Rehabilitation services help patients with the loss of function and independence and are increasingly important as populations age and in the face of conflict-related injuries. Shifting services to primary care and outpatient settings reduces costs and improves access and efficiency – provided it is adequate to patients’ needs.
Often rehabilitation services are fragmented, but integration and coordination can overcome the gaps in continuity and patient-centred care. However, coordination takes time and effort to achieve results.
So what coordination strategies support effective rehabilitation? What are the key factors for success? What are the key challenges? Join us to find out!
Speakers
Erin Webb, Technical University Berlin, Germany (Keynote)
Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Jarno Habicht, WHO Country Office for Ukraine
Mark Dayan, Nuffield Trust, UK
Dorja Vočanec, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Marlee Quinn, WHO Country Office for Ukraine
Moderators: Ewout van Ginneken & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)
Strengthening rehabilitation care series: Cross-country learning on financing and organizing service delivery
The World Health Organization is calling for a worldwide effort to bolster rehabilitation as a fundamental component of national health systems and to integrate robust services across the health care continuum. There is, however, a need for evidence on how to finance, organize and deliver rehabilitation services while ensuring rehabilitation care is accessible and affordable and sustainable, and that it remains so for patients needing care across the life-course.
This spotlight series consists of two webinars to discuss findings presented in the Policy Brief on strengthening rehabilitation services through cross-country learning according to two themes:
- Optimizing financing functions (coverage, purchase and payments)
- Organizing service delivery and steering patients to the most appropriate care