For appointments & findings

Upper Austria is working on a new health portal

Instead of mountains of files, findings and medications should be made available online.(Bild: Stefan Boness / Visum / picturedesk.com)

A study trip to Israel provided the final impetus: the province of Upper Austria, the hospital authorities and social insurance are currently working on a standardized web portal that will make it easier for patients to navigate health matters.

User-related services are planned, such as the management of doctor or hospital appointments and easy access to patient files or findings. Deputy Governor Christine Haberlander (ÖVP) does not want this to be seen as a counter-model to the existing ELGA system, but rather as an additional option for digitalization in the healthcare sector.

Ischl and Schärding to get an MR device
The official decision to program this system was made yesterday, Wednesday, at the meeting of the Upper Austrian Health Platform. There was also agreement that the hospitals in Schärding and Bad Ischl should each be equipped with an MR machine. The federal government has the final decision on this. SPÖ health spokesman Peter Binder welcomes the improvements, but describes them as long "overdue".