ÖGK Hauptstelle - Österreichische Gesundheitskasse

What ÖGK Hauptstelle - Österreichische Gesundheitskasse does

The Dachverband der Sozialversicherungsträger (Association of Social Insurance Institutions), headquartered in Vienna at Kundmanngasse 21, 1030 Wien, is the statutory umbrella organization coordinating Austria's mandatory social insurance system under the Allgemeines Sozialversicherungsgesetz (ASVG). It supervises five legally independent carriers — ÖGK (Austrian Health Insurance Fund, covering employees), SVS (self-employed), BVAEB (public sector, railways, mining), AUVA (statutory accident insurance), and PVA (pension insurance) — together with a shared IT services subsidiary (IT-Services der Sozialversicherung GmbH). The system serves the entire Austrian resident population plus employers, healthcare providers, and tax advisors through a unified digital infrastructure comprising the e-card (electronic health insurance card), ELGA (electronic health record), e-Rezept (electronic prescription), the Datendrehscheibe/DDS data hub, and the ELDA electronic data exchange system for employer and payroll reporting. Distribution occurs through self-service web portals ('meine SV' for insured persons, the DG-Dashboard for employers, the Vertragspartner portal for providers), the physical/digital e-card, ID Austria authentication, regional offices, and ombudsman offices (Ombudsstellen) nationwide.

The entity is supervised by the Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection and operates as a public-law corporation (Körperschaft öffentlichen Rechts); it is not a commercial enterprise and has no equity capital, shareholders, or venture investors. Funding flows entirely through mandatory social insurance contributions collected from employers and employees across health, accident, and pension branches, with rates set by law. Reported product surface includes the e-card system, ELGA, e-Rezept, ELDA, DG-Dashboard, WEBEKU, VPA Online (contract-partner billing), DDS-OL (data hub), the Erstattungskodex (drug reimbursement registry), and EBM advisory services; compliance frameworks include GDPR/DSGVO, the SV-DSV data protection regulation, and the SV-Sicherheitsrichtlinie (latest amendment AVSV 94/2024). Recent product launches include e-Rezept (2023), the ID Austria migration (2024), and the integration of WEBEKU into the DG-Dashboard (October 2025).

Name

ÖGK Hauptstelle - Österreichische Gesundheitskasse

Legal name

Dachverband der Sozialversicherungsträger

Website

https://sozialversicherung.gv.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Austrian statutory umbrella organization (Dachverband) coordinating mandatory health, accident, and pension insurance for all Austrian residents, employers, and healthcare providers via the e-card, ELGA, e-Rezept, ELDA, and DG-Dashboard digital infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Insurance

NAICS

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (524114), Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (524292), Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds (5251), Health and Welfare Funds (525120)

SIC

Accident & Health Insurance (6321), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Eligibility, Enrollment & Benefits Administration (HLAEALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Individual Health Insurance Administration (TPA/ASO) (FSAIAEAK), Group Life Administration/Enrollment Platforms (TPA & Benefits Admin) (FSAIADAJ)

Keywords

• Statutory health insurance
• Social insurance services
• Electronic health records
• Employer contribution management
• Healthcare provider billing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Insurance Contributions: The Austrian social insurance system is funded through mandatory contributions (Sozialversicherungsbeiträge) from employers and employees. Contribution rates are set by law across three insurance branches: health insurance (Krankenversicherung), accident insurance (Unfallversicherung), and pension insurance (Pensionsversicherung). Contributions for all three branches are generally collected by the health insurance carriers.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ÖGK Hauptstelle operates as part of the Austrian statutory social insurance system, providing mandatory health, accident, and pension insurance to all Austrian residents and their dependents through digitally-enabled services. The organization operates the e-card system, the electronic health record (ELGA), the electronic prescription (e-Rezept), and provides consolidated employer and healthcare provider portals (DG-Dashboard, ELDA, VPA Online) for social insurance contribution management and electronic billing.

Product overview

ÖGK Hauptstelle - Österreichische Gesundheitskasse operates Austria's comprehensive social insurance system through a unified digital platform. The core infrastructure includes the e-card system serving as the primary insured-person identifier, ELGA (electronic health record) for health data sharing, and e-Rezept for digital prescriptions. The platform offers employer services through the DG-Dashboard bundling contributions, billing, clearing, and international services. Key operational systems include ELDA for electronic data exchange, Leistungserbringersuche for provider search, VPA Online for contract partner billing, and the Erstattungskodex for medication reimbursement decisions. Personal services are accessible via 'meine SV' portal with ID Austria authentication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• e-card System: Electronic health insurance card system for the Austrian social insurance system
• meine SV
• ELDA
• Dienstgeber-Dashboard (DG-Dashboard)
• WEBEKU
• Erstattungskodex (EKO)

Products and services

• e-card System
• ELGA (Elektronische Gesundheitsakte)
• e-Rezept (Electronic Prescription)
• ELDA (Elektronischer Datenaustausch)
• Dienstgeber-Dashboard (DG-Dashboard)
• meine SV
• Leistungserbringersuche
• Vertragspartnerabrechnung Online (VPA Online)
• Personensuche und Grunddaten zur Krankenversicherung
• Datendrehscheibe Online (DDS-OL)
• SV-Clearingsystem Zuordnungsanwendung
• Erstattungskodex (EKO)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NHS England: The operating arm of the UK's National Health Service, providing universal coverage, electronic health records, and e-prescription services at population scale — a comparable national public health platform, although tax-funded rather than contribution-funded.
• GKV-Spitzenverband: Central association of all German statutory health insurance funds; the closest functional peer to the Dachverband as the coordinating umbrella for a Bismarckian statutory health system with mandatory employer/employee contributions and nationwide digital infrastructure.
• CNAM - Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie: France's national statutory health insurance fund, operating universal mandatory coverage funded by contributions, administering reimbursement and a national digital platform (carte Vitale, ameli) — directly comparable in mandate, funding model, and digital services.
• Barmer: One of Germany's largest statutory health insurers, with digital member portals, electronic health record integration, and nationwide provider contracting — comparable to ÖGK as a major operational health insurance carrier under a statutory framework.
• RIZIV-INAMI (National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance): Belgian federal body administering statutory health and disability insurance via mandatory contributions, with nationwide provider contracting and reimbursement code management — analogous in structure and small-country European context.
• AOK-Bundesverband: Federal association of Germany's largest group of statutory health insurers; analogous to the ÖGK/SVS/BVAEB carrier layer under the Dachverband, providing universal statutory coverage, employer contribution management, and electronic billing.
• Zorginstituut Nederland: Dutch national healthcare institute managing the statutory health insurance package, reimbursement decisions (comparable to the Erstattungskodex), and quality standards — a direct functional peer for formulary and benefits-package management.
• Försäkringskassan: Swedish Social Insurance Agency administering statutory health, parental, and pension benefits with a heavy emphasis on digital self-service portals — comparable in its universal statutory mandate and online-first service model.
• Kela - The Social Insurance Institution of Finland: Finnish statutory social insurance institution administering universal health, pension, and family benefits funded by mandatory contributions — the closest small-country peer in mandate structure, digital service delivery, and multi-branch coordination.

Broad incumbents

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: US federal agency administering Medicare and Medicaid at population scale; comparable in universal-coverage mandate, national digital infrastructure, and reimbursement-code management, though funded by taxation rather than contributions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dachverbanddersvtraeger
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%C3%B6gk-hauptstelle---%C3%B6sterreichische-gesundheitskasse

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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