Publications

April 18, 2023

Evaluating task shifting to the clinical technologist in Dutch healthcare: A mixed methods study

  RESEARCH ARTICLE, published on Plosone, March 1, 2023 Maarten de Haan , Yvonne van Eijk-Hustings, Monique Bessems-Beks, Daisy De Bruijn-Geraets, Carmen Dirksen, Hubertus Vrijhoef https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281053 Evaluating task shifting to the clinical technologist in Dutch healthcare: A mixed methods study Abstract Background Expected rise in the demand for healthcare and […]
March 21, 2023

HTA131 An Early Health Technology Assessment of Non-Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Standard Diagnostics in Patients With Stable Chest Pain in the Netherlands

New Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Laryngectomized Patients in Germany: Mixed Methods Study on the Expected Effectiveness
March 13, 2023

Person-centred care in the Dutch primary care setting: Refinement of middle-range theory by patients and professionals

New Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Laryngectomized Patients in Germany: Mixed Methods Study on the Expected Effectiveness
January 12, 2023

New Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Laryngectomized Patients in Germany: Mixed Methods Study on the Expected Effectiveness

New Heat and Moisture Exchangers for Laryngectomized Patients in Germany: Mixed Methods Study on the Expected Effectiveness
November 15, 2022

Onderzoek ‘Praktijkvoorbeelden, mogelijkheden en randvoorwaarden voor fractuurpreventie in de eerstelijn’

Onderzoek ‘Praktijkvoorbeelden, mogelijkheden en randvoorwaarden voor fractuurpreventie in de eerstelijn’
November 7, 2022

A Study Protocol of Realist Evaluation of Palliative Home Care Program for Non-Cancer Patients in Singapore

A Study Protocol of Realist Evaluation of Palliative Home Care Program for Non-Cancer Patients in Singapore
November 2, 2022

Meeting the governance challenges of integrated health and social care

A Patient-Centred Medical Home Care Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Mixed-Method Study on Patient's Care Experience
August 29, 2022

De (meer)waarde van de Personal Health Train in ICT&Health

A Patient-Centred Medical Home Care Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Mixed-Method Study on Patient's Care Experience
August 25, 2022

Healthier together

A Patient-Centred Medical Home Care Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Mixed-Method Study on Patient's Care Experience
August 8, 2022

Onderzoeksrapport: De (meer)waarde van de Personal Health Train in diverse contexten

Onderzoeksrapport: De (meer)waarde van de Personal Health Train in diverse contexten
August 1, 2022

Person-centred care in primary care: What works for whom, how and in what circumstances?

A Patient-Centred Medical Home Care Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Mixed-Method Study on Patient's Care Experience
July 12, 2022

Cost-effectiveness analysis of implementing screening on preterm pre-eclampsia at first trimester of pregnancy in Germany and Switzerland

A Patient-Centred Medical Home Care Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Mixed-Method Study on Patient's Care Experience
May 5, 2022

A Patient-Centred Medical Home Care Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Mixed-Method Study on Patient’s Care Experience

A Patient-Centred Medical Home Care Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore: A Mixed-Method Study on Patient's Care Experience
March 10, 2022

Dietary B group vitamin intake and the bladder cancer risk: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies

Dietary B group vitamin intake and the bladder cancer risk: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies
March 9, 2022

The future of coordination is smart coordination

Patient perspectives of the Self-management and Educational Technology tool for Atrial Fibrillation (SETAF): A mixed-methods study in Singapore
March 7, 2022

Patient perspectives of the Self-management and Educational Technology tool for Atrial Fibrillation (SETAF): A mixed-methods study in Singapore

Patient perspectives of the Self-management and Educational Technology tool for Atrial Fibrillation (SETAF): A mixed-methods study in Singapore
February 22, 2022

Auditing integrated stroke care to support quality improvement activities: development of a peer-to-peer audit framework

Consensus on Integrated Care for Older People Among Dutch Experts: A Delphi Study
January 12, 2022

Changing perspectives: From care coordination to health coordination

Changing perspectives: From care coordination to health coordination
December 9, 2021

Consensus on Integrated Care for Older People Among Dutch Experts: A Delphi Study

Consensus on Integrated Care for Older People Among Dutch Experts: A Delphi Study
November 4, 2021

Early Implementation of a Patient-Centered Medical Home in Singapore: A Qualitative Study Using Theory on Diffusion of Innovations

Early Implementation of a Patient-Centered Medical Home in Singapore: A Qualitative Study Using Theory on Diffusion of Innovations
August 31, 2021

Broadening the scope of task shifting in the organisation of healthcare

Broadening the scope of task shifting in the organisation of healthcare
August 26, 2021

Putting patients at the centre of health care

Article published on International Journal of Care, May 30, 2021 Author: Hubertus JM Vrijhoef On 20 January 2021, when President Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America, the National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) urged him to adopt person-centred health care policies as […]
May 27, 2021

