Project
Aim
SPEX proposes to adopt a concept borrowed from the commercial marketplace which is expected to be more compatible with the European culture, i.e. the creation of a Network of Excellence.
In this model, which is heavily reliant on a hub & spoke telematic network, the Centres of Excellence create a network of existing public and private healthcare outlets, the “Points of Care” and use these as “outposts” to reach patients and provide clinical expertise to them over a wider geographical area. The “Points of Care” are existing public and private healthcare outlets, which, in the SPEX model, are trained and accredited by the Centre of Excellence for a given specialty and are given access, via second opinion and tele-consultation services, to the specialist knowledge of the Centre of Excellence.
Thanks to the SPEX scheme, the Centre of Excellences gain control over their destiny while the Points of Care improve their image and reputation, which cannot fail to increase their patient catchment ability.
