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A perspective on using LLMs in digital health

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MultiMed Engineers explored how Large Language Models (LLMs) could be used to revisit and extend digital health functions investigated in BD4QoL and other projects. A multi-agent proof of concept was developed to experiment with LLM-based behaviour interpretation, affective assessment, anamnesis extraction, health-promotion content selection, symptom support and risk assessment. The work also investigates how natural-language prompts can make system specifications more directly understandable and discussable with healthcare professionals.

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Assessing the operational costs of the IDEA4RC data ecosystem

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MultiMed Engineers developed an operational cost assessment of the IDEA4RC federated data ecosystem, analysing the main platform components and their contribution to onboarding and recurring maintenance costs. The resulting framework provides a reference basis for planning the economic sustainability of participating Centres of Excellence and for assessing how costs may evolve as the network expands.

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HTA of the BD4QoL digital follow-up platform

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MultiMed Engineers conducted the HTA study of the BD4QoL digital platform for Head and Neck Cancer survivors, using decision-analytic modelling. The analysis indicates that a five-year BD4QoL-supported follow-up can be cost-effective in preserving health-related quality of life. Additional scenarios explored predictor-guided interventions and the potential societal value of supporting survivors’ return to work.

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The IMPROVE Project presented at the IDE 2026 conference

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On 10 and 11 September 2026, MultiMed Engineers, jointly with UPM and Dedalus, attended the IDE 2026 Conference (Ninth Edition) in Specchiolla (Brindisi, Italy), seizing the opportunity to present the objectives, approach and activities of the IMPROVE project, and how it leverages Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) and Patient Preference Information (PPI) in support of Value-Based Healthcare. The project has been presented on Thursday 10th, 2026 in the session dedicated to Digital Health, while its exploitation potential has been discussed in a restricted session on Friday 11th, dedicated to the prospects of Digital Health in the era of the European Health Data Space regulation and Generative AI.

IDEA4RC Newsletter #14

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As IDEA4RC reaches the end of its four-year journey, we spoke with project coordinator Annalisa Trama, head of the Epidemiology Unit at the National Cancer Institute of Milan and responsible for the EURACAN registry, the registry of the European Reference Network for rare adult solid cancers…
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