Operation and maintenance should be carried out within the social security scheme.

Thewere in accordance with the procedural model of the Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions (? Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger? ) in the following steps:

Identification, updated description and agreement on real use cases

Development of a Concept for Disease Management in Austria

The Institute of Medical Technologies and Health Management was commissioned by the Styrian Health Insurance Fund ( STGKK ) to ascertain the prerequisites and components for disease management in Austria as part of an innovation project launched by the Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions (? Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger? ).

The Institute also devised a workable concept for a disease management programme ( DMP ) for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

in Austria, there is only one collective agreement known to deal explicitly with a positive action plan for women.

This agreement was concluded at sector level for the white-collar employees of social security providers (Sozialversicherungsträger) in the mid-1990s and is still in effect.

It obliges the management and the works council of each social security provider to implement special gender equality plans at company level;