To make the right decisions, policy makers need a good insight into the factual and strategic issues. But if you really want to achieve anything in health care then it’s essential that research results have a broad base of support, particularly among the various organizations involved (including the professional bodies).
Plexus’s strength is our extensive knowledge of the sector and our experience of what’s actually going on in health care (right down to day-to-day interaction in the workplace!). This makes Plexus highly effective in conducting thorough, independent studies. For Plexus, speed of execution (why do research studies generally take so long?), getting the process right (which stakeholders need to be involved?) and being results-oriented (what do you actually want to achieve by the study?) are key. Our advisors, with their strong analytical skills and thorough training in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, are an essential factor in our success.
Examples of projects:
- Support program to be offered by the government, for the Dutch Council for Public Health
- Functional funding of integrated multidisciplinary care, for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports
- Development of framework and pilot indicators to evaluate Care for the Disabled, for the Dutch Zichtbare Zorg organization
- Pilot study for classification of A&E into levels, for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports
- Benchmark study into price of blood products, for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports
- Structuring primary health care according to function, for the Dutch Health Care Insurance Board
- Standards for adequate care, for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
- Functional funding of acute care, for the Dutch Health Care Insurance Board
- Productivity in the health care sector, for the Dutch foundation Instituut GAK
- Facilitating the Zorg voor Beter initiative, for the Dutch organization for health research and care innovation (ZonMw)
Want to know more?
Contact Rianne Quak:
T +31 (0)20 3010800
E quak@plexus.nl