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10 recommendations to improve EU innovation procurement in healthcare

The paper makes recommendations and proposes measures to enhance understanding, capacity building, and scaling up of innovative procurement in Healthcare across Europe. It also provides a validated list of common unmet needs in four key areas: green, digital, integrated, and personalised care.

The recommendations

  1. Empower healthcare managers and opinion leaders to make innovation procurement a strategic priority.
  2. Support the creation, alignment and uptake of standards and guidelines.
  3. Foster the learning-by-doing of stakeholders and the delivery of targeted support.
  4. Strengthen EU-wide collaboration and knowledge exchange.
  5. Increase predictable, broad-scope funding on innovation procurement calls.
  6. Adopt Value-Based Healthcare and Value-Based Procurement as guiding principles in healthcare transformation.
  7. Enforce measures to systematically increase the adoption of successful results.
  8. Provide clear rules and updated guidance to accelerate the uptake of innovation.
  9. Reinforce existing networks to maximise strategic impact.
  10. Align procurement with health system priorities: green, digital, integrated and personalised.

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Knowledge is the first step — action comes next. Are you a policymaker, a health professional, or an engaged citizen? — This resource equips you to take action: explore the key insights of the Procure4Health policy paper.

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