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Table 1 Health Care System in Austria: Key Terms

From: Dermatologists’ perceptions of suicidality in dermatological practice: a survey of prevalence estimates and attitudes in Austria

  Self-employed/resident doctor Employed doctor
  Contract physician Private specialist Contract/private dermatologist
German term KassenärztInnen Privat- und WahlärztInnen Alle Kassen und privat Angestellte ÄrztInnen
Working conditions contract with SHI Fund working privately contract with SHI Fund and working privately contract with SHI Fund and/or working privately
Distinctive features treatments directly reimbursed by SHI Fund; longer waiting time for appointment and shorter duration of doctor’s consultations not or only partially reimbursed by SHI Fund; shorter waiting time for appointment and longer duration of doctor’s consultations combines features of contract and private practices provides inpatient care (employment in a hospital)
  1. Note. SHI Fund Social Health Insurance Fund
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BMC Dermatology

ISSN: 1471-5945

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