The CAMAC project developed framework systems supporting both clinical and hospital management and laid the foundation for a common language relating resource use and clinical evaluation.

The main conclusion of the project is that Patient Classification Systems PCS can be defined for a specific objective, like resource management, quality assurance or planning. A European approach is proposed to managing clinical care both from the demand and from the supply side.

In the area of medical data the concept of a Minimum Basic Data Set was revised and a European Patient Classification Systems framework defined. In the area of hospital cost accounting a Minimum Standardized Cost Data Set and common and flexible cost systems were defined to be applicable in different countries and in different hospitals. Management applications have been proposed for financial, utilization review/quality assurance, resource allocation, planning and budgeting. A conceptual framework was developed for a Management Support System uniting all the different applications.