Eric van der Hijden

Eric van der Hijden is a Visiting Fellow at the School of Business and Economics, Department of Ethics, Governance and Society at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His work focuses on healthcare cost analysis, policy interventions, and quality improvement in medical practices. He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health equity and sustainable healthcare systems.

Research interests include healthcare substitution patterns, regional practice variations, and the implementation of evidence-based practices. Notable studies explore cost-sharing impacts, dental care accessibility, and surgical procedure variations. He has published over 45 peer-reviewed articles and contributed to policy debates through media engagements.

He teaches the course 'Gezondheid, zorg en wetenschap' and has organized academic activities like the 'VBHC prize Europe' jury. Awards include a 2018 Runner-up Best Paper Prize. His datasets, such as those on cost-sharing effects, are publicly accessible via Figshare.

Key contributions include analyzing cervical cancer screening efficiency and developing audit & feedback systems for healthcare providers. He advocates for bundled payment models and integrates routine healthcare data into research to drive systemic improvements.