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Study on the Empowerment of the European Patient Denmark has the most empowered patients around Europe. So says the report Empowerment of the European Patient - Options and Implications”, published today in Brussels. The top ranked countries are a good mix of Western and central - Eastern European countries. The report finds that money is not the only thing that matters when it comes to patient empowerment – the issue is about will and perception of whom the healthcare system aims to serve! The report groups 18 indicators of empowerment into four categories: Patients’ rights, Information, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Financial incentives. Each sub-discipline is weighted for importance to provide the overall score of max 1000 points. The individual category leaders are as follows:
Luxemburg, 16th place: A provider catalogue with quality ranking is needed to enable patients’ choice! For more information, the Report and the Matrix: Health Consumer Powerhouse |