Untangling the inter-relatedness within integrated care programmes for community-dwelling frail older people: a rapid realist review

April 20, 2021

Informed policy making and research evidence

March 2, 2021

Interacting with place and mapping community needs to context: Comparing and triangulating multiple geospatial-qualitative methods using the Focus–Expand–Compare approach

December 8, 2020

PhD defence Melanie Lindenberg

Panaxea’s team member Melanie Lindenberg will defend her thesis this coming Friday. The PhD research has been done at Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, the Netherlands Cancer Institute, under guidance of  prof. dr. W.H. van Harten and dr. V.P. Retèl. The defence can be followed via livestream (in Dutch) starting at 10.45 […]
November 12, 2020

Compilation of publication by Panaxea Researchers from 2012 to 2017

To complete our library of publications from Panaxea’s researchers we’d like to offer you a compilation of all the publications between 2012 and 2017. Please use the search button in the top right corner on this website if you are looking for specific publications or send us an email if […]
November 2, 2020

Selecting Image-Guided Surgical Technologies in Oncology: A Surgeon’s Perspective

October 29, 2020

Using mixed methods in health services research: A review of the literature and case study

October 29, 2020

Mixed-method evaluation of CARITAS: a hospital-to-community model of integrated care for dementia

October 29, 2020

Exploring the Perceptions of the Ageing Experience in Singaporean Older Adults: a Qualitative Study

October 29, 2020

Promoting BioPsychoSocial health of older adults using a Community for Successful Ageing program (ComSA) in Singapore: A mixed-methods evaluation

October 29, 2020

Understanding the Attitudes of Clinicians and Patients Toward a Self-Management eHealth Tool for Atrial Fibrillation: Qualitative Study

August 5, 2020

Evaluating different adoption scenarios for TIL-therapy and the influence on its (early) cost-effectiveness

August 5, 2020

Understanding the Costs of Surgery: A Bottom-Up Cost Analysis of Both a Hybrid Operating Room and Conventional Operating Room

June 18, 2020

Early Cost-Effectiveness of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) for Second Line Treatment in Advanced Melanoma: A Model-Based Economic Evaluation

June 18, 2020

Barriers and Facilitators to Workforce Changes in Integrated Care

June 17, 2020

Shifting care from hospital to community, a strategy to integrate care in Singapore: process evaluation of implementation fidelity

June 9, 2020

Point-of-care diagnostic test for detecting influenza A/B and respiratory syncytial virus in the ER setting in Norway – A cost analysis

March 26, 2020

Integrated specialized atrial fibrillation clinics reduce all-cause mortality: post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

March 26, 2020

Exploring the implementation of the Community for Successful Ageing (ComSA)program in Singapore: lessons learnt on program delivery for improving BioPsychoSocial health.

March 26, 2020

Serious Gaming During Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Pain or Fatigue Symptoms: Mixed Methods Design of a Realist Process Evaluation.

March 26, 2020

Assessment of the implementation fidelity of a strategy to scale up integrated care in five European regions: a multimethod study.

January 13, 2020

The transfer of knowledge on integrated care among five European regions: a qualitative multi-method study

December 9, 2019

Improvement of shared decision making in integrated stroke care: a before and after evaluation using a questionnaire survey

December 5, 2019

Effects of tailored telemonitoring on functional status and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure.

November 6, 2019

Integrated healthcare models for rheumatoid arthritis: A descriptive systematic review

October 17, 2019

Theory and Design of the Community for successful ageing (ComSA) program in Singapore: connecting BioPsychoSocial health and quality of life experiences of older adults.

September 16, 2019

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Procalcitonin-Guided Decision Algorithm for Antibiotic Stewardship Using Real-World U.S. Hospital Data.

August 27, 2019

Cost-utility, cost-effectiveness, and budget impact of Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for breast cancer survivors with treatment-induced menopausal symptoms

July 30, 2019

Assessment of the scientific rigour of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review

July 30, 2019

Implementation of Integrated Care in Singapore: A Complex Adaptive System Perspective

July 30, 2019

Assessing the maturity of the healthcare system for integrated care: testing measurement properties of the SCIROCCO tool

July 18, 2019

Implementation fidelity of a strategy to integrate service delivery: learnings from a transitional care program for individuals with complex needs in Singapore

July 17, 2019

Retrospective evaluation of healthcare utilisation and mortality of two post-discharge care programmes in Singapore

July 17, 2019

Value of information analysis in telehealth for chronic heart failure management

Results of our VOI exercise show that the cost of uncertainty regarding the decision on reimbursement of telehealth interventions for chronic heart failure patients is high in the Netherlands.
July 10, 2019

Validation of a questionnaire measuring patient knowledge of atrial fibrillation in an Asian cohort

April 18, 2019

Is procalcitonin biomarker-guided antibiotic therapy a cost-effective approach to reduce antibiotic resistant and Clostridium difficile infections in hospitalized patients?

