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NEW Actius digitals per a la ciutadania

Software as a Medical Device (MDSW)

19/09/25

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Practical examples of classification of software as a Medical Device (MDSW)

19/09/25

105.75 Kb

Am I required to certify my software as a Medical Device (MDSW)?

19/09/25

175.99 Kb

Is my MDSW an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device?

19/09/25

126.23 Kb

Health and Social Care Digital Assessment Framework

25/06/25

775.52 Kb

Good practice for developing digital assets for citizens

27/09/24

1.46 Mb

mHealth Subset Dictionary

28/07/22

23.42 Kb

Guia del procés d'acreditació per apps de salut o benestar (CATALAN)

28/07/22

871.55 Kb

Eina de suport a la decisió per escollir el tipus de desenvolupament d’una App (CATALAN)

28/07/22

33.09 Kb

Activity reports

Activity Report 2021 (CATALAN)

16/03/23

991.11 Kb

Activity Report 2013 (CATALAN)

28/07/22

2.52 Mb

Activity Report 2014 (CATALAN)

28/07/22

5.83 Mb

Activity Report 2015 (CATALAN)

28/07/22

1.08 Mb

Activity Report 2016 (CATALAN)

28/07/22

12.04 Mb

Activity Report 2017 (CATALAN)

28/07/22

2.93 Mb

Activity Report 2018 (CATALAN)

28/07/22

1.54 Mb

Activity Report 2019 (CATALAN)

28/07/22

5.06 Mb

Activity Report 2020 (CATALAN)

28/07/22

812.38 Kb

NEW Altres publicacions

Social area

(2020) - Report Map of Trends in ICT and Social: State of the digitization of the basic areas of social services (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

3.53 Mb

(2021) - ICT and Social Trends Map Report: Basic Areas of Social Services (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

6.51 Mb

NEW Atenció digital personalitzada

ÚNICAS Project

20/05/25

198.88 Kb

NEW Competències digitals

Mapa de competències digitals per a professions sanitàries (new version in Catalan)

25/07/24

246.29 Kb

Digital skills evaluation model pilotage in healthcare (Catalan version)

26/03/23

1.23 Mb

Heatlhcare professionals' digital skills report (Catalan version)

26/03/23

3.42 Mb

COMPDIG-Salut / Repte 4 Fòrum de Professionals. Estat de situació, juliol 2022 (CATALAN)

08/09/22

3.45 Mb

Digital Assets

Software as a Medical Device (MDSW)

19/09/25

89.51 Kb

Practical examples of classification of software as a Medical Device (MDSW)

19/09/25

105.75 Kb

Am I required to certify my software as a Medical Device (MDSW)?

19/09/25

175.99 Kb

Is my MDSW an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device?

19/09/25

126.23 Kb

Health and Social Care Digital Assessment Framework

25/06/25

775.52 Kb

Good practice for developing digital assets for citizens

27/09/24

1.46 Mb

mHealth Subset Dictionary

28/07/22

23.42 Kb

NEW eHealth

Integration of drones in the Health environment

06/06/24

786.33 Kb

Infografia Aplicació de drons en l’àmbit de la salut

02/10/23

865.48 Kb

Non-Face-to-Face Care Report for the Health Region of Central Catalonia (Catalan Version)

03/08/22

2.07 Mb

Recommendations for the management of hospital, socio-health and mental health and addiction centers (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

842.99 Kb

Recommendations for the management of primary care centers (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

479.97 Kb

Reference model (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

2.07 Mb

Analysis of digital health in the world (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

2.27 Mb

Teledermatology (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

602.74 Kb

Teleictus (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

767.76 Kb

eConsulta (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

1.15 Mb

NEW Intel·ligència artificial

Reglamento Inteligencia Artificial (AI Act)

25/02/25

2.68 Mb

NEW Mapa de Tendències

(2018) - Trend Map Report: Innovation (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

3.41 Mb

(2018) - Report Map of Trends: Attention to citizens (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

3.02 Mb

(2018) - Report Map of Trends: Information Systems (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

11.34 Mb

(2019) - ICT and Health Trends Map: Virtual Reality (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

9.6 Mb

(2020) - Report Map of Trends in ICT and Social: State of the digitization of the basic areas of social services (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

3.53 Mb

(2020) - International analysis on contact tracing apps in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

