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<strong>KCE</strong> <strong>report</strong>s 57 Musculoskeletal & Neurological Rehabilitation 203<br />
rehabilitation professionals. Reg<strong>is</strong>ters are an important support tool <strong>in</strong> th<strong>is</strong> quality<br />
approach.<br />
In the US different facilities provide post-acute care rehabilitation services. A<br />
preadm<strong>is</strong>sion screen<strong>in</strong>g process <strong>is</strong> needed <strong>with</strong><strong>in</strong> Medicare as stays <strong>in</strong> a Medicare<br />
<strong>in</strong>patient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) are funded by a prospective payment system. <strong>The</strong><br />
unit-of-payment <strong>is</strong> a Medicare covered hospital stay. Patients are classified <strong>with</strong> a patient<br />
assessment <strong>in</strong>strument (IRF PAI). Quality of care <strong>is</strong> not uniformly assessed, although<br />
efforts are made to develop a quality approach based on reg<strong>is</strong>tration. Services can be<br />
accredited by the Comm<strong>is</strong>sion on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)<br />
based on preset standards.<br />
In th<strong>is</strong> and the follow<strong>in</strong>g chapters the organ<strong>is</strong>ation and f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g of musculoskeletal and<br />
neurological rehabilitation <strong>in</strong> Belgium <strong>is</strong> d<strong>is</strong>cussed. Th<strong>is</strong> d<strong>is</strong>cussion <strong>is</strong> based on the <strong>in</strong>put<br />
of national experts and elements from literature described <strong>in</strong> previous parts. Several<br />
models are proposed and recommendations applicable to the Belgian context are made.<br />
9.1.2 Optim<strong>is</strong><strong>in</strong>g the organ<strong>is</strong>ation and f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g of post-acute musculoskeletal<br />
and neurological rehabilitation <strong>in</strong> Belgium<br />
<strong>The</strong> current organ<strong>is</strong>ation and f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g of musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation<br />
<strong>in</strong> Belgium requires an important rev<strong>is</strong>ion. <strong>The</strong> conventions 9.50 and 7.71 have to be<br />
rev<strong>is</strong>ed and elaborated <strong>in</strong> the context of an overall strategic v<strong>is</strong>ion on rehabilitation <strong>in</strong><br />
the Belgian health care approach. In their current form the conventions do not<br />
differentiate enough from, or offer added value to K-nomenclature.<br />
Belgian health care services are <strong>in</strong> general character<strong>is</strong>ed by a wide accessibility and<br />
affordability by a universal social security system. <strong>The</strong> development of a v<strong>is</strong>ion on the<br />
organ<strong>is</strong>ation and f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g of rehabilitation services and facilities should fit <strong>in</strong> th<strong>is</strong><br />
tradition. <strong>The</strong> new conceptual approach of rehabilitation should be built on the<br />
<strong>in</strong>teraction between f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g, organ<strong>is</strong>ation and quality of rehabilitation services (Figure<br />
9.2). A l<strong>in</strong>e of reason<strong>in</strong>g developed <strong>in</strong> th<strong>is</strong> chapter, takes these <strong>is</strong>sues <strong>in</strong>to account.<br />
Figure 9.2: Interaction <strong>in</strong> policy mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Necessary <strong>in</strong>teraction for<br />
policymak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Rehabilitation<br />
Budget<br />
Quality system<br />
Rehabilitation<br />
Services<br />
Similar to <strong>in</strong>ternational debates, Belgium needs to develop an explicit conceptual<br />
framework for the organ<strong>is</strong>ation of musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation. It <strong>is</strong><br />
proposed to develop a stratified rehabilitation model <strong>in</strong> which the roles of rehabilitation<br />
organ<strong>is</strong>ations can be identified, tak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to account character<strong>is</strong>tics of patients’ needs,<br />
d<strong>is</strong>ease trajectories, rehabilitation goals and epidemiological and geographical needs.<br />
Resource allocation must become more transparent and related to the effective service<br />
delivery for particular patient character<strong>is</strong>tics.