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| Axians Portugal |
To enhance disease prevention in the healthcare sector, Axians Portugal developed a telemedicine solution known as Intelligent Patient Personalized Care (IPPC), which has already been deployed in Portugal. This innovative system leverages smart devices to enable early detection of acute symptoms, ultimately improving patient outcomes and quality of care.
According to the OECD, as of 2022, 24% of Portugal’s and 21% of France’s populations are aged 65 or older. This demographic shift leads to a surge in chronic conditions like renal failure, heart failure, respiratory failure, and diabetes, which strains significantly healthcare resources.
IPPC offers a technological solution that optimizes chronic disease management. By using connected smart devices, patients are constantly monitored, and information is integrated through a user-friendly mobile app.
This project began in Portugal during COVID-19 when we had critical patients who couldn’t leave their homes. We needed a way to monitor their health metrics, such as heart rates, without losing touch with them. It became a national platform for maintaining contact between patients and healthcare providers during COVID-19.
David Mestre
Innovation Lead | Axians Portugal’s Social & Healthcare Business Unit
Axians Portugal collaborated with suppliers to provide devices, including the circle ring and other medically certified devices, for medical staff to stay connected with patients. These devices measure pulse, blood oxygen levels and other biomarkers related to COPD, cardiac insufficiency, diabetes and other chronic diseases, which is then integrated into IPPC’s intelligent modules.
Our solution has three core domains: data input, data processing, and data intelligence. Physicians analyze the data, and patients can also input information directly through certified questionnaires (PROMs and PREMs).
David Mestre
This connectivity reduces the need for frequent hospital visits, thereby easing patient stress and providing healthcare practitioners with continuous, real-time information for closer patient follow-up. This intelligence can also help predict potential health issues.
For patients, the process begins with downloading a mobile application and connecting it to their wearable devices. This setup allows doctors to be notified whenever an alarm they configured is triggered, and monitor patient’s health via a dashboard, promptly responding to any alerts. IPPC is already being used in Portuguese hospitals, creating impact and changing people’s lives.
Looking Ahead: The Future of IPPC
Axians remains committed to the continuous improvement of IPPC. Future upgrades will introduce new features and broader device support, addressing more chronic conditions and other programs like remote hospitalization. This dedication to ongoing innovation underscores Axians’ mission to enhance healthcare monitoring and expand the solution’s applicability to diverse medical challenges.
As Axians continues to refine and expand IPPC, the solution is set to become even more robust and versatile. The commitment to integrating new features and supporting a wider array of devices will allow IPPC to tackle a broader spectrum of health issues and further ease the burden on healthcare systems.
The acquisition and adaptation of a telemedicine tool developed in Portugal shows how the digital maturity of one country can be exploited and adapted to meet the regulatory and operational requirements of another European market. This comprehensive approach ensures that IPPC and its derivatives, like Serene, meet the needs of all stakeholders in the healthcare system.
David Mestre
IPPC shows how continuous, intelligent monitoring can improve chronic disease management while reducing pressure on healthcare systems. As it expands and evolves, its real impact will depend on how effectively it scales across hospitals and integrates into everyday clinical practice.
Sources: OECD – Elderly Population Data: https://data.oecd.org/pop/elderly-population.htm
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