DIMDI - Collaboration German-speaking countries

Collaboration of German-Speaking Countries

There is close collaboration between DIMDI and Austria and Switzerland. E.g. the German language edition of ICD-10 was published as a common edition of these three countries agreed upon in several editorial meetings. Representatives of the three countries meet annually to exchange experiences and to plan further collaboration.

Information on these meetings is available in German language:

Fourth Meetings on October 1, 2004 in Innsbruck

• Agenda with praesentations (in German)
• List of Participants (in German)

Third Meetings on November 27 to 29 , 2002 in Bern

• Minutes and summary are not available.
• Agenda (in German) (PDF, 136 kB)

Second Meetings on September 12, 2001 in Vienna

• Minutes and Summary (in German)
• Agenda (in German)

First Meetings on June 17, 1999 in Bonn

• Minutes and Summary (in German)
• Agenda (in German)
• List of Participants (in German)

Links to information from Austria

• Federal Ministry of Health
• STATISTICS AUSTRIA
• Austrian Federal Institut for Health (ÖBIG)  

Links to information from Switzerland

• Swiss Hospital Association (H+ Die Spitäler der Schweiz, Bern)
• Federal Bureau for Statistics, Neuchâtel
• Institut for Health and Economics (ISE), Ecublens
• Ministry for Health, Bern
• Centre for Informatics and Managed Care (ZIM), Wolfertswil