title: Health-care improvements in a financially constrained environment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Centre for Person Centred Care, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: Inger.ekman@gu.se.
authors.forename: Inger
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ekman
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Management, Berlin University of Technology, Berlin, Germany; Berlin School of Public Health, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Management, Berlin University of Technology, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Ewout
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Ginneken
authors.affiliation: Imec, Wearable Health Solutions, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Hoof
authors.affiliation: Talma Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Linde
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van Ittersum
authors.affiliation: Talma Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klink
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.affiliation: Imperial College Business School, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miraldo
authors.affiliation: European Patients Forum, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olauson
authors.affiliation: Imec, Wearable Health Solutions, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: De Raedt
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Informatics Department, IBM Research Lab, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosen-Zvi
authors.affiliation: European Patients Forum, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Strammiello
authors.affiliation: Centre for Person Centred Care, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Törnell
authors.affiliation: Centre for Person Centred Care, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swedberg
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000191:economics