Healthcare

New challenges for healthcare providers in the Netherlands

Healthcare providers are facing new challenges due to rapid changes in the market and society. A proportional increase of the ageing population results in a rising demand. Leading to increased expenses for healthcare.

The Dutch government's new healthcare system aims at stimulating market forces, bringing about demand-driven services. More often, pricing and volumes are determined by free negotiations.
Healthcare providers are expected to become more efficient and patient-orientated in their work. This has major effects on the objectives and processes for healthcare organisations. Effects completely new to them. Instead of a focus on costs, healthcare providers need to focus on delivering value for their patients.

Trends & Developments in Healthcare

• Increasing and changing healthcare needs due to ageing population
• Moving from supply to patient oriented healthcare
• Consolidation between insurers
• Managed competition between both insurers and healthcare providers
• Gradual stimulation of market forces 
• Increased need for differentiation in healthcare
• New technologies supporting innovation 
• Increased efficiency and improvement of quality
• Increased market transparency via internet
• Better educated and more demanding patients
• Increased patient choice

Our vision & experience

Care for patients is the central theme within healthcare. Instead of a focus on costs, healthcare providers need to focus more and more on creating value for patients. IT is required for different purposes to face the challenges in the market. Next to rationalisation of business processes and lightening of the administration burden, IT plays a supporting role in realizing innovation for healthcare providers and insurers.

With thorough knowledge of the healthcare market, Valori can assist in solving healthcare issues. Our experts can assess existing technology and help healthcare providers in finding the best solution to control their IT and support their business. Our clients include Zilveren Kruis, Menzis, VGZ and Trias.