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Editorial
. 2020 Oct 1;17(10-12):14-16.
eCollection 2020 Oct-Dec.

Who Will Pay for Robotic Rehabilitation? The Growing Need for a Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Rocco Salvatore Calabrò  1   2   3 , Claudia Müller-Eising  1   2   3 , Maria Letizia Diliberti  1   2   3 , Alfredo Manuli  1   2   3 , Francesca Parrinello  1   2   3 , Giuseppe Rao  1   2   3 , Vincenzo Barone  1   2   3 , Tamara Civello  1   2   3
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Editorial

Who Will Pay for Robotic Rehabilitation? The Growing Need for a Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Rocco Salvatore Calabrò et al. Innov Clin Neurosci. .

Abstract

The robot-assisted rehabilitation is a type of technology that has shown great advances in recent years, demonstrating its effectiveness in different neurological disorders; however, the main argument against the introduction of robot technology in rehabilitation is economic considerations. Herein, we discussed the main concerns related to the widespread use of innovation technology and the need for a cost-effectiveness analysis to enter robotics into the framework of the healthcare systems involved in neurorehabilitation.

Keywords: Innovation technology; functional recovery; healthcare system; neurorehabilitation; reimbursement.

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Conflict of interest statement

FUNDING:No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES:The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article.

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