ConsultAssistent is celebrating its 10th anniversary!

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Yesterday, we celebrated this together with the team, our partners, and the children at a fun BBQ. It was a wonderful moment to reflect on everything we’ve built together over the past few years, the great collaborations, and the exciting steps that still lie ahead.

The idea behind ConsultAssistent originated over twenty years ago with ENT specialist Henk Blom, based on the conviction that good care begins with an understanding of the patient’s situation. When information about symptoms, context, and medical history is available in a complete and structured manner, healthcare providers can work more effectively and make better-informed decisions. That same information makes it possible to track and compare treatment outcomes and to learn from previous cases.

Together with Martijn Buitenhuis, Patrick Nelissen, and Bert Mooij, Outcome Measurement B.V. was founded on May 6, 2016, and under its original name “Sherlock” (Watson’s partner), the team worked on developing a system to create smart automated medical history modules for specialized medical care.

Ten years of ConsultAssistent means ten years of:

• Thinking about how to make healthcare smarter, through trial and error
• Experience in optimizing user-friendliness
• Working to Achieve a High Response Rate by Asking Only Relevant Questions
• Structured Data for Scientific Research
• Learning from every patient how to make care even better for the next one

The coming period will be focused on further scaling up, continuing to develop our explainable AI decision support, MDR certification, and expanding our triage facilities to help optimize patient intake and monitoring, thereby helping to keep healthcare affordable and accessible.

Thank you to everyone who is part of this journey. Here’s to many more wonderful years together!

Henk Blom, Bert Mooij, Patrick Nelissen, Martijn Buitenhuis, Job Kelderman, Niels Sprangers, Tara Lamers, Wouter Schaart, Sander Hoksbergen, Andrea Rossi, Gabriel Marica, Femke van der Veen, Domino Determann, Joost van Tongeren, Emma van Acker, Julie Bosch, Fabiënne Meijboom, Renée Langendijk, – Maartje van Gelder, Wendy Enthoven, Rogier Thomasse, Sjors Dekkers, Lisa Verheul, Lizet de Vries, Lidewij Vroonhof, Chantal Hawker, Camiel Villa Rikkers, Lara Guerrini, Tamir Themans, Ries Meijssen, Vosse Meijssen, Tara van Opstal , Arjo Poldervaart , Eric Leeuw, and Remco Wierenga