Fast-track cardiology clinics—going Dutch!

In the Netherlands, 1.4 million people suffer from cardiovascular disease. This number will increase with more than 30% over the next 20 years. To ensure access to outpatient clinics at acceptable costs, the efficiency of outpatient health care warrants optimisation. Rapid-access or fast-track cardiology services not only enable dealing with the rising number of outpatients, but also meet patients’ expectations such as short waiting time, direct evaluation of the test results and prompt therapy if necessary