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Goals

  • To reduce low-value care on a national scale. 
  • To optimize the implementation of innovative, evidence-based care that improves patient outcomes, reduces unnecessary labor demands and/or lowers CO2 emissions. 
  • To develop prediction models and decision aids to help patients better understand diagnostic treatment options and to facilitate discussions between healthcare professionals and patients. 
  • To improve the impact of health care on workforce and planetary sustainability.
  • To stimulate coherence in our output, outcome and impact. 


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Research Research programs Stimulating appropriate care and reducing low-value care

Our mission

We aim to become the leading national center for implementing high-value care and de-implementing low-value care.

Goals

See some of the most important goals for this research program.

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Research groups contributing to this research program

Appropriate care

Tijn Kool's research group helps healthcare professionals and patients to implement appropriate care and to de-implement low-value care.

Appropriate Intensive Care

Marieke Zegers's research group improves intensive care by assessing its cost-effectiveness, developing prediction models for treatment decisions, addressing ethical issues in using (macroeconomic) data in clinical practice, and promoting personalized, patient-centered care.

Spokesperson(s) for this research program

Spokesperson

prof. dr. Tijn Kool

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