| | Brazil | To describe the outpatient physiotherapy services provided by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) regarding its geographical distribution, costs | In 2008, SUS authorized a total of 36.064.072 physical therapy services, generating an expense of R$176,479,501.67, equivalent to R$4.89 per session. From a total of 36.064.072 assistances provided by SUS in 2008, 16.934.894 assistances were only in the Southeast region. | Cost analysis | Physiotherapy | Large private hospital in the United States and Canada |
| | Spain | Verify the communication and quality of information in the patients’ medical records between the specialties of primary and secondary health care. | It is observed that the quality and clarity of the information is extremely important for the appropriate direction to follow the continuity of the patient’s care in the network in a more assertive way. | Observational descriptive | Physiotherapy | Primary Care |
| | Italy | The objectives of the study were to describe the patterns of use of rehabilitation services in Tuscany for individuals aged 65 and older, using stroke and hip fracture as index conditions, assessing mortality, quality and cost benefit. | An increased risk for mortality was observed in patients who did not undergo rehabilitation. The average cost of hospital rehabilitation for stroke patients was ?.860 for an in-patient, the value for a hip fracture patient was 25% lower. | Cost-effectiveness | Physiotherapy | SUS |
| | Brazil | Evaluate the clinical and economic outcome of a Cardiopulmonary and Metabolic Rehabilitation Program. | In the group that underwent rehabilitation treatment, there was a reduction in expenses related to hospitalization, while in the control group there was an increase. | Cost-effectiveness | Physiotherapy | Large private hospital in Tuscany, Italy |
| | Cuba | Improvement of the hospital cost management method in a Revolutionary Armed Forces Hospital. | Hospital costs are carried out through absorption costing, but it is necessary to observe the appropriateness of maintaining the cost assessment through that method or the need to apply variations within that methodology or in some cases until changing the form of evaluation, aiming at the best quality of use of the available resources. | Cost analysis | Physiotherapy | Public Outpatient Unit of the Malaga Region, Spain |
| | United States | Implementation of hospital cost control mechanisms through individual production | Implementation of individual productivity control in the hospital rehabilitation sector, helping to control costs. | Cost analysis | Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy | Medium-sized private Hospital of a Health plan |