News
15 Jun 2010
Stategic partnership NISB and VitalHealth
NISB selects VitalHealth as IT-partner for rollout of exercise program in primary care
June 15, 2010. Remco Boer, program manager of the Netherlands Institute for Sport & Physical Activity, and Laurens van der Tang, CEO of VitalHealth Software, have signed a strategic partnership. VitalHealth and NISB will develop a software application that supports primary care professionals working with NISB’s “BeweegKuur” exercise program.
BeweegKuur; a project by the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport
The Netherlands Institute for Sport and Physical Activity has been appointed by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport to drive the development of an exercise program called “BeweegKuur”. This program is specifically designed for people suffering from obesity in combination with other risk factors, such as diabetes type 2. Patients are coached towards a more active and healthy lifestyle, based on weight management and the promotion of a healthy diet. This is done from primary care settings, through the cooperation between physician, lifestyle coach, physiotherapist and dietitian. The political goal is to include the BeweegKuur program in the minimum base package of health insurance per Dutch law. For NISB, VitalHealth is a strategic partner that can facilitate the multi-disciplinary cooperation between primary care providers through IT.
Arguments for choosing VitalHealth
An automated information system contributes to a more professional care process, and provides NISB with the ability to connect all participants in the BeweegKuur care network, including the patient. The to-be-developed application will simplify and streamline the administrative process for all care providers. The features and benefits include:
BeweegKuur; a project by the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport
The Netherlands Institute for Sport and Physical Activity has been appointed by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport to drive the development of an exercise program called “BeweegKuur”. This program is specifically designed for people suffering from obesity in combination with other risk factors, such as diabetes type 2. Patients are coached towards a more active and healthy lifestyle, based on weight management and the promotion of a healthy diet. This is done from primary care settings, through the cooperation between physician, lifestyle coach, physiotherapist and dietitian. The political goal is to include the BeweegKuur program in the minimum base package of health insurance per Dutch law. For NISB, VitalHealth is a strategic partner that can facilitate the multi-disciplinary cooperation between primary care providers through IT.
Arguments for choosing VitalHealth
An automated information system contributes to a more professional care process, and provides NISB with the ability to connect all participants in the BeweegKuur care network, including the patient. The to-be-developed application will simplify and streamline the administrative process for all care providers. The features and benefits include:
- User friendly and accessible to all participants
- Referrals by physician
- Sign-up screening by lifestyle coach
- Facilitates communication between paramedical roles, such as the physiotherapist and dietitian, as well as with patients
- Offers rich integration capabilities
Remco de Boer, program manager NISB, is enthusiastic about the partnership with VitalHealth: “The differentiating aspect of the BeweegKuur program is the network approach. With the new system we will be able to better support the various care provider roles. It will improve the cooperation between the care providers and will help further professionalize the BeweegKuur program.”
Laurens van der Tang, CEO VitalHealth Software sees the partnership as an important step towards the use of a solution that proactively contributes to lifestyle improvements. “We’ve come to know NISB as an active organization that stimulates and positively contributes to the promotion of a healthier and more active lifestyle. That proactive approach coupled with the scope of this project can make a real difference in improving public health in our society.”
NISB and VitalHealth are actively putting the partnership at work, and will deliver an initial version of the solution in a few months. Both parties are committed to an intensive and active partnership, and have tentatively agreed to work on similar initiatives for chronic disease management. In this partnership, NISB will provide the process knowledge as subject matter experts, while VitalHealth will contribute its expertise with care delivery networks as well as the flexible and scalable VitalHealth Platform.
About NISB
The Netherlands Institute for Sport and Physical Activity (NISB) was founded in 1999 and is based in Bennekom near Arnhem, the Netherlands. NISB employs 100 people. The aim of NISB is to make the best possible use of the positive social values of sport and physical activity. NISB works for governments, sports organizations and other organizations that are either directly or indirectly involved in sport and activity. NISB is known as a knowledge and innovation institute that is well informed about important developments and trends. NISB also has the knowledge and skills to help direct innovation, the improvement of expertise and support in the area of sport and physical activity.
