In Finland, the Health Care Services Selection Council (Terveydenhuollon palveluvalikoimaneuvosto, PALKO) is responsible for making recommendations regarding the research, treatment, and rehabilitation methods. The assessment procedure includes the overview of the research data, evidence, ethical, and organizational aspects of healthcare. The Council provides the recommendation whether the method is a part of publicly funded services or not.
Currently, PALKO is working on the only one assessment related to medical technologies:
- Rehabilitation and treatment of lumbar spine dislocation
Initially, the recommendations are published at the website of the Council as drafts and could receive the feedback which would be considered during the preparation of the completed report. The final versions could be found here.
See the full information in Finnish here.
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