Prescription and reimbursement
All Fresubin and disease-specific products are food for special medical purposes for the dietary management of patients with or at risk of disease-related malnutrition. Food for medical purposes has to be used under medical supervision and you, the healthcare professional, will define the individual requirements of your patient.
As the effectiveness of ONS and tube feeds are scientifically proven, you can prescribe Fresubin for it to be reimbursed by the health insurance.
The evidence for the economic benefits of EN is shown in several cases:
CostSavings due ONS Compliance.pdf
Increased compliance with ONS achieves cost savings from up to 12 % in hospitals.
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- CostSavings due ONS Compliance.pdf
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CostSavings from EN tube feeding.pdf
Enteral tube feeds can reduce the overall resources required to care for a patient.
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- CostSavings from EN tube feeding.pdf
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- 1 MB
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CostSavings in EN for Diabetes.pdf
Nutrition support for malnourished patients with impaired glucose tolerance reduces overall costs by improving nutritional status.
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- CostSavings in EN for Diabetes.pdf
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- 845 KB
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CostSavings Evidence for EN in ICU.pdf
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- CostSavings Evidence for EN in ICU.pdf
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- 3 MB
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CostSavings in ICU.pdf
Reaching nutritional targets with early enteral nutrition in the ICU lowers costs by reducing major cost factors.
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- CostSavings in ICU.pdf
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- 392 KB
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