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Healthcare insurance in the Netherlands: an overview
2025-03-10 19:45:02| Spiritual Career Counseling
The Dutch health insurance system relies on two laws, the Zorgverzekeringswet (Zvw, healthcare insurance law) and the AWBZ (general law on exceptional medical expenses).Zorgverzekeringswet (Zvw, healthcare insurance law)The first law consists of rules and regulations regarding short-term medical care, such as visits to a general practitioner, medicine prescriptions, hospital stays and midwifery services.AWBZ (general law on exceptional medical expenses)The second law aims to provide exceptional and long-term medical care for the elderly, disabled or the chronically ill. For instance, elderly that are unable to take care of themselves are entitled to in-home (medical) care provided by healthcare professionals.Healthcare costsHealthcare in the Netherlands is primarily funded by means of taxes. Employers pay a percentage of their employees income (7,65 per cent in 2015) to the tax administration. In addition, employees also pay a fixed percentage of their income (9,65 per cent in 2015)...
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2025-03-10 17:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Home Products Air Conditioners keyboard_arrow_leftArrow back Products When selecting a new air conditioner for your home, you have an array of choices. We have the information you need to research your options, whatever your budget or your needsfrom a single air conditioner to an entire Carrier system. Our lineup of central air conditioners allows you to choose the best solution to meet your needs. After all, weve been focused on cooling indoor spaces since our founder, Willis Carrier, invented the first modern air conditioner system in 1902. From air conditioners to furnaces, heat pumps and more, Carrier has all of the products for your home comfort. What To Look For In An Air Conditioner? Need Help Or Service? Compare A/C Product Lines View Details Energy Savings infoEnergy Savings infoPremiumEnhancedEnhanced or ModerateCompressor Type infoCompressor Type infoVariable-SpeedTwo-Stage or Single-StageSingle-StageHumidity Management infoHumidity Management infoIdeal Humidity System te...
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AI diagnostic platform improves early detection of skin cancer
2025-03-10 17:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
If detected early, the prognosis for skin cancer is excellent. An innovative full-body scanner linked to an AI diagnostic platform is set to help with early detection of melanoma. In just six minutes, it automatically scans a patient's entire body, providing a risk assessment for each anomalous change found in the skin. Twenty partners are working together to develop the diagnostic system as part of the iToBoS project. To ensure that the AI they are using works reliably and safely, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, HHI are incorporating explainable AI (XAI) technologies into the AI tools used.Melanoma is responsible for 60% of all malignant skin growths, and the incidence of this kind of cancer has increased dramatically in recent years. It is often detected too late, as diagnostic methods that allow for early detection are laborious and costly. In a full-body skin scan, dermatologists study each pigmented skin lesion in isolatio...
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