TIQUE PCP project: the technological innovation that transforms care for heart failure patients

Additum, together with the consortium comprised of Izertis, Vitalera and Sferanet, has been awarded the third phase of this European project, led and coordinated by the Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona and funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and development programme, to create and validate comprehensive and personalised care solutions for patients with heart failure. In this way, Additum, together with the other partners in the consortium, is developing the BeatBeat by Plat4TIQUE solution to improve the care process, remote monitoring and quality of life of these people.

 Objective of TIQUE PCP

Additum- Valor en Salud, as the partner responsible for the design, conceptualisation, field implementation, coordination of the pilot and main driver of the value proposition, participates in the implementation phase of Plat4TIQUE in three European countries (Spain, Italy and Sweden), through an innovative and comprehensive care solution that provides rapid responses to the needs of complex patients with advanced heart failure. The initiative focuses on real-time monitoring of patients’ condition, prediction and prevention of frequent decompensations, reduction of hospital admissions, and optimisation and alignment of the care process by improving patient transitions between care levels.

Plat4TIQUE, led by Izertis and comprising Additum, Vitalera and Sferanet, involves patients and their caregivers, educating them to improve adherence to treatment and self-care.

The BeatBeat by Plat4TIQUE solution will apply artificial intelligence-based technologies to prevent frequent decompensations in heart failure patients. Through a decision support system, clinicians will be able to personalise patient care, increasing the efficiency of processes and the quality of care. This project not only represents a qualitative leap in healthcare, but also contributes to the transformation of European healthcare systems towards a more efficient, integrated and patient-centred model.

TIQUE (InnovaTIve care services to deliver QUick rEsponses to complex patients with advanced heart failure through integrated care) is a Pre-Commercial Public Procurement (PCP) project funded by the European research and development programme Horizon 2020, under contract GA 965356, with the participation of European public-private entities. Its objective is to respond to the challenges of 3 healthcare organisations that define the needs in the approach to patients with heart failure and validate the solutions: the Hospital de Sant Pau (Spain), l’Azienda Sanitaria Locate Avellino (Italy) and Region Västerbotten (Sweden). The project also counts with the participation of the Catalan public health system through the Fundació TIC Salut and the Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS). For more information: https://www.tiquepcp.eu/web/tique/the-project

The importance of TIQUE PCP lies in the fact that heart failure affects 62 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of hospitalisation in people over 65 years of age, placing a significant burden on health systems. The lack of adequate and coordinated management between different levels of care, as well as poor patient monitoring, increases the risk and frequency of acute episodes, affecting the patient’s quality of life and worsening their clinical condition.

Project development and implementation of BeatBeat

During the previous phases of the TIQUE PCP project, our consortium has developed the BeatBeat by Plat4TIQUE solution, a platform that represents a pioneering approach to address the complex challenges of managing and caring for patients with Advanced Heart Failure. BeatBeat is a platform that facilitates an integrated care model, designed to optimise the care process for different types of patients and their transition between different levels of care. It also facilitates the integration of multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic care, minimise waiting times, and ensure effective communication through telemonitoring and telemedicine.

The BeatBeat solution consists of several components:

• A patient-centric mobile application for patient monitoring, activation and telecare,
• A clinical data collection and visualisation tool to improve communication between care levels and for healthcare professionals to supervise, manage and personalise care.
• Clinical dashboards for real-time visualisation of the most relevant process indicators for the correct monitoring of patients and support in clinical decision-making.

These 3 components of the BeatBeat solution, consolidate an ecosystem (Virtual Care Centre) managed by the different healthcare professionals, allowing to optimise care, increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes, promoting a culture of value-based healthcare integration (VBHC) within healthcare institutions.

At a technological level, the end-to-end solution provided by BeatBeat will facilitate the exchange of information between medical staff at different levels of care, including doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, promoting a culture of collaboration that will improve the quality of life of patients. Thanks to this platform, personalised care plans will be proposed for each patient, taking into account their specific individual needs.

The platform’s flexibility allows the integration of different tools, applications and wearables, fostering communication, support, training and monitoring thanks to its hybrid service model. This application has been designed using advanced technologies that promote the use of digital identity, cybersecurity environments and is aligned with the European Health Data Space and GDPR.

Looking to the future

BeatBeat is not only positioned as a crucial tool for the management of advanced heart failure, but also promises to revolutionise the approach to chronic diseases in Europe. Its commercial launch is set to transform healthcare delivery, offering a robust, adaptable and patient-centric platform that integrates seamlessly with existing healthcare systems, optimising resources and improving patients’ quality of life. The alignment of the solution with European proposals and milestones reinforces the potential impact of the BeatBeat solution, underlining its relevance in the context of European public health and its ability to contribute significantly to the health objectives set by the European Union.

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