O008. Improvement in clinical governance of chronic headache by an information network: HealthSOAF - Calabria Headache Network pilot study.

Rosario Iannacchero,Maurizio Cipolla,Domenico Conforti,Amerigo Costa

doi:10.1186/1129-2377-16-s1-a72

Abstract

Background Good clinical governance of headache implies efficient and accessible diagnostic and therapeutic paths involving health care at different levels [1]. Often clinicians do not appropriately assess and treat headache. Information and communication technologies might play a key role in improving access, quality, efficiency and prevention in health care. HealthSOAF (Service-Oriented Architecture Framework) is a networking and interoperability technological platform aimed to assist multiple level health care access and decision making. Its first real testing scenario in Europe has been the Headache Network in the Italian Region of Calabria targeting to assist clinicians at different levels of health care to correctly diagnose, manage and refer headache patients (Figure 1).

Highlights

Good clinical governance of headache implies efficient and accessible diagnostic and therapeutic paths involving health care at different levels [1]
Information and communication technologies might play a key role in improving access, quality, efficiency and prevention in health care
One hundred and ninety-seven patients accessing the primary care units in the considered period obtained a diagnosis of headache

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Introduction

Good clinical governance of headache implies efficient and accessible diagnostic and therapeutic paths involving health care at different levels [1]. Often clinicians do not appropriately assess and treat headache. Information and communication technologies might play a key role in improving access, quality, efficiency and prevention in health care. HealthSOAF (Service-Oriented Architecture Framework) is a networking and interoperability technological platform aimed to assist multiple level health care access and decision making. Its first real testing scenario in Europe has been the Headache Network in the Italian Region of Calabria targeting to assist clinicians at different levels of health care to correctly diagnose, manage and refer headache patients (Figure 1)

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