Infrastructure hospitals. KU Leuven
Financing system for the infrastructure of Flemish hospitals - operational questions
Financing system for the infrastructure of Flemish hospitals - operational questions
The first objective of the project is to evaluate the expediency of the current parameters for the strategic flat rate and the maintenance value. A second objective within this project is to calculate concrete values for the selected parameters that reflect the real cost price of investments.
The paradigm shift from volume-based to value-based care drives healthcare organisations towards aligning logistics and medical processes. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) suggests health policy makers to follow the Quadruple Aim strategy as a guide for reforming the health system. The overall population health and the individual patients’ experience of care are at the centre of this strategy, while simultaneously pursuing lower ...
Breast cancer is the most predominant type of cancer worldwide. Surgical removal of the tumour and possibly affected lymph nodes is the primary form of care in early-stage breast cancer. The at-risk lymph nodes, the so called Sentinel Lymph Nodes (SLNs), are identified by injection of radioactive nanoparticles, sometimes combined with injection of a blue dye. The procedure exposes both patient and surgeons to ionizing radiation and features ...