Translation of "gestion standard des soins " (French → English) :

Activities to be addressed through a partnership approach may include: (a) outlining new business models reflecting innovative solutions, in particular addressing the management of multiple chronic conditions; (b) development of new care pathways along the continuum of care; (c) development of guidelines based on new solutions/business models; (d) development of training modules for care providers which reflect these new solutions/business models; (e) development of guidelines for informal care provision; and (f) support for related public procurement modernisation, including functional specification for ...[+++]tenders, quality criteria, interoperability requirements, joint pre-commercial procurement, and promotion of a life-cycle value approach to investment valuation.

Given that the Member States are responsible for laying down rules as regards the management, requirements, quality and safety standards and organisation and delivery of healthcare and that the planning necessities differ from one Member State to another, it should therefore be for the Member States to decide whether there is a need to introduce a system of prior authorisation, and if so, to identify the healthcare requiring prior authorisation in the context of their system in accordance with the criteria defined by this Directive and in the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice.

Given that the Member States are responsible for laying down rules as regards the management, requirements, quality and safety standards and organisation and delivery of healthcare and that the planning necessities differ from one Member State to another, it should therefore be for the Member States to decide whether there is a need to introduce a system of prior authorisation, and if so, to identify the healthcare requiring prior authorisation in the context of their system in accordance with the criteria defined by this Directive and in the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice.

– Developing new innovative policies and business models for more integrated health and social care systems for the elderly, improving home-based and self-care; as well as tailoring and deploying on a large scale new innovative (including ICT-based) solutions for long-term care of the elderly such as chronic disease management.

to implement standard and risk-based infection prevention and control measures in all healthcare settings as appropriate;

Quality, efficiency and solidarity of health care systems including transitional health care systems and home-care strategies: to translate effective interventions into management decisions, to assess the cost, efficiency and benefits of different interventions including with regard to patient safety, to define the needs and conditions for an adequate supply of human resources, to analyse factors influencing equity of access to high-quality health care (also by disadvantaged groups), including analyses of changes in population (e.g. ageing, mobility and migration, and the changing workplace).