title: The Piemonte Regional Allergy Network: a model of healthcare organization.
abstract: The Allergology Hospital Network and Regional Register for Severe Allergic Reactions (Regional Observatory) is the Piemonte Health Authority new challenge. It satisfied the need to promote and monitor the best practice among a variegated pool of specialists and to define both state of the art and evolution of efficiency and efficacy of standard working process. Harmonization in clinical daily activities and report of severe allergic reactions notified to Regional Observatory, had been gained by mean of a customized Information Technology (IT) solution. The overall target is to ensure a correct diagnostic treatment to patients with severe allergic reactions preventing possible future reactions. Statistics data as a whole, provide basilar epidemiological information to allocate both economical and human resources and to fulfill the rising of health diseases. Piemonte Allergology Medical Network with the Regional Register are an Italian unique and innovative project. It would represent a benchmark for other medical branches.
authors.affiliation: Allergology and Clinical Immunology Unit, "Maggiore della Carità" Hospital Novara--Regional Health Authority--Allergy Network Consultant, Novara, Italy. maurizio.galimberti@maggioreosp.novara.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galimberti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cadario
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Belliero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maspoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Pietrantonj
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Demicheli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D018803:Models, Economic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012042:Registries