation are:

1. Zespół Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej in Czarnków
2. Wojewódzki Szpital Zespolony in Konin
3. Samodzielny Publiczny Zespół Opieki Zdrowotnej in Kościan
4. Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej in Krotoszyn
5. Wojewódzki Szpital Zespolony in Leszno
6. Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stanisława Staszica in Piła
7. Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej in Szamotuły
8. Szpital Powiatowy im. Alfreda Sokołowskiego in Złotów

Opinions of Medical Coordinators and Technical Coordinators of these hospitals will provide guidance to the Contractor of the system and experience gained will be used by other units, which will be incorporated into the project in its further phases.