Kronikgune


Kronikgune is an Institute for Health Services Research that promotes and carries out management and organization research on health and socio-health services. Its scientific research programme is aligned with the policies of the Basque Department of Health, that pursue the continuous adaptation and transformation of the health system by keeping people at the center of the system and addressing the challenges derived from aging, chronicity and dependency.

Kronikgune’s area of expertise comprises the development and implementation ICT enabled solutions for the management of chronic disease, evaluation of health services and identification of determinants in the management of chronicity, with a common framework that integrates both social and health aspects.

Research proposals shall cover the following lines:

Healthcare evaluation

  • Healthcare Process and Outcome evaluation
  • Patient Reported Outcomes”-PROM
  • Healthcare maturity assessment
  • Budget impact analysis

Integrated healthcare systems.

  • Healthcare organisational modelsand pathways innovation
  • Healthcare implementation  and scaling up strategies and methodologies
  • Patient empowerment strategies and interventions

e-Health systems

  • ICT systems and services requirements for integrated care.
  • Design, deployment and evaluation of ICT enabled  personalized care plans
  • Risk stratification models to predict patients’ and population needs and resource´s allocation.

Innovative ways of using ICTs and digital technologies to enhance knowledge management and knowledge transfer among stakeholders to accelerate efforts towards achieving targets and indicators for SDG3 (on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages)

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