On January 1, Bas Leerink will join IG&H as a partner. Leerink has in-depth sector knowledge about healthcare and wants to use his knowledge for the benefit of the patient.
Leerink previously worked as a director at health insurer Menzis, and afterwards as chairman of the board at top clinical hospital Medisch Spectrum Twente. At the time of his appointment in 2013, the hospital was facing difficult times; it came under strict supervision, while at the same time a new hospital was being built. In the last six years, Leerink focused on more transparency and received a lot of praise for doing so. Presumably, the organization is currently doing very well financially. Leerink has also put Value-Based Health Care on the agenda, together with the other Santeon Hospitals.
He wants to apply this knowledge to healthcare institutions and insurers in a broad sense. On his move to IG&H, Leerink says: “There is a lot to do in healthcare. Society expects better services, continuous introduction of new medical techniques and medicines, more “joint decision”, and more possibilities for healthcare at home, at the same cost. For me, the continuous focus IG&H places on the end-user of healthcare or health insurance is an important reason to make this transition. Besides of course the team of people with whom I will be working.“