保险是否为常见的骨科诊断提供足够的物理治疗访问保险? 一个调查研究研究调查
Kaitlin Pyrz1, Mathew Hargreaves1, Audria Wood2
1From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Southern medical journal
|July 3, 2024
概括
大多数物理治疗师认为,保险覆盖范围对于骨科康复来说是不够的,推的诊所访问往往超过政策限制. 这会影响患者的福祉和康复目标.
科学领域:
- 整形外科 整形外科 整形外科
- 康复医学 康复医学 康复医学
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 物理治疗对于骨科康复至关重要.
- 保险覆盖的限制可能会阻碍最佳的患者结果.
- 了解推和覆盖的物理治疗访问之间的差距至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 分析物理治疗师为骨科康复和保险覆盖而推的访问之间的关联.
- 评估物理治疗师对常见骨科疾病保险充足性的看法.
主要方法:
- 一项前性观察性研究,涉及251名经过董事会认证的物理治疗师.
- 关于11种骨科诊断和保险充足性的推访问的定性问卷.
- 与阿拉巴马州主要公司的保险覆盖细节进行比较.
主要成果:
- 完全康复的推访问范围从11.3 (脚扭伤) 到37.3 (ACL重建),平均23.8次访问.
- 只有24%的物理治疗师认为保险提供了足够的访问覆盖.
- 保险覆盖通常需要额外的程序,并且有很大的差异.
结论:
- 大多数阿拉巴马州的物理治疗师认为骨科康复的保险覆盖不足.
- 这种差异影响了以患者为中心的目标,需要优化治疗决策.
- 这些发现对医疗保健政策,患者福祉和未来研究都有影响.
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