Funding period: 01.01.2024 - 30.06.2026
Brief description: The AHEAD project is developing an application-oriented digital environment that provides healthcare professionals with a data-based foundation for deciding whether treatments should be provided on an outpatient or inpatient basis. The aim is to reduce hospital admissions, use resources more efficiently, and at the same time ensure patient-centered and safe care.
Objectives/Outcomes: Development of a digital, interoperable decision-support environment that enables evidence-based recommendations for shifting suitable treatments to outpatient care through structured data collection along the entire patient journey. The solution supports the transformation toward connected, data-driven healthcare, relieves pressure on inpatient capacities, and promotes personalized care.
Project partners: Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation – Department of Clinical Health Technologies; Department of Biomedical Informatics and Mannheim Institute for Intelligent Systems in Medicine at the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University; Mannheim Medical Technology Cluster; and University Medical Center Mannheim GmbH