Prof. dr. Patrick Jeurissen, prof. dr. Ronald Batenburg, dr. Anneke van Vught

The healthcare system is confronted with new challenges: increasing healthcare costs, increasing demand for healthcare, shortages in healthcare professionals and higher expectations from politicians and society with regard to the accessibility and quality of healthcare.

This project focusses on more effective and affordable care for patients with multimorbidity.

Quantitative and action-oriented research are applied on existing initiatives to identify success factors, obstacles and overarching mechanisms for more effective care.

Extensive literature research in the form of a 'systematic review' must also provide insight into other mechanisms and / or systems that are necessary to organize care for this patient group in a more effective and affordable manner.

The central focus of this PhD research is affordable and sustainable organization of healthcare providers. This theme is studied in several projects.

Stefan Auener focuses on the transition from inpatient care to homecare. The leading question is: How can moving inpatient care to patients’ homes support the sustainability of our healthcare system?

Many healthcare systems have witnessed the rise of commercially-oriented healthcare providers in recent decades. Inspired by the ideology of New Public Management (NPM), policymakers have embraced market-based incentives to enhance the efficiency of healthcare systems. The NPM prescribed a more commercially-oriented role for healthcare providers. This project examines how Dutch healthcare providers took on this "new" role and how they have carved out from the traditional sector certain niche markets. The aim of this research project is to assess whether these providers contribute to a financially sustainable healthcare system.