Centro Veneto Ricerca e Innovazione per la Sanità Digitale (Arsenàl.IT)

Alternate name: 
Veneto's Research Center for eHealth Innovation (Arsenàl.IT)
Country: 
Italy
World area: 
Europe
Arsenàl.IT, voluntary consortium among the 23 Local Health Authorities and Hospital Trusts of the Veneto Region, appears to be the Veneto’s Research Centre for eHealth, that aims at enhancing the quality of the clinical processes and assistance offered to citizens with an inter-enterprises view. Its strength lays in the capability of building sustainable models that let each associated member use in a better way the supplied resources and restrain the costs, facilitating the change management. For all these reasons the Consortium gathers experiences and know how, heritage of each associated member, developing a permanent research for innovation activity and designing of new solutions, appointed to a team of young experts.
URL: 
http://www.consorzioarsenal.it/en/web/guest/home
Publications: 
http://www.consorzioarsenal.it/web/guest/in-primo-piano?p_p_id=html_cate...
References on the country: 

Journal Article

Ciani O, Tarricone R, Torbica A. Diffusion and use of health technology assessment in policy making: what lessons for decentralised healthcare systems? Health Policy. 2012;108(2-3):194-202. Abstract
Favaretti C, Cicchetti A, Guarrera G, Marchetti M, Ricciardi W. Health technology assessment in Italy. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2009;25 Suppl 1:127-33. Abstract
France G. Health technology assessment in Italy. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2000;16(2):459-74. Abstract
Garattini L, van de Vooren K, Curto A. Regional HTA in Italy: promising or confusing? Health Policy. 2012;108(2-3):203-6. Abstract
Migliore A, Ratti M, Cerbo M, Jefferson T. Health Technology Assessment: managing the introduction and use of medical devices in clinical practice in Italy. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2009;6(3):251-7. Abstract

Web Article

Italy - GHO Country statistics. Vol 2014. Geneva: World Health Organisation (WHO); 2014. Abstract
Italy - OECD Countries. Vol 2014. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); 2014. Abstract

Book

Lo Scalzo A, Donatini A, Orzella L, Cicchetti A, Profili S, Maresso A. Italy: Health system review. Vol 11 (6). Mossialos E, Busse R, Figueras J, McKee M, Saltman R, editors. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2009. Abstract
Toniolo F, Bonin M, Aggio A, Bonesso P, Cella M, Mazzucco S, et al. Veneto Region, Italy Health system review. Vol 14 (1). Mossialos E, Busse R, Figueras J, McKee M, Saltman R, editors. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2012. Abstract

Report

Thomson S, Osborn R, Squires D, Jun M. International Profiles of Health Care Systems, 2012 Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. New York: The Commonwealth Fund; 2012. Abstract