Abstract
Healthcare is changing. More than ever, the relationship between the patient and his caregiver is focused on optimizing the quality of life of the patient. In addition to treating patients and diseases, healthcare providers will play an increasingly important role in disease prevention, quality of life and maintenance of the functioning of the patient. This requires a holistic approach to the patient. Networks of healthcare professionals which take the needs of the patient as a starting point are crucial for this. Information technology changes the processes within and outside healthcare institutions: treating physicians and patients have easy contact via digital technology. In health care there is also a growing emphasis on self-management and patient empowerment to increase the quality and effectiveness of treatment outcomes. Online support is becoming more common in-patient self-management, especially in the chronically ill. Technological developments also make it possible to exchange, store, disclose and process large amounts of digitized data directly via the internet.
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