Background: In a world increasingly shaped by technological innovation, the healthcare sector plays an important role in society's sustainable advancement. This study explores the use of IoT and RFID technologies to improve hospital operations and modernize healthcare services. Methods: We...

Background As the number of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) demonstrating the survival benefits of combination therapies in previously treated multiple myeloma (MM) patients increases, it is essential to determine the most cost- effective treatment through robust economic evaluation. This...

Recently, public and private providers within two-tier healthcare markets have engaged in a fierce competition for patients, which is significantly influenced by patients' multifaceted sensitivities to delays and payments, particularly when patients' potential balking is considered. However,...

Using high-quality administrative data from Upper Austria, we analyze the effect of hospital crowding on patients' short- and medium-term healthcare utilization and labor market outcomes. Focusing on acute inpatient diagnoses, we exploit idiosyncratic variation in daily diagnosis-related...

Background Evidence on the cost effectiveness of deprescribing in multimorbidity is limited. Objective To investigate the cost effectiveness of a general practitioner (GP) delivered, individualised medication review to reduce polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older...

Cross-city patient mobility reflects the geographic mismatch in medical resources, posing significant challenges for healthcare accessibility and equitable resource allocation. However, existing research methods inadequately capture the complex relationships between healthcare supply and demand...

There is a lack of understanding of what may drive gender disparities in healthcare utilization and outcomes. We present novel evidence on the impact of physician-patient gender match on healthcare quality using standardized patients (SPs) in an experiment, and collected interactions between SPs...

Despite growing evidence of gender disparities in healthcare utilization and health outcomes, there is a lack of understanding of what may drive such differences. We present novel evidence on the impact of physician-patient gender match on healthcare quality using the standardized patients (SPs)...

In this booklet, we provide an overview of the 24 ERNs and celebrate their achievements to the rare disease agenda, to actively communicate on the Commission's actions and decisions and explain the benefits and opportunities stemming from our work. The overall outlook emerging from reading this...

The EU's action on rare diseases strives to improve access to knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with rare diseases through funding research on rare diseases and newborn screening, making available dedicated tools, such as the telemedicine tool, pooling of resources and cooperation.

In this booklet, we provide an overview of the 24 ERNs and celebrate their achievements to the rare disease agenda, to actively communicate on the Commission's actions and decisions and explain the benefits and opportunities stemming from our work. The overall outlook emerging from reading this...

The EU's action on rare diseases strives to improve access to knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with rare diseases through funding research on rare diseases and newborn screening, making available dedicated tools, such as the telemedicine tool, pooling of resources and cooperation.

ALTHEA will develop a web-based platform to facilitate the screening of mental health issues among cancer patients and their families, while supporting patients and healthcare providers in accessing up-to-date educational materials and promoting the delivery of tailored psychological support.

Patients will play a vital role in Health Technology Assessments across the EU when the HTA Regulation ((EU) 2021/2282) comes into force in 2025. Over the past 12 years, The European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) has become a key multistakeholder actor for patient...

Cross-border healthcare refers to healthcare received by an individual outside of their Member State of affiliation. EU citizens have the right to receive healthcare in any EU country and to be reimbursed for cross-border care by their home country. To guarantee this fundamental right, the EU...

Health care systems rely on geographical boundaries that secure financial stability and adequate planning. Quality differences across regions often arise for efficiency reasons, causing patient flows if mobility is free. In this paper, a theoretical spatial competition model is developed to...

Im Fokus dieser Branchenanalyse stehen die Einflüsse gegenwärtiger globaler Krisen und Transformationstrends auf die Medizintechnikbranche in Deutschland. Anfällige Lieferketten, Unsicherheiten durch Regularien, Globalisierungstendenzen und die Digitalisierung von Produkten und Prozessen...

The health and medicine sector are increasingly digitized, a trend that will accelerate with more widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, wearables and internet of things-based healthcare. Yet, this digital transformation carries notable cybersecurity threats. While there is ample...

Typically, a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) measures the added value of a new medicine in comparison with the best existing treatment. Patients have direct knowledge on which side effects are manageable, the impact and most relevant factors, and the qualitative meaning of quality-of-life...

The European Cancer Patient Digital Centre (ECPDC) aims at increasing the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors, which is often characterised by a lack of understanding or insufficient consideration of patient needs during and after the treatment. In 2022, the European Commission...

Cross-border healthcare refers to healthcare received by an individual outside of their Member State of affiliation. EU citizens have the right to receive healthcare in any EU country and to be reimbursed for cross-border care by their home country. To guarantee this fundamental right, the EU...

The roadmap for 'Medical Applications of Ionising Radiation for Better Patients' Lives' has been established within the Euratom Horizon 2020 EURAMED rocc-n-roll project. It takes into account the EURAMED rocc-n-roll Strategic Research Agenda (SRA). Based on a patient-centric approach, the...

Using simulated patients to mimic nine established non-communicable and infectious diseases over 27 trials, we assess ChatGPT's effectiveness and reliability in diagnosing and treating common diseases in low- and middle-income countries. We find ChatGPT's performance varied within a single...

This paper estimates the impact of nursing shortages in hospitals on healthcare provision and patient outcomes by exploiting a strong and stable appreciation of the Swiss franc in 2011. Due to collective bargaining hindering wage adjustments in the German healthcare sector, cross-border wage...

The presence of congestion is a common scenario in tertiary-level hospitals worldwide. Current research suggests that an increase in hospital bed capacity is not a long-term solution given that patient demand adapts to added capacity. Recent literature suggests the need for the implementation of...