Harmonising data collection to deliver high value stroke care and improve patient outcomes
1.5 M
Strokes / year
9 M
Europeans live with stroke
430,000
Deaths
€ 60 B
Cost
HARMONICS project (January 2022- December 2024) aims to harmonize data collection to improve patient outcomes, avoid future adverse events, and reduce healthcare costs by creating a value-based stroke care ecosystem
- THE CHALLENGE
Stroke, the main cause of functional disability
Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide (438.000 deaths across Europe, representing 8% of total deaths) associated with high health and social care resources and costs. In Europe, stroke costs €60 billion (bn), with healthcare accounting for €27 bn (45%), representing 1,7% of health expenditure.
- THE PROBLEM
The Unmet Need
- Suboptimal patient-health professional communication
- Lack of centralized registries & harmonization of outcome data
- Inhability to align financial incentives and health success
- Poor patient experience and high rates of professional burnout
- THE SOLUTION
Harmonics, a stroke care ecosystem
- Optimal patient-health professional communication
- Continuous of care delivery Acute Hospital, Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention
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Centralized registries & harmonization
of outcome data
- Innovative value-based payment model
Acute stroke and post-stroke process optimization & change management
Hospital admission
Entry in post-stroke program
(Selection of patient candidates to include based on clinical criteria)
Tele-rehabilitation plan
Nora Healthcare
(Patient adherence to rehabilitation
and pharmacological treatment)
(PROM’s, PREM’s, quality of life, symptoms...)
- EXPECTED IMPACT
Clinical processes for
the efficiency and sustainability
- To harmonize clinical processes of care by improving KPI, scorecards and outcome measures collection among centres to allow common data collection and integration renewing and defining stroke care processes and sharing best practices
- To enhance the efficiency and sustainablity of regional health care systems by improving major KPIs and stroke care process
- To raise awareness and provide training education among stroke patients and families by means of NORA, an innovative nudging-based digital platform to improve patient-clinician communication and patient follow-up
- To adopt this innovative high-value care solution in Catalonia and Coimbra, enabling the implementation of a realistic, value-based payment model
Direct impact on stroke outcomes and best use of resources
Reduce risk factor associated readmisions
Increase treatment adherence
Decrease rates of poor outcomes & depression
Reduce hospital lenght of stay
Home clinical remote monitoring
- DISSEMINATION AREA
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Project Management Team
Carlos Molina
CLINICAL LEAD
Head of Stroke Unit – Hospital Universitar Vall d’Hebron
cmolina@vhebron.net
Maria Franco
PROJECT MANAGER
Stroke Unit – Hospital Universitar Vall d’Hebron
maria.francochaves@vhebron.net
Partners
Healthcare Providers
Healthcare Payers
HTA Partners
Technological Partners
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