EDIHOSP | EDICOM Innovation Projects

Performed by EDICOM, the project management will be executed during the whole duration of the Action. This activity consists in supporting the members of the consortium. Edicom will provide them with control and organization mechanisms to achieve efficient implementation. EDICOM will receive assistance from UPV and Asseco HU in the administrative and financial areas.

The objective of this activity is to ensure compliance with the CEF requirements, through actions such as providing technical assistance to the consortium participants, coordinating the communication between the beneficiaries and INEA (Innovation and Networks Executive Agency), as well as applying quality assurance procedures in accordance with the agreements established with the European Commission.

This activity will consist in the adaptation of an eInvoicing solution and the development of the ERP software for 16 hospitals, allowing them to receive and process electronic invoices in accordance with the EN standard. The context of each Member State will be analyzed to prepare the most suited implementation. These hospitals will operate through the platform hosted in the B2B cloud of EDICOM and the intercommunication tests for the cross-border exchange of electronic invoices will be done through the PEPPOL network (EDICOM is a PEPPOL AS4 Access Point). The implementations will be submitted to conformance tests to ensure compliance with the requirements established in the Call through the CEF eInvoicing Building Block and Directive 2014/55/​​EU of eInvoicing.

Apart from the implementation in these hospitals, a system will also be implemented for the SPMS as a public entity of the Portuguese national government. This will allow them to receive and process electronic invoices that meet the EN standard and that are issued to a large number of health centers managed by them.

The objective of this activity is to test the implementations carried out by each participant to ensure interoperability and compliance with the European Standard (EN). It will consist of two important tests: Interoperability Tests and CEF eInvoicing Conformance Tests. To complete the Interoperability Tests, each partner will demonstrate that its eInvoicing solution is ready to receive and to process European Standard (EN) compliant eInvoices. On the other hand, CEF eInvoicing Conformance Testing service aims to verify that the implementations made by each partner is conformant to the eInvoicing specifications.

The dissemination campaign aims at communicating the project, its outcome, as well as the benefits of electronic invoicing to the widest audience possible. It consists of the creation of an official website, the use of social networks like Twitter and LinkedIn, publication of project-related content on the participants websites, newsletters and direct mailing, as well as holding events such as conferences and meetings.