What is the Danish health questionnaire that aims to improve care?
In Denmark, patients are invited to give their feedback on the progress of their disease and their treatment. This initiative helps to improve care and reduce the number of unnecessary consultations.
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00:00 In Europe we are all challenged with an aging population and we have a lack of healthcare professionals.
00:10 In Denmark it has been a national priority for many years to involve patients and see how the patient wants to improve their patient pathways.
00:24 We invite the patients to give their input and say is there a possibility to do something better for ourselves and together with the clinicians.
00:37 There is a co-creation of important questions, of course with all the important health status questions, but also questions that patients might find important.
00:47 The patient does not have to come and spend a whole day visiting the hospital but can sit quietly at home and fill in the questionnaire.
00:58 And at the same time it reduces the number of outpatient visits.
01:03 We are looking very much forward to the collaboration that we will have in the European Union about going in depth with how we can use data also for the future health of our population.
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