How many people visit the GP each year?
Number ofhospilat admissions increase or decreased?
78%
Decreased admissions but durations stable
Recent developments in health care
• Aging population and diminishing financial means
• Appeal on and attention for informal caregivers
• Increased role of patient in treatment and responsibility for own
health
• Attention for health inequalities and low (health) literacy
• Attention for patient-safety
• More transparancy in care
• Technology and eHealth offer new opportunities
Domains patients face challenges
physical complaints
Emotions
Practical problemS
Social consequences
Financial consequences
Dealing with professionals
Managing illness and health
Illness journey, 5 Steps
Healthy to Ill
Symptom to care
Diagnosis and Treatment
Revalidation and Chronic care
Palliative care and death
4 sectors of dutch health care
Cure
Care
Mental health
Public health
Intramural care
Extramural care
In-patient care
Out-patient care
1st line care (1st echelon)
2nd line care (2nd echelon)
1st line - Generalists care
2nd line - specialized care
4 types of hospitals
General & academic hospitals
Categorical (for a categorize, e.g. cardiology)
Specialist centers (for a procedure e.g. transplantation)
Private clinics
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