Know-how for your own practice
From the first idea to the patient who finds you on Google: practical guides for doctors, physiotherapists, psychologists and psychotherapists going self-employed. Where law, health insurance and professional chambers differ, every guide comes in a separate edition for Austria and for Germany – and, where the rules vary by profession, for each profession too.
Starting your own practice
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Starting a practice in Austria: roadmap and checklist for your first year
Registration, the insurance-contract question, professional liability, SVS, the tax office, premises and website: the roadmap for your own practice in Austria – with deadlines and a checklist for doctors, physiotherapy and psychology.12 min readRead post - Starting a practiceAustriaFor:Doctors
Becoming a Wahlarzt (elective doctor) in Austria: steps, duties and your first patients
Registration, Berufssitz, professional liability insurance, the e-card and ELGA duty since 2026, ICD-10 coding and the 80 % reimbursement explained clearly – plus: how patients find your practice.9 min readRead post - Starting a practiceAustriaFor:Physiotherapists
Self-employed physiotherapist in Austria: requirements, insurance funds, first patients
MTD-Gesetz 2024, Gesundheitsberuferegister, Berufssitz, liability insurance, reimbursement as a Wahlphysio and how to win your first patients – a compact guide for Austria.8 min readRead post - Starting a practiceAustriaFor:Psychologists
Opening a psychology practice in Austria: the guide for clinical psychologists
Self-employed as a clinical or health psychologist: the list under the Psychologengesetz, professional liability insurance, place of work, insurance-funded treatment via psyhelp, cost subsidy, SVS and VAT – a compact guide for Austria.11 min readRead post - Starting a practiceAustriaFor:Psychotherapists
Opening a psychotherapy practice in Austria: your guide to the Psychotherapiegesetz 2024
Starting your own practice as a psychotherapist: Berufsliste under the PThG 2024, specialist training under supervision, Berufssitz, professional liability insurance, cost subsidy and funded places, SVS and online therapy – a compact guide for Austria.11 min readRead post
Getting visible online
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The perfect practice website: 12 things patients look for
Opening hours, directions, services, team, online booking: the twelve elements no practice website should be without – with dos and don’ts and a checklist.10 min readRead post - Practice onlineFor Austria and GermanyFor:All professions
What does a practice website cost? Agency, website builder or fixed price compared
What the price of a practice website is made up of, what an agency, a website builder and a fixed price really cost – and which running costs are often forgotten.6 min readRead post - Practice onlineAustriaFor:Doctors
Impressum & data protection for a medical practice in Austria: what doctors must disclose
Impressum under § 5 ECG, Offenlegung under the Media Act, medical chamber and Ärztegesetz, privacy, cookies and accessibility: what is mandatory on your practice website in Austria.12 min readRead post - Practice onlineAustriaFor:Physiotherapists
Impressum & data protection for a physiotherapy practice in Austria: what is really mandatory
An Impressum without a chamber, the Gesundheitsberuferegister, the MTD-Gesetz 2024, Offenlegung, insurance notes and data protection for referrals – the mandatory part of your physiotherapy website in Austria.11 min readRead post - Practice onlineAustriaFor:Psychologists
Legal notice & data protection for a psychology practice in Austria: clinical and health psychologists
Legal notice for clinical and health psychologists: the list at the Ministry of Health instead of a chamber, a protected professional title with specialisations, the Psychologengesetz 2013 and § 37 PG for contact forms, email and online sessions.13 min readRead post - Practice onlineAustriaFor:Psychotherapists
Legal notice & data protection for a psychotherapy practice in Austria
The Berufsliste instead of a chamber, a professional title with cluster and method, “in Fachausbildung unter Lehrsupervision”, the PThG 2024 and confidentiality in contact forms, email and video therapy.13 min readRead post - Practice onlineAustriaFor:Doctors
Advertising for doctors in Austria: what is allowed in your Ordination, online and on social media
§ 53 ÄrzteG, “Arzt und Öffentlichkeit 2014” and the ÄsthOpG explained: what doctors in Austria may say about fees, titles, reviews and before-and-after photos.12 min readRead post - Practice onlineAustriaFor:Physiotherapists
Advertising for physiotherapists in Austria: what is allowed and what is not
§ 39 MTD Act, commission ban, UWG: what physiotherapists in Austria may say about methods, fees, vouchers and reviews – with do’s and don’ts.10 min readRead post - Practice onlineAustriaFor:Psychologists
Advertising rules for clinical psychologists and health psychologists in Austria: what you may say
§ 38 Psychologengesetz, Ethikrichtlinie, professional title and specialisations: what clinical and health psychologists in Austria may say about their services, fees and services covered by the insurance funds.13 min readRead post - Practice onlineAustriaFor:Psychotherapists
Advertising rules for psychotherapists in Austria: PThG 2024, Werberichtlinie and your practice website
PThG 2024 and the ministry’s Werberichtlinie: what psychotherapists in Austria may say about method, title, fees, reimbursement and online psychotherapy.12 min readRead post - Practice onlineFor Austria and GermanyFor:All professions
Google Business Profile for your practice: set it up, maintain it, collect reviews
Claim and verify your profile, set categories and opening hours correctly, collect reviews and respond to criticism without breaching confidentiality.9 min readRead post - Practice onlineFor Austria and GermanyFor:All professions
Local SEO for practices: how patients in your area find you
How local Google search works and the seven steps that move your practice further up for searches like “physiotherapy near me”.8 min readRead post
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