The European Commission studying model Alzira to prepare a report on the health of the future ”.
the European Commissioner for health and Consumer Affairs, John Dalli, held last Wednesday, in the Paris Louvre Hotel, a meeting with representatives of the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera.
-el Hospital de La Ribera has been selected, along with other three health centres, for being an excellent example of a high quality and a sustainable health system ”
Valencia, March 2012.- the European Commissioner for health and Consumer Affairs, John Dalli, held last Wednesday, in Paris, a meeting with representatives of the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera to know its management model, the so-called model Alzira, in order to include its conclusions in a report on the health of the future ”.
The Hospital de La Ribera has been selected along with other three health centres for the elaboration of the report, which draws up the directorate-general of health and consumption of the European Union in collaboration with COCIR (European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry), entity that brings together the most important companies of health technology world.
In this regard, the delegation, headed by Commissioner Dalli, received the past Wednesday in the Paris Louvre Hotel, individually to representatives of the Institut Gustave Roussy in Paris, Hospital Universitario Santa Lucia of Cartagena, the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona as well as the Hospital of Alzira, in order to obtain information about the best examples of financial models, with proven cost-effective solutions and that they could serve as a reference in a general context in Europe ”.
By COCIR attended the meeting executives of the multinational Siemens, General Electric, Phillips, Toshiba, and Agfa.
The report the health of the future ” pursues hear selected schools, aspects such as the integrated organization of a hospital, public-private partnerships, interoperability and health technologies. In particular, and so refers to the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera, it has been chosen because it represents the model of public-private collaboration of management and is an excellent example of a high quality and a sustainable health system ”.
Alzira model key
During the interview with the European Commissioner, Dr. Carlos TrescolÃ, Adviser of the direction of the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera, explained detail what is model Alzira, whose efficiency allows you to save 25% with respect to the other hospitals of direct management to public administration. Thus, it was explained that the keys to the success of the model Alzira are based on clinical efficacy, human resources policy and the agility that allows the implementation of electronic medical history. Also, highlighted aspects such as healthcare integration, indicators of control by the public administration, the technological equipment of last generation, the importance that represents the loyalty and satisfaction of the patients, the health promotion, or training and incentive professionals from the Department of health policy.
The European Commissioner was very interested in all these matters and assured that he will remain in contact with those responsible for the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera, in order to deepen the knowledge of model Alzira.
John Dalli is responsible for partner-health policies for the European Union, a position he has held since February 2010, after having been, from the end of the 1980s, various ministerial portfolios in the Government of Malta.
For its part, COCIR is a European Organization non-profit, which integrates to 25 companies and associations related to the industry of Radiology, radiotherapy and the health technology, include companies such as Siemens, General Electric, Phillips, Toshiba, and Agfa.
Model Alzira
Hospital Universitario de La Ribera is the first practical example of a public hospital managed under the form of an administrative concession, where the Generalitat Valenciana to the concessionaire pays an annual amount for each of the inhabitants of the Department of health to ensure that they are attended, where the control of health provision is borne by the Administration and the initial investment and staffing of material and human resources, as well as the financial risk, are transferred to the concessionary companies.
