Context

In Switzerland, the annual cost and burden of brain and spinal cord injuries is estimated at 14.7 billion CHF and for caregiving of 3.7 billion CHF. This is mostly the result of the incapacity of the current care and financial models to tackle neuro-rehabilitation.

Solution

SwissNeuroRehab will develop and validate an effective and efficient model of neurorehabilitation in Switzerland. The model will describe the clinical, operational, and economic needs to treat sensorimotor and cognitive deficits after stroke, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. State-of-the-art, evidence-based therapeutic programs, leveraged by digital therapies (DTx), will be validated and implemented into the clinical routine by Swiss centres of excellence. An intercantonal economic model will validate the reimbursement of the new model within the healthcare system and estimate the return of investment for healthcare providers and MedTech companies. Novel programs for education and dissemination will be built for healthcare professionals, decision makers, patients and caregivers. The model will offer a long term solution to address the challenges due to the increasing prevalence of neurological disorders in the ageing society. 

Study design

This project involve over a hundred clinical, DTx, political, and academic partners. HEIG-VD is involved together with Unisanté (VD) and UniBE in studying the socio-economic aspects of the current and the forthcoming model of care.