Stud Health Technol Inform
August 2024
This research seeks to assess the potential of regionally integrated health management for specific sub-populations, including the incorporation of self-management initiatives. It will achieve this by conducting a thorough stratification analysis of hospital data, utilizing the Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) classification system. The approach involves a retrospective review of healthcare data spanning five years, which includes patient demographics, health outcomes, and healthcare utilization metrics.
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May 2023
The Dutch healthcare system is known for its strong emphasis on primary care and a decentralized approach to healthcare delivery. This system will have to adapt in view of the ever-increasing demand and overburdened caregivers, because otherwise it will eventually be insufficient to offer patients adequate care at sustainable costs. The focus must shift from the volume and profitability of all parties involved to a collaborative model for achieving the best outcomes for patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe health system in the Netherlands is one of the best in the world and it is a challenge to keep this affordable and accessible for everyone. A shift from care to lifelong maintenance of health is highly needed, but the drivers of change are missing. Obviously, the involvement of citizens is essential, but to introduce the change the indispensable incentives must be identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCitizens of the Netherlands receive excellent care, when they need it, insurance based funded according to the solidarity principle. Maintaining this system is a huge challenge, as we live longer and the demand for care is growing. With an increasing percentage of multi-morbidity in all age groups the need for integrated network organized care is growing at equal pace.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis cross sectional study examines how patient characteristics, doctor characteristics, and doctors' education and attitudes affect the extent to which doctors link progress notes to clinical problems. The independent effects of patient characteristics on the linking of notes was examined with a mixed model logistic regression. The effects of doctor characteristics and doctors' education and attitudes on the link ratio was analyzed with univariate analysis of variance.
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