As part of the requirements analysis, the perspectives of the following stakeholders are gathered: reception authorities, medical and social care providers, and refugee representatives in reception facilities. These stakeholders are asked for their views on content-related, technical, functional and legal requirements for a structured identification , digital documentation and interoperability.

This work package is being jointly implemented by Working Group 2 – Population Medicine and Health Services Research at Bielefeld University and the Health Equity Studies & Migration Section at Heidelberg University Hospital.

The findings from the evidencebase work package and requirements analysis will be incorporated into the development of a tailored software module, which can be integrated into the existing documentation software Ref.Care (Refugee Care Manager)  and is functional as a stand-alone solution. Ref.Care was developed as part of the Pri.Care project at Heidelberg University Hospital with funding from the Federal Ministry of Health and is currently routinely used in around 30 reception centers in several federal states.

The work package is being led by the Section for Health Equity Studies & Migration at Heidelberg University Hospital.

The developed software module is being tested in selected reception centers. Staff at the pilot sites will receive training on how to use the software module and will be supported in setting up the IT infrastructure as well as during its use.

The Health Equity Studies & Migration section at Heidelberg University Hospital is in charge of this project measure.

The pilot implementation in selected institutions will be evaluated using both quantitative and qualitative methods. As part of the qualitative evaluation, relevant stakeholders will be interviewed at the beginning and end of the pilot phase. Quantitative analyses are primarily based on   routinely collected data. For this purpose, a set of indicators will be developed to enable continuous monitoring and reporting of relevant aspects of structured needs identification both within and across facilities.

This project is led by Working Group 2 – Population Medicine and Health Services Research at Bielefeld University.