Insurance company AXA announced to start with teleconsultations in the Belgian market as from 1 July 2019. More than 50 000 Belgians, all customers of AXA’s health insurance, will get free access to the service. AXA and its service partner company AXA Partners already have over 5 years experience with teleconsultations in France. Just a
Preventive care needs certified health coaches Recently, I was at the official launch of the Flemish Association of Health Coaches (VVGC) in Bruges. Over 200 people gathered to listen to the purpose and ambitions of the professional association: they want to train, certify and support preventive health coaches. This way, VVGC wants to guarantee quality
MemoryHome is a new platform for dementia care that brings communication and future back to the lives of people with dementia- and to their caregivers. Whereas dementia (in all its forms) all too often is linked to losing possibilities (memories, communication, ..), MemoryHome starts from what IS still possible. MemoryHome is an integrated and blended
Belgian public health insurer Partena has launched a partnership with preventive health start-up Emma health to keep Belgians as healthy as possible. Anyone starting an Emma-account before June 25 can use the screening and AI-based guidance of Emma health for 1 year entirely for free. You don’t have to be a Partena-member. Based on a
Every healthcare entrepreneur makes a journey. If you start to innovate in health, you will definitely have to go through 5 basic steps and decide upon them. The first step is to answer this question: what is your mission? WHY are you a healthcare innovator? Try to answer this even before you make a product
There are many many conferences and events on health innovations all over the world. It might be a difficult job to find which one is specifically interesting for you. I’ve selected 10 European health conferences (+ 1 extra) you should not miss as a health entrepreneur. They are: organised in Europe, so easy and affordable
At first sight, patients having online consultations with a GP or another health professional should be obvious in 2019. But make no mistake. Teleconsultations are becoming commonplace in the USA, Latin America and Asia already for some years now. But up till now, only a few European countries reimburse teleconsultations, thus making it a ‘normal’
Congrats to Airview, Remecare, Fibricheck and Move Up! They are the first 4 validated health apps by the Belgian government. According to the mobile health validation pyramid, these mobile applications are CE-marked and are compliant with medical devices rules. They also are GDPR-compliant (level 1). We can expect them to be the first in row to get
The European EIT health program has opened its headstart call for incorporated startups to get funding and support. So if you are looking for extra funding, a great European network and support, this is your shot! I can really recommend joining this call. Since 2 years I’m a member of the EIT health jury and
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Sofie founded dashplus after having extensively worked with Belgian companies, health organisations, researchers and patient groups for six years.
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