Table 2 Classification of health services based on National Health Accounts
Broad health service categories | More specific health services | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Outpatient | Physician services (general practitioners) | |
Physician services (specialists) | ||
Hospital outpatient | ||
Drugs outpatient | prescription and over-the-counter | |
Psychotherapy and psychiatry | ||
Physiotherapy | ||
Occupational therapy | ||
Dental care | ||
Medical devices and products | ||
Long-term home-care | ||
Other outpatient care | ||
Other outpatient care | Laboratory tests | |
Radiology | ||
Ambulance and rescue | ||
Inpatient care | Acute somatic care | |
Rehabilitation | ||
Psychiatry | ||
Long-term care in nursing homes | we distinguished between nursing homes and institutions for people with addictions | |
Administration | Administration | includes health and accident insurers and public health care administration |
Prevention | Prevention | includes prevention and health promotion by public and private agencies, but not by health service providers |