Consolidation and extension phase
Use cases of the MII
In January 2023, the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) entered the consolidation and extension phase to further advance digitalisation in health research. In the new funding phase, the cooperation between the university hospitals is to be expanded and extended to include new partners, especially from regional care.
So-called data integration centres (DICs) have been established at the university medical sites throughout Germany. In these centres, health care data are to be made available for medical research in accordance with data protection regulations. The functionality of the DICs is now being tested and further developed in new clinical use cases of the MII.
Use cases of the MII
Structural projects of the MII
In addition, eight MII projects are being funded. They pursue the purpose of advancing the harmonisation of health data and IT solutions at the university hospital sites in cooperation with the "Network of University Medicine" (NUM).
Structural projects of the MII
Digital Hubs: Advances in Research and Health Care
In addition, the BMBF is funding six Digital Hubs within the framework of the MII with around 50 million euros (2021-2025). Their task is to integrate the pioneering work of the MII into further areas of the health system: from outpatient care in GP practices to healthcare in rehabilitation and nursing facilities.
Digital Hubs: Advances in Research and Health Care
Development and networking phase
Use cases of the consortia
In the development and networking phase (2018-2022), the consortia of the Medical Informatics Initiative have developed IT solutions for concrete use cases – to demonstrate the possibilities offered by advanced digital services and infrastructures in healthcare. The use cases address either clinical or infrastructural/methodological topics.
Use cases of the Consortia
Cross-consortia collaborative projects
In addition, numerous German university hospitals and partner institutions were involved across consortia in the following collaborative projects within the framework of the Medical Informatics Initiative:
