Patient access to voice prostheses and heat and moisture exchangers: Factors influencing physician’s prescription and reimbursement in eight European countries

Highlights•Non-prescription related to lack of device funding, experience and comfortableness. •Restrictive factors were associated with decentralized healthcare systems. •National reimbursement and guidelines should be provided to improve device access. •Providing education and a rehabilitation tea...

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Published inOral oncology Vol. 91; pp. 56 - 64
Main Authors Beck, A.C.C, Retèl, V.P, van den Brekel, M.W.M, van Harten, W.H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2019
Subjects
Barriers
Europe
Facilitators
Female
Heat and moister exchanger (HME)
Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Medicine
Hot Temperature
Humans
Laryngectomy rehabilitation
Larynx, Artificial - supply & distribution
Male
Medical devices
Otolaryngology
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends
Prescription
Reimbursement
Reimbursement Mechanisms - standards
Surveys and Questionnaires
Technology acceptance model
Voice prosthesis
Europe
Prescription
Medical devices
Technology acceptance model
Barriers
Europe
Heat and moister exchanger (HME)
Laryngectomy rehabilitation
Voice prosthesis
Facilitators
Reimbursement
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Summary:Highlights•Non-prescription related to lack of device funding, experience and comfortableness. •Restrictive factors were associated with decentralized healthcare systems. •National reimbursement and guidelines should be provided to improve device access. •Providing education and a rehabilitation team will support prescription practices.
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ISSN:1368-8375
1879-0593
DOI:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.02.017