Win three to seven years in good health

Article Gaining three to seven years in good health Personalised care can greatly improve diagnostics and treatments, reducing the burden of disease by 15 to 30%. Dutch citizens can gain three to seven years in good health, which is currently lost to illness or premature death. The Dutch healthcare system is on the move. From one and the same [...]

Smart algorithms should be shared

Article Smart algorithms must be shared Personalised care is important to us, says strategist Jeroen Kemperman of Zilveren Kruis, one of the large health insurers. Everyone with a complex form of cancer can visit the Anthoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital. International [...]

It is necessary to embrace the transformation

Article It is necessary to embrace the transformation Everything that is possible in the field of digital innovation is not yet necessary. There is craziness. Mum's or dad's smartphone that gives a signal when baby's nappy is wet. It exists. The app for a mug that indicates the ideal drinking temperature. Because yes... the [...]

There is only one way forward to personalised care

Article There is only one way forward to personalised care The narrow corridor in the UMC impresses with its nameplates, all professors. His room is functional, study books on the shelf, sober. The average accountant has a similar room. "How do I get the greatest impact for the patient?", Timothy Radstake wonders. He wants [...]

I want to leave something tangible for our children

Article I want to leave something tangible behind for our children "I don't know if I will still be alive in a year's time. But I'd rather have that uncertainty than the certainty that I won't be alive in five years' time." Marc de Hond gave this interview in January 2020. He passed away on 3 June 2020. Presenter and theatre maker [...]

Getting the engine going

Column Judith van Schaik Getting the engine going It seems logical that everyone should get the treatment that suits them best Thanks to recent technological developments (in particular Big Data and AI, artificial intelligence), we can increasingly understand the underlying causes of illness and tailor treatments to the needs of the individual, [...].