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Table 3 Responses to the survey

From: The reimbursement system can influence the treatment choice and favor joint replacement versus other less invasive solutions in patients affected by osteoarthritis

Questions

Options

Responses

Percentage

Question 1

“Do you think that the current DRG system allows access to all necessary options to best treat patients affected by OA?”

Yes

28

9.9%

No

196

69.3%

I do not know

59

20.8%

Question 2

“Do you think that DRGs for OA treatments are unbalanced and favor the choice of prosthetic solutions?”

Yes

157

55.5%

No

61

21.5%

I do not know

65

23.0%

Question 3

“Do you think that the current DRG system can contribute to the increase in prosthetic implantation at the expense of other less invasive solutions?”

Yes

153

54.1%

No

72

25.4%

I do not know

58

20.5%