11.01 Mb

(2021) - ICT and Social Trends Map Report: Basic Areas of Social Services (Catalan Version)

28/07/22

6.51 Mb

Scientific articles

Scientific publications on telemedicine and personalised medicine

  • Vidal-Alaball J, Franch-Parella J, Lopez Seguí F, Garcia Cuyàs F, Mendioroz Peña J. Impact of a Telemedicine Program on the Reduction in the Emission of Atmospheric Pollutants and Journeys by Road. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(22):4366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224366
  • Vidal-Alaball, J., Acosta-Roja, R., Pastor Hernández, N., Sanchez Luque, U., Morrison, D., Narejos Pérez, S., Perez-Llano, J., Salvador Vèrges, A., & López Seguí, F. (2020). Telemedicine in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Atencion primaria, 52(6), 418–422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aprim.2020.04.003
  • López Seguí F, Batlle Boada A, García García JJ, et al. Families’ Degree of Satisfaction With Pediatric Telehomecare: Interventional Prospective Pilot Study in Catalonia. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2020;3(1):e17517. Published 2020 Mar 26. https://doi.org/10.2196/17517
  • Fernández OS, Seguí FL, Vidal-Alaball J, et al. Primary Care Doctor Characteristics That Determine the Use of Teleconsultations in the Catalan Public Health System: Retrospective Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Med Inform. 2020;8(1):e16484. Published 2020 Jan 31. https://doi.org/10.2196/16484
  • López Seguí F, Ander Egg Aguilar R, de Maeztu G, et al. Teleconsultations between Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Primary Care in Catalonia: The Evaluation of Text Classification Algorithms Using Supervised Machine Learning. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(3):1093. Published 2020 Feb 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17031093
  • López Seguí F, Vidal-Alaball J, Sagarra Castro M, García-Altés A, García Cuyàs F. General Practitioners’ Perceptions of Whether Teleconsultations Reduce the Number of Face-to-face Visits in the Catalan Public Primary Care System: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(3):e14478. Published 2020 Mar 16. https://doi.org/10.2196/14478
  • López Seguí F, Franch Parella J, Gironès García X, et al. A Cost-Minimization Analysis of a Medical Record-based, Store and Forward and Provider-to-provider Telemedicine Compared to Usual Care in Catalonia: More Agile and Efficient, Especially for Users. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(6):2008. Published 2020 Mar 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062008
  • Vidal-Alaball J, Flores Mateo G, Garcia Domingo JL, et al. Validation of a Short Questionnaire to Assess Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions of Asynchronous Telemedicine Services: The Catalan Version of the Health Optimum Telemedicine Acceptance Questionnaire. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(7):2202. Published 2020 Mar 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072202
  • Pérez Sust P, Solans O, Fajardo JC, et al. Turning the Crisis Into an Opportunity: Digital Health Strategies Deployed During the COVID-19 Outbreak. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020;6(2):e19106. Published 2020 May 4. https://doi.org/10.2196/19106
  • Vidal-Alaball J, López Seguí F, Garcia Domingo JL, et al. Primary Care Professionals’ Acceptance of Medical Record-Based, Store and Forward Provider-to-Provider Telemedicine in Catalonia: Results of a Web-Based Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(11):4092. Published 2020 Jun 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114092
  • López Seguí F, Walsh S, Solans O, et al. Teleconsultation Between Patients and Health Care Professionals in the Catalan Primary Care Service: Message Annotation Analysis in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(9):e19149. Published 2020 Sep 17. https://doi.org/10.2196/19149
  • Roig Cabo P, López Seguí F, Sierra Lujan RM, Seda Gombau G, Moreno Millán N, Torán Monserrat P. Efecto de la consulta virtual (eConsulta) en la frecuentación de visitas en atención primaria [Impact of the eConsultation on the primary care agenda]. Aten Primaria. 2021;53(8):102070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102070

