Rehabilitation
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Jul 2020
On July 14, 2020, the Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV) announced a new framework for reimbursement of the app supporting rehabilitation program for the total hip or knee replacement (moveUP app). The pilot study will start on October 1, 2020, in 15 hospitals. Reimbursement to other patients is planned to be established by September 2021.
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15
Aug 2019
Domestic use of motor-driven moving splints (continuous passive motion, CPM) after interventions at the knee or shoulder joint remains covered by statutory health insurance. This has been determined by the G-BA (the Federal Joint Committee).
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21
Jul 2017
Dutch Health Care Authority (NZa) has been working on developing tariffs for diagnosis-related groups (DBCs) to reimburse special medical rehabilitation care (medisch-specialistische revalidatiezorg, msrz). Originally, it was planned to roll out new payment model (DRGs with national tariffs) in 2019, however, NZa decided that more time is needed to collect cost data to determine appropriate tariffs.
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