Zorgmobiel is an outpatient mobile care unit for diabetic patients, initiated by the Stichting Diabeteszorg Amsterdam (Diabetes Care Foundation in Amsterdam) and the ‘Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis’. Starting June 2nd, Zorgmobiel offers a program to assist patients in their efforts to give up smoking, based on the recently released ‘Vital to Quit Smoking’ solution by VitalHealth. Diabetes patients are at a higher risk for developing cardio-vascular diseases, and smoking increases that risk. Using the ‘Vital to Quit Smoking’ software, Zorgmobiel hopes to assist as many people as possible in giving up smoking.

VitalHealth solutions are based on well-established and accepted guidelines. The protocol in Vital to Quit Smoking is based on the Minimal Intervention Strategy (MIS), as well as guidelines by Stivoro and the Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap (Dutch Physician Society). Besides these guidelines, the solution banks on the many years of experience built-up by VitalHealth partner Diagnosis4Health (D4H) with their “quit-smoking” programs.

The implementation of Vital to Quit Smoking at Zorgmobiel will be managed by D4H. Zorgmobiel is uniquely flexible with its model of providing care, bringing mobile units close to the patients at various locations in and around Amsterdam, and extending care into the evening hours. This patient oriented approach in combination with the complete care offering including lifestyle coaching is without question unique. Because of its innovative approach, the Zorgmobiel program is financed by insurance provider Agis.