Home as a first place of care and Telemedicine - Implementation central office unique territorial

Home as the first place of care and telemedicine (Mission 6 – Component 1, Investment 1.2)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan provides for the large-scale adoption of telemedicine solutions and supporting healthcare innovation, through the following measures:

1. Home care as first point of assistance (Investment 1.2.1) - The goal is to increase the number of people treated in home care to 10% of the population over 65 through investment in hardware and increased service provision.

2. Territorial Coordination Centres (Investment 1.2.2) - The planned investment concerns the establishment of at least 480 Territorial Coordination Centres (“Centrali Operative Territoriali”) that are intended to link and coordinate various territorial, social-health and hospital services, as well as the emergency-urgency network. The Territorial Coordination Centres are expected to ensure the remote control of the devices provided to patients, support the exchange of information between health professionals, and constitute a reference point for caregivers and patient needs.

3. Telemedicine to better support patients with chronic diseases (Investment 1.2.3) - The investment aims to (1) finance projects that enable remote doctor-patient interactions, in particular diagnostics and monitoring, (2) create a national platform for screening telemedicine projects (linked to Mission 6 Component 2 Investment 1.3) and (3) finance ad hoc research initiatives on digital health and care technologies.

This investment is financed by Italy’s Recovery and resilience plan by EUR 3 billion.

As part of this investment, the project consists in the construction of 1 Territorial Operations Centre, in line with the regional target. Intervention carried out. The plant will be fully operational by 30/06/2024.

The NRRP funds allocated to this project amount to EUR 168,150.