Scientific publications on citizen’s digital assets

  • Seppälä J, De Vita I, Jämsä T, et al. Mobile Phone and Wearable Sensor-Based mHealth Approaches for Psychiatric Disorders and Symptoms: Systematic Review. JMIR Ment Health. 2019;6(2):e9819. Published 2019 Feb 20. https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.9819
  • Lopez Segui F, Pratdepadua Bufill C, Abdon Gimenez N, Martinez Roldan J, Garcia Cuyas F. The Prescription of Mobile Apps by Primary Care Teams: A Pilot Project in Catalonia. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018;6(6):e10701. Published 2018 Jun 21. https://doi.org/10.2196/10701
  • López Seguí F, Pratdepàdua Bufill C, Rius Soler A, et al. Prescription and Integration of Accredited Mobile Apps in Catalan Health and Social Care: Protocol for the AppSalut Site Design. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018;7(12):e11414. Published 2018 Dec 21. https://doi.org/10.2196/11414
  • Grasa E, Seppälä J, Alonso-Solis A, et al. m-RESIST, a Mobile Therapeutic Intervention for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023;7:e46179. Published 2023 Jun 30. https://doi.org/10.2196/46179

Scientific publications on digital skills

  • López Seguí F, de San Pedro M, Aumatell Verges E, Simó Algado S, Garcia Cuyàs F. An Intergenerational Information and Communications Technology Learning Project to Improve Digital Skills: User Satisfaction Evaluation. JMIR Aging. 2019;2(2):e13939. Published 2019 Aug 9. https://doi.org/10.2196/13939
  • Reixach E, Andrés E, Sallent Ribes J, et al. Measuring the Digital Skills of Catalan Health Care Professionals as a Key Step Toward a Strategic Training Plan: Digital Competence Test Validation Study. J Med Internet Res. 2022;24(11):e38347. Published 2022 Nov 30. https://doi.org/10.2196/38347
  • Fonda F, Galazzi A, Chiappinotto S, Justi L, Frydensberg MS, Boesen RL, Macur M, Reig EA, Espaulella ER, Palese A. Healthcare System Digital Transformation across Four European Countries: A Multiple-Case Study. Healthcare. 2024; 12(1):16. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010016

Scientific publications on artificial intelligence

 

  • Karim Lekadir, professor; Alejandro F Frangi, professor; Antonio R Porras, assistant professor; et al. FUTURE-AI Consortium. FUTURE-AI: international consensus guideline for trustworthy and deployable artificial intelligence in healthcare. BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-081554
  • Lazic I, Agullo F, Ausso S, Alves B, Barelle C, Berral JL, Bizopoulos P, Bunduc O, Chouvarda I, Dominguez D, et al. The Holistic Perspective of the INCISIVE Project—Artificial Intelligence in Screening Mammography. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(17):8755. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12178755
  • Ramón Pujol F, Guanyabens Calvet J. Medicine in times of artificial intelligence. Medicina Clínica. 2023; 161 (12): 530-532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2023.09.007

Other scientific publications

  • Salvador Verges À, Fernández-Luque L, López Seguí F, Yildirim M, Salvador-Mata B, García Cuyàs F. Orthopedic Surgeons’ Perspectives on the Decision-Making Process for the Use of Bioprinter Cartilage Grafts: Web-Based Survey. Interact J Med Res. 2019;8(2):e14028. Published 2019 May 15. https://doi.org/10.2196/14028
  • Ahmed W, Vidal-Alaball J, Downing J, López Seguí F. COVID-19 and the 5G Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(5):e19458. Published 2020 May 6. https://doi.org/10.2196/19458
  • Ahmed W, López Seguí F, Vidal-Alaball J, Katz MS. COVID-19 and the “Film Your Hospital” Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(10):e22374. Published 2020 Oct 5. https://doi.org/10.2196/22374
  • Alonso-Solís A, Ochoa S, Grasa E, et al. A Method to Compare the Delivery of Psychiatric Care for People with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(20):7527. Published 2020 Oct 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207527
  • Ahmed W, Vidal-Alaball J, Lopez Segui F, Moreno-Sánchez PA. A Social Network Analysis of Tweets Related to Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(21):8235. Published 2020 Nov 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218235
  • Farrús M, Codina-Filbà J, Reixach E, Andrés E, Sans M, Garcia N, Vilaseca J. Speech-Based Support System to Supervise Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patient Status. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(17):7999. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11177999
  • Díez-Villanueva A, Sanz-Pamplona R, Solé X, et al. Author Correction: COLONOMICS – integrative omics data of one hundred paired normal-tumoral samples from colon cancer patients. Sci Data. 2022;9(1):712. Published 2022 Nov 18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01829-x
  • Manzini E, Vlacho B, Franch-Nadal J, et al. Longitudinal deep learning clustering of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus trajectories using routinely collected health records. J Biomed Inform. 2022;135:104218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2022.104218