Cost and Benefits of Physiotherapy

Description

The project explores the rising utilization of physiotherapy services under basic health insurance, pinpointing the factors driving this increase. It will scrutinize the demographics and treatment timelines of patients resorting to physiotherapy. The objective is to discern where the expansion of physiotherapy services is warranted and beneficial to patients, and where it may not be.

Key data

Projectlead

Prof. Dr. Marc Höglinger

Deputy Projectlead

Dr. Florian Liberatore

Project team

Dr. Michael Stucki, Dr. Andreas Kohler, Thomas Egger, Sarah Heiniger, Irene Kobler

Project status

completed, 01/2024 - 03/2025

Institute/Centre

Winterthur Institute of Health Economics (WIG)

Funding partner

Groupe Mutuel Assurances GMA SA

Project budget

106'000 CHF

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