August 8, 2018

Effectiveness of Serious Gaming During the Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation of Patients With Complex Chronic Pain or Fatigue: Natural Quasi-Experiment

April 19, 2018

Enabling equal access to molecular diagnostics: what are the implications for policy and Health Technology Assessment?

2016 Plun et al Enabling equal access to molecular diagnostics – what are the implications for policy and Health Technology Assessment
January 25, 2018

An instrument to measure maturity of integrated care: a first validation

Research article published in International Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 18, No. 1. An instrument to measure maturity of integrated care: a first validation  AUTHORS: Grooten L, Borgermans L, Vrijhoef HJ ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Lessons captured from interviews with 12 European regions are represented in a new instrument, the B3-Maturity Model […]
December 13, 2017

Care coordination in a business-to-business and a business-to-consumer model for telemonitoring patients with chronic diseases

Research article published in International Journal of Care Coordination, Vol. 20, No. 4. Care coordination in a business-to-business and a business-to-consumer model for telemonitoring patients with chronic diseases AUTHORS: Grustam AS, Vrijhoef H; Cordella A; Koymans R; Severens JL ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: For telemonitoring to support care coordination, a sound business […]
June 2, 2017

IT-supported integrated care pathways for diabetes: a compilation and review of good practices

Review article published in International Journal of Care Coordination, Vol. 20, No. 1-2. IT-supported integrated care pathways for diabetes: a compilation and review of good practices AUTHORS: Vrijhoef HJ, de Belvis AG, de la Calle M, de Sabata MS, Hauck B, Montante S, Mortiz A, Pelizzola D, Saraheimo M, Guldemond […]
April 19, 2017

IT as the cornerstone for precision medicine and scientific wellness

At the 11th Precision Medicine World Conference in Silicon Valley (22-25 Jan), a plethora of precision medicine technologies, many of which are IT driven, were presented to a predominantly US-based audience. At the conference, the challenges that these technologies face in terms of clinical implementation (e.g. for cancer prevention, diagnosis […]
January 23, 2017

A systematic approach for assessing, in the absence of full evidence, whether multicomponent interventions can be more cost-effective than single component interventions

Research article published in International Journal of Technology assessment in Health Care., Vol. 33, No. 4. A systematic approach for assessing, in the absence of full evidence, whether multicomponent interventions can be more cost-effective than single component interventions AUTHORS: Mewes JC, Steuten LMG, IJzerman MJ, van Harten WH ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: […]
July 6, 2016

Economic impact of integrated care models for patients with chronic diseases

A study into the economic impact of Integraded Care Models was published in Value of Health. The study focused on type 2 diabetes mellitus, schizophrenia, and muiltiple sclerosis. Bert Vrijhoef participated in the study as co-author, the first author of the study is Melissa Desmedt from the Faculty of Medicine […]
June 17, 2016

Management and performance features of cancer centers in Europe

Isabelle is a co-author on a paper in which the performance features of cancer centers in the European Union are identified. The findings showed that public, comprehensive cancer centers with at least two of the three other explanatory conditions (dedication to R&D, annual budget, or size) have an association with high […]
June 13, 2016

New VOKA white paper: Value based care innovation and logistics

Panaxea contributed to the new Voka white paper: Value based care innovation and logistics. This white paper shares the vision of a diverse group of stakeholders on the future of value based decisions in health care. The full white paper can be found here (Dutch only). Voka Health Community brings entrepreneurs, health […]
June 8, 2016

Implications for policy and Health Technology Assessment when enabling equal access to molecular diagnostics

Lotte Steuten is co-author on a new paper regarding Molecular Diagnostics, published by Public Health Genomics. The paper, with Juliette Plun-Favreau as first author, discusses the necessary evolutions in policy and health technology assessment to ensure that patients can have equal access to appropriate molecular diagnostics. The article considers the perspectives of different stakeholders (patients, health […]
March 31, 2016
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Gimon de Graaf and Lotte Steuten co-authors on web-based tool paper

Gimon De Graaf and Lotte Steuten are co-authors on paper about the development of a web-based tool for the assessment of health and economic outcomes of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging (EIP on AHA). The aim of the paper was to describe the approach for developing […]
May 19, 2015

Health economic evaluation of a strict glucose control guideline implemented using point-of-care testing in three Intensive Care Units in the Netherlands

Health economic evaluation of a strict glucose control guideline implemented using point-of-care testing in three Intensive Care Units in the Netherlands van Hooijdonk RT1, Steuten LM, Kip MM, Monteban H, Mulder MR, van Braam Houckgeest F, van der Sluijs JP, Abu-Hanna A, Spronk PE, Schultz MJ.
April 20, 2015

Long-term cost–effectiveness of Oncotype DX® versus current clinical practice from a Dutch cost perspective

Michelle Kip, Helma Monteban & Lotte Steuten, Long-term cost–effectiveness of Oncotype DX® versus current clinical practice from a Dutch cost perspective, Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. Link to publication