Outcome assessment and documentation: a friend or foe?

[摘要] In all European countries, the ever-raising healthcare costs prompt discussions on rationalization and reallocation of resources. Restrictions in the application of various medical treatments have already become reality, for example, in Switzerland, where the implantation of disc arthroplasty and kyphoplasty has been regularized by the government. As a result, a nation-wide quality control for the use of these emerging technologies had to be implemented prior to further reimbursement by health insurers.

[学科分类] 骨科学