The nationwide network and registry of histo- and cytopathology in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, since 1971, a foundation called Palga has been active, which has developed a system of central archiving of all reports generated by all (55) Pathology departments (academic and non-academic) in the country. PALGA •an acronym, literally translated: pathological anatomy national automated archive. •a non-profit foundation, members are all Pathology departments. •a system developed by pathologists. •a system for pathologists and their departments. Contents national database •abstracts of the pathology reports; an abstract consists of •encrypted patient identification, •a summary of the report •diagnostic terms in line with SNOMED terminology. •about 90 million abstracts of more than 14 million patients are stored. •each year, more than 2 million abstracts are added. PALGA offers pathology laboratories a package for synoptic reporting. A growing number of reports in the database will therefore be structured. At the end of 2015 30 oncological resections or more can be reported with this package. This is a boost for the quality of the data in the PALGA database. National health care projects PALGA facilitates several national health care projects, e.g.: Dutch Cancer registration, Cervical, Breast Cancer and Coloncancer Screening Programs, Health Care Evaluation and Epidemiological Research Surveys.
View Top Employees from Palga FoundationWebsite | http://www.palga.nl |
Revenue | $7 million |
Employees | 30 (17 on RocketReach) |
Founded | 1971 |
Address | De Bouw 123, Houten, Utrecht 3991 SZ, NL |
Phone | +31 88 040 2700 |
Fax | +31 30 410 0132 |
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Industry | Hospitals and Health Care, Medical Testing & Clinical Laboratories, Healthcare |
SIC | SIC Code 807 Companies, SIC Code 80 Companies |
NAICS | NAICS Code 621 Companies, NAICS Code 6215 Companies, NAICS Code 62 Companies, NAICS Code 62151 Companies |
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The Palga Foundation annual revenue was $7 million in 2024.
17 people are employed at Palga Foundation.
Palga Foundation is based in Houten, Utrecht.
The NAICS codes for Palga Foundation are [621, 6215, 62, 62151].
The SIC codes for Palga Foundation are [807, 80].