austria_flag  Vienna, Austria

ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herwig Ostermann, Director, GÖG

History and Structure

The Austrian National Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, GÖG) is the institution responsible for researching and planning public healthcare in Austria, and also acts as the national competence and funding centre for the promotion of health. Set up by federal law on 1 August 2006, GÖG has the federal government as its sole shareholder, represented by the Ministry of Health. It is a public non-profit limited liability company fully owned by the Republic of Austria and is organised in three business units.

  • ÖBIG – Österreichisches Bundesinstitut für Gesundheitswesen: The Austrian National Institute for Health Services Research was founded in 1973. It analyses data, provides comprehensive information in the field of public health policy, and facilitates reform and innovation processes.
  • BIQG – Bundesinstitut für Qualität im Gesundheitswesen: The Austrian National Institute for Quality in Health Care was founded in 2007 (Act on Healthcare Quality). It develops standards, maintains registries, evaluates the quality of healthcare interven-tions and provides information and decision support to promote high quality healthcare in Austria.
  • FGÖ – Fonds Gesundes Österreich: The Austrian Health Promotion Fund was founded in 1998 (Health Promotion Act). It promotes health and support initiatives to establish and improve knowledge, competences, and networks by granting financial assistance and offering guidance.

Expertise

GÖG’s fields of expertise and services are extensive, ranging from structural planning and big data to the promotion of health. Within the Austrian National Institute for Quality in Health Care (BIQG) the department for Evidence and Quality Standards supports evidence-based, transparent and patient-benefit-oriented decisions in the healthcare sector.  For more information, please visit https://goeg.at

Dissemination Activities

After a review process, evidence reports of our department are published in full on our website and can be downloaded free of charge. Additionally, regular mailings are done via Newsletter. Project results are also presented at international conferences and/or in journals.  For more information, please see https://goeg.at/publikationen, https://goeg.at/Newsletter

Agency Information

Country: Austria
Description of population served: National
Population served (mil): 9.2
Permanent staff:  See https://goeg.at/Evidenz_Qualitaetsstandards 
Consultants: Variable
Ongoing TA projects: See https://goeg.at/Evidenz_Qualitaetsstandards 

Contact Information

Director: ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herwig Ostermann
Contact person: Heidi Stürzlinger

Austrian National Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, GÖG)
Stubenring 6
A-1010 Vienna Austria

Tel: +43 1 515 61-235
Internet: http://www.goeg.at
Email: heidi.stuerzlinger@goeg.at