Abstracts by keywords: rehabilitation
The German Pension Insurance (DRV) carries out a good one million medical and around 150,000 vocational rehabilitation services per year. In medical rehabilitation, there are inpatient and outpatient services in all relevant indications as well as rehabilitation services for children and adolescents (see Figure 1). Of the large number of vocational rehabilitation services (services for participation in working life), further training services and retraining are quality assured, as these are used over a longer period of time and cause a large part of the costs. According to Section 9 SGB VI, the aim of the rehabilitation of the pension insurance is to maintain or restore the professional integration of the insured and thus to avoid or eliminate a reduction in earning capacity due to illness or disability.
23.01.2017
The concept of needs-based justice follows the idea of a balanced distribution of goods and services within a society according to objective criteria. Needs-based health care means that - viewed objectively - all citizens receive the care services that are necessary for them from a qualitative and quantitative perspective. Aspects such as effectiveness, quality and cost-effectiveness of and equal access to care services are of particular importance. Where needs are not met, under-supply, over-supply and incorrect supply can result. In its current 2014 report on needs-based care, the Council of Experts examines the question of how the requirement of needs-based care can be further developed in individual service areas. The focus is on current performance and future development opportunities in the supply of pharmaceuticals, the supply of medical devices and medical rehabilitation. The availability of evidence-based knowledge bases is seen as an essential prerequisite for targeted control measures in all three areas.
31.03.2015
For many years, dental treatments have mostly been evaluated through changes in clinical findings. The survival time of dentures is one of the most important success parameters in prosthetic dental therapies (Lang et al. 2004; Pjetursson et al. 2004a; b; Tan et al. 2004). Other clinical-technical success parameters include a small marginal gap in a restoration, optimal retention of removable dentures (partial dentures) and adequate function in terms of phonation and mastication. At the same time, an assessment of the biological status (pain, caries, periodontitis, tooth loss) can be used to demonstrate oral health and to determine the need for treatment and the effects of dental therapies. These parameters have been examined in numerous clinical studies and allow clinically easily predictable treatment results for most patients (Creugers et al. 2005; Fokkinga et al. 2007; Heydecke and Peters 2002; Kreissl et al. 2007; Priest 1996; Walter et al. 2010 ; Wostmann et al. 2005).