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Research and education Groups Health systems and HTA

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We are a multidisciplinary research & education group focusing on the sustainability of healthcare systems. We support policy makers and other stakeholders in making choices about financing and (innovative) care.

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Scope and area of work

Through research and education, we inform and shape policy on critical challenges in the sustainability of health care systems.

Scope and area of work

Through research and education, we inform and shape policy on critical challenges in the sustainability of health care systems. We work toward health systems that are legitimate, sustainable, and evidence‑informed, enabling societies to make accountable decisions about the design, financing, and use of healthcare. We share a commitment to strengthening decision‑making processes, generating robust evidence, and building the capacity of current and future professionals to navigate the complex challenges facing health systems worldwide. We believe that this requires a combination of quantitative analysis and deliberative approaches that engage stakeholders and integrate societal values.

Our collective ambition is to be a leading international hub for priority setting, health system sustainability, and value‑based innovation, grounded in methodological rigor and real‑world collaboration with decision-makers. In our group, we focus on three related domains:

Within the field of healthcare affordability, we develop insights to address future challenges, with particular attention to efficiency in long-term care, workforce pressures and effective public budgeting.
Our work in (early) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) focuses on developing and applying methodologies to evaluate the (potential) value of healthcare innovations from early stages of development.
In the area of global health priorities, we support countries and organisations in making explicit and fair healthcare decisions through participatory decision-making processes, both internationally and in the Netherlands.

Chairs/RGL's

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Affordability and accessibility of care - Bram Wouterse
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Global health economics - Rob Baltussen
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Integrating empirical and normative analysis in HTA - Gert-Jan van der Wilt
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Early HTA - Janneke Grutters
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Fiscal sustainable health care systems - Patrick Jeurissen
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Projects

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Initial education

Introduction to health economics and policy.
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Introduction to key topics in health care policy and organization.
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Research minor on how to implement healthcare innovations in the system.
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Introduction to the healthcare system.
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HTA is a multidisciplinary process that uses explicit methods to determine the value of a health technology at different points in its life cycle. The goal is to inform decision making to promote an equitable, efficient and high-quality health system. As such, it requires transdisciplinary teamwork. It is closely intertwined with clinical practice and health policy.
Learn more here. Please search via code MED-BMS58 en MED-BMS62.
The minor involves evaluating innovations in healthcare, focusing on surgical innovations.
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The minor offers depth in key issues in global health, connecting the three levels of molecule, human and population.
Learn more here. Please search by code MED-B3MIN06.

Post-initial education

This course provides practical and step-by-step guidance on using evidence-informed deliberative processes in HTA to design a country's health care packages. Students will learn how this approach promotes legitimate decision-making on the road to "universal health coverage.
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This free online course consists of four weeks, in which you will learn about the policy context of HTA, methods for reconstructing stakeholder interpretive frameworks, and critical analysis of background theories and normative explanations.
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Online e-module on the early evaluation of innovation.
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4-day master class, primarily for civil servants interested in the topic of affordable care.
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Collaborations

Interdisciplinary and international network of experts in early HTA to scale up and improve the methodology and application of early HTA.
National network of early HTA experts to encourage collaboration and exchange.
Multiyear health care affordability program.
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Network of research institutes in the field of global HTA.
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Consultancy/services

If you are interested in consultations or services from an R&E group, please fill out our application form.

We offer advice and support on health economic/HTA-related issues, in particular on how to apply economic evaluation, including cost-effectiveness analysis.

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Projects in the broadest sense on affordability of care at macro, meso and micro level. How to finance care? International comparison of healthcare systems.

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Team members

Janneke Grutters Professor Early Health Technology Assessment
Rob Baltussen Professor of Global Health Economics

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