Background

The Strategic Intelligence Monitor on Personal Health Systems (SIMPHS) research started in 2009 with the analysis of the market for Remote Patient Monitoring and Treatment (RMT) within Personal Health Systems (PHS) from a supply side perspective. The objective was to assess the RMT market current size and future growth perspectives, provide an understanding of the market structure, innovation dynamics, types of market players involved and strategies followed, and ultimately identify market drivers and barriers as well as areas for policy action.

Following the conclusion of the first phase, in 2010-2012 the scope of the research was expanded so as to complement the supply side with a demand side approach, focusing on needs, demands and experiences made with PHS by healthcare producing units (e.g. hospitals, primary care centres), healthcare professionals, healthcare authorities and patients amongst others. In addition to RMT, telecare, mobile Health (mHealth) and fitness/ wellness applications were added to the scope of the research under the umbrella "Integrated Personal Health/care Services" (IPHS).

During the second phase (SIMPHS2) a series of activities have been undertaken in order to:

• Assess market developments, update the findings of SIMPHS1 and identify new trends and developments;
• Analyse patient / user demands through an online survey in 14 Member States, so as to provide insights on the use of ICT for health and impacts for policy;
• Analyse the experiences made in selected EU Member States with IPHS deployment, so as to identify drivers and barriers on the path to mainstreaming telehealth and telecare;
• Review the state of the art in terms of impact assessment so as to provide an overview of existing methodologies, their benefits and drawbacks and their appropriateness for assessing telehealth outcomes;
• Define an extrapolation framework and key indicators to assess the impact of wider deployment of telehealth in Europe.

SIMPHS 2 Deliverables

• SIMPHS 2 Report on Evidence consolidation - Best practices and key drivers of success - NEW!
• SIMPHS 2 Report on Market Developments - Remote Patient Monitoring and Treatment, Telecare, Fitness/Wellbeing and mHealth
• SIMPHS 2 on Citizens and ICT for Health in 14 EU Countries: Results from an Online Panel
• SIMPHS 2 Interim Report on RMT for Disease Management - Country Studies Summary
• SIMPHS 2 Country Study Denmark
• SIMPHS 2 Country Study France
• SIMPHS 2 Country Study Germany
• SIMPHS 2 Country Study Italy
• SIMPHS 2 Country Study Spain
• SIMPHS 2 Country Study The Netherlands
• SIMPHS 2 Country Study The United Kingdom
• SIMPHS 2 Interim Report on Impact Assessment State of the Art and Justifications
• SIMPHS2 Final Report on Impact Assessment

SIMPHS 2 Factsheet (version of May 2012)

SIMPHS 2 Events

• SIMPHS 2 Validation Worskhop, 30-31 January 2012
• Discussion Paper
• Workshop Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
  
  
• For the presentations made at the workshop, see below:
  Day 1 – 30 January 2012
  • SIMPHS Research Approach & Methodology
  • Market Developments: RMT, Telecare, Fitness/Wellness & mHealth
  • Country studies: National & Regional findings

  Day 2 – 31 January 2012

  • Citizens and ICT for Health in 14 EU countries: results from an online panel survey
  • IPHS analysis: Implementation across EU - Country studies
  • Extrapolation and potential impact of IPHS deployment in Europe
  • Exploratory modelling study at a regional level Andalusia, Basque Country and Catalonia - Enhanced data gathering through active collaboration with Healthcare Actors
  • Behind and ahead of SIMPHS2

• SIMPHS 2 Workshop with industry, 27 October 2011
• Workshop Agenda
• Workshop Background paper
• Workshop Minutes
• For the presentations made at the workshop, see below:

• Telehealth, Telecare & mHealth Developments (JRC IPTS)
• mHealth in Europe: What works well, what should we consider to change? (Vodafone)
• Mobile HealthLandscape (tecnalia)
• Nuubo Corporate presentation (Nuubo)
• We bring the world’s medical experts within arm’s reach (Advance Medical Hungary)
• Accessible ICT for Helping People (Vodafone Spain Foundation)
• BodyTel, The Telehealth Company(BodyTel)