BENEFIT for all

An ecosystem linking the necessary pillars to facilitate sustained healthy living is currently taking shape through the BENEFIT consortium in The Netherlands, a public– private partnership uniting academic centres, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, general practices, companies and patient federations. A patient enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation receives, in addition to usual care, access to the BENEFIT environment and loyalty programme supported by a digital personal health application (PHA). This PHA connects interventions from various private and public parties, such as online or offline coaching, lifestyle modification applications, and self-monitoring devices. Healthy living is made more attractive with challenges and rewards for attending appointments with healthcare providers, adhering to evidence-based lifestyle change programmes and coaching, and self-monitoring lifestyle behaviours. These rewards can be exchanged for discounts on health-related goods and services. This increases business for these organisations, creating an incentive for offering healthy rather than unhealthy products. After rehabilitation ends, patients continue using the PHA, ensuring continuity of care and transmural access to their data and lifestyle interventions.