A common base of data relevant to any patient in any institution connected to the network

The main objective of the Web Global Medical System (WEBGMS) project was the availability of a common base of multimedia data relevant to any patient in any institution connected to the network. Furthermore a package delivery server was used to multicast informative video clips and content from a pharmaceutical firm evaluating the system for commercial use. WEBGMS aimed to immediately promote on the market interactive telecommunications applications based on existing platforms. A virtual community was represented in the pilot base by 35 hospitals in Europe collaborating with scientific associations in the field of Marrow Transplant and Haematology. A telecommunications network and proper software made the patient data available in remote sites enhancing the co-operation between physicians in the different institutions. Roche S.p.A. actively participated in WEBGMS in evaluating the opportunities a pharmaceutical firm can obtain from new technologies. WEBGMS focused on delivering commercially viable services, such as information about new molecules and medicines, collaboration sessions, etc. The underlying idea was that the information collected during the patient contacts with health-care structures is of paramount importance for decisions concerning the future treatment of the patient diseases. Each piece of information must be readily accessible by authorised medical personnel. Medical and paramedical personnel store and retrieve all the relevant data coming from exams, anamnesis, therapy, radiography and any other event relevant to patient contacts with any institute joining the system.