A more efficient and humane healthcare system with HosmartAI
HosmartAI integrates artificial intelligence and robotics in hospitals through an open platform that coexists with existing systems and measures their real impact. Pilots in Europe with prominent cases in Spain show tangible benefits for patients and professionals.
Healthcare needs technology that really adds up, such as freeing up clinical time, increasing safety and bringing care closer to each patient. HosmartAI takes that step by integrating AI and robotics into the hospital’s day-to-day operations with an open platform that coexists with existing systems and measures their real impact. With pilots in Europe and the participation of Spanish centers such as ITCL, the project demonstrates tangible benefits for professionals and patients from the outset.
Why it matters
It was born to turn AI and robotics into everyday allies for doctors and nurses, integrating them frictionlessly with hospital systems and demonstrating with data their value in clinical practice.
What is HosmartAI
An open integration platform that connects clinical applications, devices and systems from different vendors and measures the benefits of its implementation (efficiency, quality of care and cost-benefit). The platform is validated with eight large-scale pilots in Europe, covering areas such as cancer, gastrointestinal and thoracic disorders, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, aging/elderly care and pregnancy.
How it is achieved
Modular interoperability to integrate clinical data (history, medical imaging, monitoring, telecare) with open standards.
Intelligent AI (detection, prediction, recommendation) and robotics services for clinical and logistical support.
Evaluation and benchmarking with before/after indicators (waiting times, length of stay, operating room use, adverse events, patient satisfaction) to decide with evidence and scale what works.
Highlighted cases in Spain
ITCL points out that, in Spain, the pilots are aimed at achieving real benefits for professionals and patients.
Among them are:
- Telesurgery in cardiology from Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid): complex remote operations with robotic control and AI support, reinforcing safety and precision and expanding access to advanced surgery.
- Focus on patient well-being and satisfaction: the project works on indicators of experience and quality of care, not only operational metrics.
- Radiology scheduler deployed at the university hospital of Liège,
Belgium for the optimization of radiology appointments and sessions for
follow-up, treatment and diagnosis. - Elderly care assistant with Fundación Intras in Valladolid
for the care and execution of tasks and exercises for the maintenance
cognitive maintenance of the elderly.
In Spain, the project involves ITCL, the Madrid Health Service (SERMAS) and the INTRAS Foundation (Valladolid). They are joined by the Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Hospital Universitario La Paz, which brings the experience of one of the major reference hospitals in Madrid.
Expected benefits
- For patients
Earlier and more accurate diagnosis, better planned treatments, personalized rehabilitation, less travel thanks to telemonitoring and telecare.
Increased safety in complex processes (surgery) by combining AI, robotics and real-time monitoring.
- For professionals
Reduced care burden in repetitive and logistical tasks; better clinical prioritization with decision support, less technological friction by integrating with existing systems.
- For the system
Operational efficiency (waiting times, length of stay, operating room use), economic sustainability and ability to rapidly replicate what demonstrates impact.
The role of ITCL
He brings experience in systems integration, data analytics and validation in real environments. Its focus is on operationalizing AI and robotics in clinical flows (diagnosis, rehabilitation, monitoring) together with healthcare partners and measuring their value with comparable indicators between hospitals. This “bridge” between technology and clinical practice accelerates responsible adoption with direct impact on the ward and operating room.
HosmartAI is a European Union Innovation Action under Horizon 2020 (“AI for the Smart Hospital of the Future”). The project developed a common integration platform for AI and robotics in hospitals and validated its benefits through eight pilots in different European countries.
