Lesson 9.2 · 3 min
§ 18 Managing and forwarding results
Open in the coursewith narrated slides, a checklist to tick off and a quiz
At a glance
- Manage systematically. Results are managed systematically.
- Forward securely. Forward requested results securely, confidentially and within medical confidentiality, quickly when needed.
In detail
What § 18 requires
- Results are managed systematically § 18(1).
- Requested results are forwarded securely, confidentially and within medical confidentiality, and quickly when needed § 18(2).
§ 19(2) fits here: the patient and, where needed, the referring doctor are informed about the results (lesson 2.2).
What works well
- Incoming results are matched to the right patient and reviewed by a doctor.
- It's settled which channels are used to forward results securely and confidentially.
- There is a fast route for urgent results, and the team knows it.
Checklist
- Results are filed and matched systematically.
- It's settled how results are forwarded securely and confidentially.
- Urgent results can be forwarded quickly.
Quiz
How must requested results be forwarded under § 18(2)?
- Securely, confidentially, within medical confidentiality, and quickly when needed
- Within 30 days
- By post only
- Only in person to the patient
Show the answer
The answer is A: Securely, confidentially, within medical confidentiality, and quickly when needed. § 18(2): securely, confidentially and within medical confidentiality, and quickly when needed.
Sources
This lesson's statements rest on:
Not legal advice. What counts is the text of the QS-VO 2024 in the Federal Legal Information System (version of 3 October 2026) and the Austrian Medical Chamber's Hygiene Regulation 2014. Not an offer of ÖQMED, the BIQG or the Medical Chamber.