Can the Use of Health Insurance Claim Data Benefit the Risk-Based Supervision of General Practitioner Practices? An Exploratory Study in the Netherlands.

Background: The Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate has organized a study investigating whether there are benefits to using claim data in the risk-based supervision of general practitioner (GP) practices.

Methods: We identified and selected signals of risks based on interviews with experts. Next, we selected 3 indicators that could be measured in the claim database.

Substitution of general practitioners by nurse practitioners in out-of-hours primary care home visits: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: General practitioners experience a high workload during out-of-hours care. A possible solution is the shifting of care to nurse practitioners.

Objectives: To provide insight into patient- and care characteristics, safety, efficiency, and patient satisfaction of substituting general practitioners with nurse practitioners for home visits by out-of-hours primary care services.

Patient and Health Care Provider Experiences With a Recently Introduced Patient Portal in an Academic Hospital in the Netherlands: Mixed Methods Study.

Background: In the Netherlands, the health care system and related information technology landscape are fragmented. Recently, hospitals have started to launch patient portals. It is not clear how these portals are used by patients and their health care providers (HCPs).