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Theme Issue 2024: 25 Years of Digital Health Excellence (82) Viewpoints and Perspectives (1423) Clinical Informatics (2306) E-Health Policy and Health Systems Innovation (535) Digital Health, Telehealth and e-Innovation in Clinical Settings (734) Viewpoints on and Experiences with Digital Technologies in Health (293) Adoption and Change Management of eHealth Systems (1129) eHealth Infrastructures (501) E-Health / Health Services Research and New Models of Care (1191)

Published on in Vol 26 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/58933, first published .
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A 25-Year Retrospective of Health IT Infrastructure Building: The Example of the Catalonia Region

A 25-Year Retrospective of Health IT Infrastructure Building: The Example of the Catalonia Region

Authors of this article:

Jordi Piera-Jiménez1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Gerard Carot-Sans1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Marina Ramiro-Pareta2 Author Orcid Image ;   Maria Mercedes Nogueras2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Júlia Folguera-Profitós1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Pepi Ródenas1 Author Orcid Image ;   Alba Jiménez-Rueda2 Author Orcid Image ;   Thais de Pando Navarro1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Josep Antoni Mira Palacios5 Author Orcid Image ;   Joan Carles Fajardo6 Author Orcid Image ;   Joan Ustrell Campillo5 Author Orcid Image ;   Emili Vela1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   David Monterde2, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Damià Valero-Bover1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Tara Bonet1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Guillermo Tarrasó-Urios1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Roser Cantenys-Sabà1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Pau Fabregat-Fabregat1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Beatriz Gómez Oliveros2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jesús Berdún7 Author Orcid Image ;   Xabier Michelena2, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Isaac Cano9, 10, 11 Author Orcid Image ;   Rubèn González-Colom9, 10 Author Orcid Image ;   Josep Roca9, 10, 11 Author Orcid Image ;   Oscar Solans6 Author Orcid Image ;   Caridad Pontes2, 7, 12 Author Orcid Image ;   Pol Pérez-Sust1, 13 Author Orcid Image
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  2. Rivière J, Cantenys-Saba R, Carot-Sans G, Piera-Jiménez J, Butte M, Soler-Palacín P, Peng X. Current perspectives and challenges of using artificial intelligence in immunodeficiencies. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2025;156(4):878 View
  3. Valero-Bover D, Monterde D, Carot-Sans G, Vela E, González-Colom R, Roca J, Pontes C, Michelena X, Nogueras M, Aparicio P, Corrales I, Biec T, Cano I, Piera-Jiménez J. Ten-year population-based assessment of multimorbidity burden progression in a regional cohort of 5.5 million adults. npj Digital Medicine 2026;9(1) View
  4. Comín Colet J, Basalo M, Llagostera M, Vela E, Folguera J, Llaó I, Gómez-Lara J, Monterde D, Piera-Jiménez J, Carot-Sans G, Ramos-Polo R, Verdú-Rotellar J, José-Bazán N, Lorenzo-Esteller L, Jovells S, Cosa A, Moliner P, Villarreal M, Enjuanes-Grau C, Meroño O. Ten-year incidence and prognostic impact of new-onset heart failure after acute coronary syndromes: a population-based study (BEAT-HF). Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition) 2026;79(8):701 View
  5. Comín Colet J, Basalo M, Llagostera M, Vela E, Folguera J, Llaó I, Gómez-Lara J, Monterde D, Piera-Jiménez J, Carot-Sans G, Ramos-Polo R, Verdú-Rotellar J, José-Bazán N, Lorenzo-Esteller L, Jovells S, Cosa A, Moliner P, Villarreal M, Enjuanes-Grau C, Meroño O. Incidencia a 10 años e impacto pronóstico de la insuficiencia cardiaca incidente tras síndrome coronario agudo: estudio poblacional BEAT-HF. Revista Española de Cardiología 2026;79(8):701 View
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  8. Garcia-Sagué B, Brunet-Mas E, Vela E, Coward S, Calvet X, Pontes C, Melcarne L, Frisancho L, Llovet L, Pedregal-Pascual P, Puy A, Ramirez-Lazaro M, Villoria A, Lario S, Kaplan G. TIME-trend and forecasting of the economic impact of inflammatory bowel disease in Catalonia: a population-based analysis. Journal of Medical Economics 2026;29(1):1849 View
  9. Gómez-López A, Sánchez-Ruano N, Sorribes M, González-Colom R, Paredes M, You J, Gordillo M, Vela E, Carot-Sans G, Jiménez A, Michelena X, Farré R, Roca J, Cano I, Aguado A, Fermoso J, Soler N, Arismendi E. A Hybrid Care Intervention for High-Risk Patients With Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Disorders: Mixed Methods Co-Design Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026;28:e96600 View
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Books/Policy Documents

  1. Piera-Jiménez J, Michelena X, Climent A, Valle L. Roadmap to Successful Digital Health Ecosystems. View
  2. Majumdar S, Choudhury M. City of the Future. View

Conference Proceedings

  1. Piera-Jiménez J, Requejo P, Tomás D, Roy A, López L, Moner D, Margüello E, González-Tablas T, Valle L. 2026 11th International Digital Public Health Conference (DPH). From Bedside to Population Health: A Federated Governance Framework for Clinical Information Models in the Spanish National Health System View