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An Integrated Rehabilitation Model: An Ideal Framework for Limiting Health Care Costs

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53261#.VLiBbcnQrzE Author(s)   Luca Collebrusco Affiliation(s) Rehabilitation Unit, National Health Service of Umbria, Perugia, Italy . ABSTRACT The financial crisis has caused a severe limitation of resources for the public health service and rehabilitation. The proposal of integrated diagnosis and treatment in rehabilitation, involving the introduction of new therapeutic models alongside orthodox models, could lead to a reduction in health care costs through better patient compliance. In rehabilitative assistance in health care, the limiting of financial resources can be simplified, given its multifaceted nature and the need to integrate clinical experience with research. In addition, the phases of rehabilitative recovery do not focus on organ damage, but improved participation and the reduction of disability. For this reason, we have considered incorpo...