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"Creating more sustainable healthcare is part of our philosophy." Interview with Ulrike Obermayr, Commercial Director of kokon Rohrbach-Berg

Ulrike Obermayr has been the commercial director at kokon Rohrbach-Berg since July 2021. In her role, it is important to Ulrike Obermayr, together with her team in the...
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Members introduce themselves: 25 years of Laßnitzhöhe

Privatklinik Laßnitzhöhe celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Vanessa Aspäck, qualified nurse at the Laßnitzhöhe Private Hospital, introduces herself and her...
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'Innovation as a tool that not only supports healing, but also promotes and maintains the health of individuals and communities' - Interview with Dr. Barbara Seebacher MSc, Department of Rehabilitation Research at Reha Zentrum Münster

Dr. Barbara Seebacher MSc is Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Research at the Rehabilitation Center Münster in Tyrol and part-time researcher at the Medical University of...
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Direct settlement as a model for success - Interview with MMag. Astrid Knitel, Head of the Health and Accident Insurance Sections at VVO (Austrian Insurance Association)

MMag. Knitel studied law and psychology in Innsbruck and Vienna. She worked for several years in the field of...
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"Making life better or healthier": Interview with Annette Leja, Sanatorium Kettenbrücke

In 2021, Ms. Annette Leja took over the position of Provincial Councillor for Health in Tyrol, but returned after the...
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Top quality and individual choice of doctors in private clinics increasingly important for patients

Prim. Dr. Josef F. Macher, President of the Austrian Private Hospitals, talks about the top quality in Austria's private clinics and the possibility of...
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Mag. Deutinger on change management during the corona crisis

Gerhild Deutinger is an expert in the field of change management. She reports on what measures the corona pandemic has demanded in this area,...
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Stefan Günther elected as board member UEHP

Austria even more strongly represented at European level. Stefan Günther, Secretary General of the Association of Austrian Private Hospitals, was elected to the Board of...
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Members introduce themselves: Eva Kronberger-Schaffer from the Private Clinic Laßnitzhöhe 

Our member clinics are spread all over Austria - time to take a closer look at them. This time Prim. Dr....
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Members introduce themselves - Peter Pröll from the children's and youth rehabilitation center in Rohrbach-Berg 

Our member clinics are spread all over Austria - time to take a closer look at them. This time, Peter Pröll, Commercial Director of the Children's...
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Award-winning innovation - faster check-in with Symptoma

Since the spring, Privatklinik Döbling has been the first clinic in Austria to use a digital health assistant at the clinic entrance to...
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From a crisis of confidence to confidence through the crisis - Ilaria Giannico, Secretary General of the European Association of Private Hospitals (UEHP) on the key role of private healthcare facilities during the coronavirus crisis 

Anyone who makes money from people's illnesses cannot be trusted - and not only here...
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A good gut feeling - Dr. Stefan Kastner on trust in doctors, robots and colleagues

In order to have confidence, one thing is crucial: a gut feeling. But what about trust when your gut...
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Exceptional birth situation: Midwife Angelika Lessiak IBCLB on arriving with confidence in uncertain times

What does corona mean for birth and the postpartum period? Expectant parents are unsettled - not least by the horror scenarios portrayed in the media. The experienced...
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"What was previously considered or could be assumed to be safe no longer applies": (crisis) communication expert FH-Prof. Dr. Bettina Gneisz-Al Ani on the right words in a crisis, which is always also a crisis of confidence

We have never felt it as strongly as we do now: crises can be complex, difficult and protracted. Especially in the corona crisis...
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"No rehab - high risk of irreversible consequences!"

Despite the rising number of infections, patients should take advantage of necessary rehabilitation stays, appeals the Association of Private Hospitals. "If those affected are afraid of...
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Members introduce themselves - Jacqueline Göritzer from the Bad Gastein Clinic 

Who am I and where do I work? My name is Jacqueline Göritzer, I am 29 years old and I have been working...
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Dr. Dagmara Loader on the skin in times of psychological stress and what should be considered when taking protective measures against corona

Is psychological stress also reflected in the appearance of the skin? Possibly, says Dr. Dagmara Loader, a doctor for skin and sexually transmitted diseases at the...
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Rike Pätzold, expert on uncertainty: How companies can sail calmly through the crisis 

Rike Pätzold is an expert on uncertainty and advises and coaches companies and organizations. Why uncertainty in her life from the beginning...
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"We have to be optimistic..." - An interview with Giuseppe Banfi, Scientific Director at the Galeazzi Clinic in Milan

In our "International" newsletter section, we venture a look beyond national borders. This time, Prof. Giuseppe Banfi, Scientific Director of the Clinic...
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Christina Hattinger on legal strategies and theories for dealing with uncertainty

Uncertainty and law - do they go together? Christina Hattinger, Managing Director of the Association of Private Hospitals, summarizes some legal theories and strategies for dealing with uncertainty. ...
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Day of care 2020

This year, many things were different than usual - including the Day of Care. For years, we have...
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"Every person's life is at risk at all times": Prim. Hochfellner on the uncertainty of life

For many people, it was and is difficult to bear: The all-encompassing uncertainty that has taken hold of their lives over the past few months....
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"Rehabilitation must be even closer to the reality of life."

Where does rehabilitation stand in Austria? According to Stefan Günther, Secretary General of the Association of Private Clinics in Austria, despite excellent...
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 "Prevention is the future of medicine."

Prevention is better than cure, as everyone knows. However, many of the so-called "healthy check-ups" do not work where they are...