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Telerehabilitation after Total Knee Replacement: Business Model Proposals and Insights from Tuscany

Authors:
Francesco Fusco
Maral Mahdad
Giuseppe Turchetti

Keywords: Business model; telemedicine; telerehabilitation; healthcare management

Abstract:
In the last years, Total Knee Replacement (TKR) has become one of the most performed surgical procedures and according to recent forecasts, its incidence is supposed to increase further. Rehabilitation after TKR is an effective treatment to ensure full recovery after surgery and its economic burden in Italy accounts for almost 182 million of Euro per year. By considering the impact in other sectors, the adoption of Information and Communication Technology was welcome as a tool able to reduce costs and preserve the quality of care. However, the actual adoption is not as high as it was expected. Perhaps it could be the results of a partial involvement of the stakeholders included into the telemedicine services. Decision makers, physicians, patients and informal caregivers, should be involved in business model development to elect the best one to satisfy their needs and increase the value of the telemedicine service. This article describes the preliminary results of the business modelling phase belonging to a broader project aiming at involving the whole set of stakeholders interested in telerehabilitation after TKR.

Pages: 33 to 38

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: February 22, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-384-1

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from February 22, 2015 to February 27, 2015