Cost-efficient care for everyone
The exploding cost of healthcare and the shortage of people to perform the care are placing tremendous pressure on our healthcare system, both in the developed and the developing countries. Therefore, the Philips Healthcare research program is developing more cost-efficient care. With the holistic care cycle approach, Philips Research starts with the needs of the patients and their care providers and focuses on their specific medical needs throughout the whole care cycle.
It won't be a surprise to anyone that the future of healthcare is determined by the demographics of the population. Dr. J.W. Hofstraat, Vice President of Philips Research, illustrates this with a striking number: "In Japan over 20,000 people are older than 100 years. Not all of us live that long, but in general people are getting older in the industrialised countries, which means that we'll see more and more chronic conditions and more demand for healthcare. At the same time, aging means that less people are working so there's a shortage of people to do the care."
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Philips is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs more than 119,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 25.4 billion in 2010, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare.
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