Tòpic: The Foundation
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The TIC Salut i Social Foundation and ORCHA sign a strategic agreement to promote cross-border digital health assessment
The TIC Salut i Social Foundation, on behalf of the Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia, has signed a collaboration agreement with ORCHA Health, a global digital health assessment and distribution platform headquartered in London, to move towards a shared vision between Catalonia and the United Kingdom: a safer, more connected and more […]
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The proof of concept to test the industry label of the xShare project will start in January
The xShare project and the TIC Salut Social Foundation sign a collaboration agreement to launch the deployment of the industrial label certifying the quality of the xShare yellow button. The agreement establishes an initial one-year pilot set to begin at the end of January 2026. The aim is to explore how participating healthcare organisations can […]
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The Department of Health defines seven care innovation priorities to improve healthcare in Catalonia
The Catalan Health Service (CatSalut) has identified the priority areas for healthcare innovation that will shape the transformation of Catalonia’s health system. The goal is to provide a more agile, closer, and more efficient response to the needs of citizens and healthcare professionals. The priorities, structured in the report Identification of Needs in Healthcare Innovation […]
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TIC Salut Social Foundation receives the FiraGran Foundation Award 2025 in the Technology category
The TIC Salut Social Foundation has been honoured with the FiraGran Foundation Award 2025 in the Technology category, this year dedicated to technology in favour of older people. The award recognises the Foundation’s work in promoting digital solutions that improve people’s well-being and health, enhance their autonomy, and contribute to a better quality of life […]
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The TIC Salut Social Foundation is implementing a new evaluation framework for health apps and digital assets based on a European standard
The TIC Salut Social Foundation has integrated the European standard CEN ISO/TS 82304-2 into its reference framework for certifying digital health and social care assets. Companies wishing to have their products reviewed by the foundation will receive a seal that provides greater guarantees of quality and technological reliability thanks to this new standard. This integration […]
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The 2025 Catalonia Digital Innovation Awards introduce a new category for university students
The TIC Salut Social Foundation is once again collaborating with GRAUSTIC in organizing the 2025 Catalonia Digital Innovation Awards, a key recognition for projects driving digital transformation in Catalonia. The call for submissions, open until October 17, will reward outstanding initiatives across twelve different categories, including the Digital Health Innovation Award, co-organized with the Foundation. […]
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Call open for the 3rd ICT Grant in Mental Health, promoted by the TIC Salut Social Foundation and the Barbosa & Petit Foundation
Once again, the TIC Salut Social Foundation and the Barbosa & Petit Foundation are opening the call for the ICT Grant in Mental Health, now in its third edition. This initiative aims to promote research and innovation in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) applied to mental health, highlighting emerging knowledge and its […]
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The transformation of the critical patient care model within the scope of the SISCAT will take place throughout the territory
On 27 March, the Ministry of Health approved the general provision that sets out the strategic procedure for the transformation of the critical patient care model, with the aim of optimising the efficiency of the intensive care services by means of technology for the centres of the Catalan Health System (SISCAT). This strategic approach constitutes […]
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Catalonia consolidates itself as a model in personalised and precision medicine with the new genomic data platform OMIQ-HES
The Ministry of Health has presented the OMIQ-HES project, an innovative technological platform that enables the integration of clinical, genomic and healthcare data to facilitate the management and analysis of genetic data in a centralised manner. This tool promotes collaborative networking, improves medical decision-making and promotes biomedical research. At the same time, it guarantees the […]
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iSalus, technological partner for the development of the patient summary in the private sector of Catalonia
Catalonia is moving forward on the path towards the interoperability of a public and private Clinical History. This is possible thanks to the adoption of the Blue Button (BB) functionality, owned by the TIC Salut Social Foundation which, after its implementation in the public sector, has been released to the private sector to achieve this […]