[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]For an average 20% of computed tomography and magnetic resonance images, radiologists see structure (pathology) with which they are not familiar. The process of finding information in order to write a report takes up to 20 minutes....
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nurses can spend up to 30% of their total work time searching for equipment. With labour costs making up the vast majority of healthcare spending, this represents a significant fraction of the total European healthcare spending. In...
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Although sepsis economic impact is difficult to quantify, an epidemiological study1 estimated an average cost of ₤25.000/case with an annual population-based incidence between 40-455 per 100.000.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class="pilot-data bg-color-cat" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image...
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Stroke care is time sensitive. Early identification and appropriate management in the initial hours after the event are associated with lower morbidity and mortality as well as a reduction in healthcare costs. The annual economic costs of...
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]One in 8 women in the EU will develop breast cancer before the age of 85. This disease is associated with a great economic cost. In fact, in 2010 it was estimated at more than €15 billion...
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lung cancer had the highest economic cost (€18.8 billion, 15% of overall cancer costs)1. Many of these patients have comorbidities but they are often underrepresented in clinical trials. As a result, the management is frequently suboptimal and...
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Prostate cancer was the most common cancer among men in EU in 2012. Its incidence is expected to further increase. This poses a large burden on health care services and prostate cancer is within the top four...
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are currently 15 million patients living with Heart Failure (HF) in Europe. Annual mortal risk for these patients is between 10% to 20%, higher than various cancers. HF patients, in particular those with (multiple) comorbidities, currently...
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chronic lung conditions are major drivers to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third largest cause of death globally and Asthma the commonest long term respiratory condition affecting over 30 million people in...
Read more[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are approximately 60 million people living with diabetes in Europe. And rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are also increasing rapidly due to unhealthy lifestyle, increased obesity and lowered thresholds for diagnosis. As a result, many...
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