International foundation specialising in integrated care models, digital health procurement, and person-centred care for older and underserved populations across Europe.
IFIC is a Netherlands-based foundation dedicated to advancing integrated care models across Europe, with a focus on person-centred approaches for older people, chronic disease management, and underserved populations. They provide expertise in designing, evaluating, and scaling care delivery systems that bridge health, social, and community services using digital tools. Their work spans policy advice, care model co-creation, and pre-commercial procurement of ICT-enabled care solutions, making them a knowledge broker between health systems, technology providers, and patient communities.
Core contributor across SUSTAIN, VALUECARE, PROCare4Life, INCAREHEART, Carematrix PCP, ROSIA, DigiCare4You, and DigitalHealthEurope — all centred on designing or evaluating integrated care pathways.
Active in EURIPHI, ROSIA, INCAREHEART, and Carematrix PCP — all involving procurement of innovative health solutions before market readiness.
Contributed to PROCare4Life, DigiCare4You, ROSIA, and DigitalHealthEurope on m-health applications, telerehabilitation platforms, and digital care tools.
VALUECARE, EURIPHI, and ROSIA all address outcome-based and value-based care approaches including ICHOM standardisation.
CANCERLESS targets homeless populations, ROSIA focuses on remote/isolated areas, and DigiCare4You addresses family-centred community health in underserved settings.
IFIC's early H2020 work (2015–2019) focused on foundational integrated care for older people and cross-border healthcare policy, with projects like SUSTAIN and DigitalHealthEurope addressing system-level questions about personalised medicine and digital single markets. From 2020 onward, their portfolio shifted decisively toward practical digital implementation — telerehabilitation, self-management apps, community interventions, and pre-commercial procurement of ICT tools for specific conditions like heart failure, multimorbidity, and diabetes. The evolution shows a clear move from "what should integrated care look like?" to "how do we procure and deploy the digital tools that deliver it?"
IFIC is moving toward hands-on digital health procurement and community-level implementation, making them an increasingly practical partner for deploying care technology in real-world settings.
IFIC operates exclusively as a participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, instead contributing specialist knowledge on integrated care within large consortia. With 128 unique partners across 24 countries, they function as a well-connected knowledge node rather than a project driver. This makes them a low-risk, high-value addition to any health consortium: they bring deep domain expertise and an extensive European network without competing for the coordination role.
IFIC has collaborated with 128 distinct partners across 24 countries, giving them one of the broader networks in the integrated care space. Their partnerships span Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe, reflecting the cross-border nature of health system reform.
IFIC occupies a rare niche as an independent, non-academic foundation entirely focused on integrated care — not a university department or government agency, but a dedicated international body. Their combination of health system expertise with pre-commercial procurement experience is unusual: they understand both the care models and the buying process for innovative health technology. For consortium builders, they bring instant credibility on person-centred care, a ready-made network of 128+ European partners, and practical experience translating policy concepts into procurable digital solutions.
