The main contents of the draft bill are the adjustment of the service groups and quality criteria, including cooperation and exemption options, the postponement of various deadlines and the changed financing of the transformation fund.
The VDGH fundamentally supports the overarching aim of the draft to facilitate the practical implementation of the hospital reform while ensuring the quality of care and nationwide comparability.
In order for the reform goals to be achieved in healthcare, the in-vitro diagnostics infrastructure must be consistently taken into account. Laboratory diagnostics is a cross-section and pacemaker of modern medicine. A significant proportion of clinical decisions are based on laboratory-based findings.
From the VDGH's point of view, it is therefore crucial that laboratory services are defined as a binding minimum structure in the relevant service groups and are reflected financially in the inpatient sector.
