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Online HiT With modifications since publication of printed version 1. Introduction 1.1 Geography and sociodemography 1.2 Economic context 1.3 Political context 1.4 Health status 2. Organization and governance 2.1 Overview of the health system 2.2 Historical background 2.3 Organization 2.4 Decentralization and centralization 2.5 Planning 2.6 Intersectorality 2.7 Health information management 2.8 Regulation 2.9 Patient empowerment 3. Financing 3.1 Health expenditure 3.2 Sources of revenue and financial flows 3.3 Overview of the statutory financing system 3.4 Out of pocket payments 3.5 Voluntary health insurance 3.6 Other financing 3.7 Payment mechanisms 4. Physical and human resources 4.1 Physical resources 4.2 Human resources 5. Provision of servicesLast modified: 13/06/2018 5.1 Public health 5.2 Patient pathways 5.3 Primary / ambulatory careLast modified: 13/06/2018 5.4 Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care 5.5 Emergency care 5.6 Pharmaceutical care 5.7 Rehabilitation / intermediate care 5.8 Long term care 5.9 Services for informal carers 5.10 Palliative care 5.11 Mental health care 5.12 Dental care 5.13 Complementary and alternative medicine 5.14 Health services for specific populations 6. Principal health reforms 6.1 Analysis of recent reforms 6.2 Future developments 7. Assessment of the health system 7.1 Stated objectives of the health system 7.2 Financial protection and equity in financing 7.3 User experience and equity of access to health care 7.4 Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care 7.5 Health system efficiency 7.6 Transparency and accountability 8. Conclusions 8. Conclusions

Reform log

13 June 2018 - Progress in implementation of new primary care units under Austria’s primary health care reform Read more 18 December 2017 - New Government with New Minister of Labour, Social affairs, Health and Consumer protectionRead more 13 September 2017 - Publication of Austria’s Health Care Structure Plan (2017-2020)Read more 03 August 2017 - New Primary Healthcare Law aims at the establishment of multi-professional and interdisciplinary teamsRead more

Health policy updates

The 2017 hospital outpatient care financing reform: Moving from global budgets to service-based remuneration published 01/04/2017 Nursing training reform passed Austrian parliament published 27/07/2016 Primary healthcare reform underway in Austria published 15/04/2016

HiT Profile Austria

Vol. 15 No. 7 2013: This is the latest published version of the health systems in transition profile (HiT) for Austria written by Maria M. Hofmarcher, edited by Wilm Quentin. Download HiT full version

HSPM members for Austria GÖG, Austrian Health Institute

Contributors Authors: Florian Bachner, Katharina Habimana, Joy Ladurner, Herwig Ostermann, Julia Bobek, Lena Lepuschütz, Andrea E. Schmidt. Editors: Wilm Quentin, Juliane Winkelmann.

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