Leiden, April 4, 2025 - DEARhealth, a pioneer in smart medical software for healthcare providers and patients, officially joined Topicus Healthcare as of April 2, 2025. This acquisition marks an important milestone in DEARhealth's growth and opens up new opportunities to further develop its innovative technologies and increase its impact on healthcare.
Powered by Topicus, DEARhealth will have the space to continue its mission: to improve healthcare through smart technology, based on its own vision and expertise.
'By joining Topicus, we are creating the space and momentum needed to take our shared ambition to the next level: keeping healthcare accessible and developing smart solutions that foster collaboration in the healthcare sector,' says Mirjam van der Steen, Director of DEARhealth.
DEARhealth's software, including the decision support tool (DEARrecommender), supports healthcare professionals in the secondary and tertiary care in personalizing and digitizing care pathways. 'The impact is significant: a demonstrable reduction in the number of outpatient visits, fewer hospitalization days, reduced use of medical specialists, fewer lab tests and overall time savings,' says Hugo Brand, director at Topicus.
Up until now, DEARhealth has focused on improving care in secondary and tertiary healthcare. Thanks to the collaboration with Topicus, this impact will now extend to primary care. With the DEARrecommender, general practitioners and other care providers can be better supported, allowing them to work more efficiently and offer even better care to their patients. This helps relieve the pressure on primary care and makes the entire healthcare chain more accessible and efficient.
In the coming period, DEARhealth will focus on the further development and implementation of its technology, with an emphasis on expanding to new indications and supporting integrated care processes across different levels of care.
“Together with Topicus, we’re taking the next step in improving healthcare!”