By the end of the year, the digital telemedicine – telecommunications platform for patients receiving hospital care at home through the NOPI program (hospital care, home hospitalization) as well as the register of these patients, as announced by the Director of EU.

The Hospital Care Program that has been implemented for a year by ODIPY, ordered by the Ministry of Health and is funded by the recovery fund. Nursing care for heavy sufferers which are mainly dependent on technological equipment.

At the same time, therapeutic-nosletic protocols will be developed related to hospital exit criteria, home monitoring criteria for doctors, nurses, carers, as well as reference/re-introduction criteria.

In an interview with the FM agency, the Head of the Directorate -General, the Health Quality Assurance Organization (ODIPY) even states which hospitals are being included in the Home Care Program this year, for which he says the funding has been found.

The hospitals under integration within 2025

“We have formed 12 reference centers in the big cities that have three dimensions: ‘1. Nursing care of children at home 2. Nursing adult care at home 3. Support of oncological treatment of patients at home which also started as a good practice by Saint Savva with the program of being in the course of NOPI.

Currently 9 centers are in the phase of their integration into NOP: For children Hippocrates Thessalonikiwhere the program already operates, and since last week the Atticon.

The Hagia Sophia will be joined to NOPE before Easter, and the University Hospital in Creteimmediately after.

For adults the Papanikolaou of Thessaloniki, the Alexandroupolis University and the University of Crete.

However, already operate for oncological patients the Saint Savva,, the Silk and Theagenio. And I believe by the end of the year, to add the University Hospitals in Ioannina, Patras and Larissa. “

So far, according to Mr. Thiraios, 300 children are being monitored by Hippocrates Thessaloniki and 80 by Atticon, while the design of the program concerns 100 beneficiaries per center.

The state has ensured NOI’s integration into the NHS

The program was based on the experience of the 3rd Pediatric Clinic of the Hippocrates Thessaloniki, which has been providing home care for children with serious illness since 2011.

As Mr Thiraios points out, the state has ensured the integration of the program into the health system and after the funding by the RRF. “It is not only our obligation on the RRF funding, but it is also a part of the national action plan for the long -term care that has been carried out.”

The critical role of DRG in funding-support and by bodies

But how will NOPI be financially supported by the National Health System?

“These services have two dimensions of funding related to the budget of hospitals, but in the context of their rationalization and expense. For example, a DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups, is the system of homogeneous diagnostic groups, which relates to the new model of hospitals, based on the project produced rather than the costs, as it was in the past) is expected to be created, based on the hospital. And then, it is the part of the services provided and compensated by EOPYY, where many of the patients at home are already compensated, such as respirators, consumables and so on. On the other hand, there is a significant support from organizations such as the “Smile of the Child” that participates and supports pediatric patients at home, for many years in Hippocrates, Thessaloniki. And now, this collaboration is expanding. “

Planning agreements with three universities for training, doctors, nurses, carers

Very important, according to Mr. Thirai, is the degree of training of nurses and caregivers of patients in their new role. “And for this reason, three universities, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and the University of Thessaly have signed program agreements with ODIPY to implement the educational program as follows: 1. It is also in charge of implementing educational actions related to the preparation of medical staff and carers related to oncological patients and concerns the administration of home immunotherapy. 2. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), is in charge of the theoretical and practical practice of doctors and the upgrading of the skills of caregivers and 3. The University of Thessaly, is entrusted with the training of doctors and nurses in digital tools. “