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| Wim H van HartenSummaryAffiliation: The Netherlands Cancer Institute Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Critical appraisal of translational research models for suitability in performance assessment of cancer centersAbinaya Rajan
The Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital NKI AVL, Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Oncologist 17:e48-57. 2012..Currently, no standard method exists to identify models for use in performance assessment. This study aimed to critically appraise translational research models for suitability in performance assessment of cancer centers...
Strategic behaviour of institutional providers in mental handicapped care in the NetherlandsWillem H van Harten
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Health Organ Manag 21:184-93. 2007..The purpose of this paper is to describe an inventory of the strategic responses of institutional providers of mental handicapped care to the strengthening of consumer choice through a personal care budget (PCB)...
Benchmarking biology research organizations using a new, dedicated toolWillem H van Harten
The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mol Oncol 4:12-8. 2010..However, strict definitions of the parameters used for the benchmark and a thorough insight into the organization of each of the benchmark partners is required to produce comparable data and draw firm conclusions...
Quantifying culture gaps between physicians and managers in Dutch hospitals: a surveyHanneke A H J Klopper-Kes
Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Almelo, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 10:86. 2010..Insight gained from use of the questionnaire might enable us to reflect on these differences and could provide practical tools to improve cooperation between physicians and managers, with an aim to enhance hospital performance...
Exploring types of focused factories in hospital care: a multiple case studyEelco Bredenhoff
School of Management and Governance, University of Twente, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 10:154. 2010..Thus contributing to the understanding of the diversity of examples found in the literature...
Scenario drafting to anticipate future developments in technology assessmentValesca P Retel
Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital NKI AVL, Department of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Plesmanlaan 121, Amsterdam 1066 CX, The Netherlands
BMC Res Notes 5:442. 2012..Secondly, we explored the value of this method on the case of the clinical implementation of the 70-gene signature for breast cancer, a gene expression profile for selecting patients who will benefit most from chemotherapy...
Alpe d'HuZes cancer rehabilitation (A-CaRe) research: four randomized controlled exercise trials and economic evaluations in cancer patients and survivorsMai J M Chinapaw
Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Behav Med 19:143-56. 2012..However, many previous studies had methodological weaknesses related to trial design, sample size, comparison group, outcome measures, short follow-up durations and programme content...
A cost-effectiveness analysis of a preventive exercise program for patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with concomitant chemo-radiotherapyValesca P Retel
Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital NKI AVL, Department of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Cancer 11:475. 2011..This study presents cost-effectiveness analyses of a preventive (swallowing) exercise program (PREP) compared to usual care (UC) from a health care perspective...
Review on early technology assessments of nanotechnologies in oncologyValesca P Retel
Department of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mol Oncol 3:394-401. 2009..Assessment methods taking technology dynamics into account, such as Constructive Technology Assessment (CTA) should be considered for evaluation purposes...
International benchmarking of specialty hospitals. A series of case studies on comprehensive cancer centresWineke A M van Lent
Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, PO Box 902031006, BE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 10:253. 2010..As there is a trend towards specialization of hospitals, this study examines the benchmarking process and the success factors of benchmarking in international specialized cancer centres...
Head-to-head comparison of the 70-gene signature versus the 21-gene assay: cost-effectiveness and the effect of complianceValesca P Retel
Department of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Breast Cancer Res Treat 131:627-36. 2012..With additional data, preferably from head-to-head outcome studies and especially on compliance concerning discordant test results, calculations can be made with higher degrees of certainty...
A systematic review of web-based interventions for patient empowerment and physical activity in chronic diseases: relevance for cancer survivorsWilma Kuijpers
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
J Med Internet Res 15:e37. 2013..While interactive Web-based interventions are increasingly used in various chronic disease settings to enhance empowerment and physical activity, such interventions are still uncommon for cancer survivors...
Exploring improvements in patient logistics in Dutch hospitals with a surveyWineke A M van Lent
Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, BE, The Netherlands
BMC Health Serv Res 12:232. 2012..We therefore examined the approaches and tools used to improve patient logistics in Dutch hospitals, the reported effects of these approaches on performance, the applied support structure and the methods used to evaluate the effects...
Constructive Technology Assessment (CTA) as a tool in coverage with evidence development: the case of the 70-gene prognosis signature for breast cancer diagnosticsValesca P Retel
Department of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 25:73-83. 2009..We used CTA for the introduction of a new diagnostic test in the Netherlands, the 70-gene prognosis signature (MammaPrint) for node-negative breast cancer patients...
Design of the Physical exercise during Adjuvant Chemotherapy Effectiveness Study (PACES): a randomized controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of physical exercise in improving physical fitness and reducing fatigueHanna van Waart
The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Cancer 10:673. 2010....
A review on the relation between simulation and improvement in hospitalsWineke AM van Lent
Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 12:18. 2012....
Use of 70-gene signature to predict prognosis of patients with node-negative breast cancer: a prospective community-based feasibility study (RASTER)Jolien M Bueno de Mesquita
Department of Pathology, Division of Diagnostic Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lancet Oncol 8:1079-87. 2007....
