eHealth Hub

With the German national joint project „digilog“ we established an eHealth Center to process a wide variety of data from „digital tools and wearables“: from wearable sensors (wearables and implants), point-of-care tests (POCT) up until mobile imaging. This included, for example, a 1-7 day 3 lead ECG-patch, a blood pressure ear sensor and implemented Apple Watch data. Additionally, it also entailed a lab-on-a-chip for mobile diagnostics for biochemical and microbiological parameters as well as the inclusion of handheld ultrasound systems in critical sections in ambulatory care. The first eHealth Center was established within digilog on the campus of the clinics (Ruppiner Kliniken) and the Medical University Brandenburg (MHB) in Neuruppin. It was dedicated to care in the region of RK between Oranienburg and Wittstock. In the course of new activities within and for the German Lausitz region, a large eHealth Hub is being set up there, again in the context of a funded joint project (R&C.net). Tasks are the coordination and support of regional eHealth Centers in the state of Brandenburg and beyond. The „hub“ is linked with eHealth Centers in other regions to provide them with valid medical support and reliable data infrastructure on request. Currently, data streams from cooperating medical surgeries and hospitals in the Ruppiner Land region are being processed as well as the Potsdam-Mittelmark and Spree-Neiße districts in the near future. The medical recommendations for the course of action based on the collected data are always aligned with the respective guidelines to be applied. The eHealth Hub therefore takes up the role of a consultant and opportunity for a second opinion for medical colleagues and those affected.