Multimorbidity Management Supported by a Digital Platform

The METHIS platform is a digital healthcare platform, supported by three databases using PostreSQL (based in relational SQL). One of the databases allows adequate internal testing before production. Another database of production (secured with unique access codes) will be created to retrieve data from the practices' and the last database for the research data, where pseudonymised production data can be analysed for research purposes. The platform is integrated (via FCCN Scientific Computation Unit of the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) with the Software Zoom® to allow encrypted teleconsultations, with a guarantee that each patient connection is unique. The digital platform is web-based, and it can be used in multiple devices.

The training program will have three stages: initial face-to-face training, which will happen before the data collection, followed by remote, asynchronous training during a 12-month period, and a final seminar to discuss the results and inquire about the usability of the GOC model and the METHIS platform. The course will be offered to the intervention group one month before the start of patient recruitment, and for the control group at least one month after the end of data collection.