What is DVP Billing? Praxis Desk
DVP stands for Datenaustausch mit Vertragspartner — the electronic health insurance billing system for contracted healthcare providers in Austria. This includes physicians as well as other providers with an insurance contract, such as therapists.
What DVP means
As a contract partner (e.g. a physician or therapist), you bill your services to the social insurance carriers monthly, quarterly, or annually — depending on your agreement with each carrier. Previously this was done via paper forms. With DVP, you transmit billing data electronically via ELDA (Elektronischer Datenaustausch) directly to the respective insurance carrier.
DVP is relevant for all contract partners with an Austrian social insurance contract — physicians as well as other healthcare providers (e.g. therapists). You can bill with various carriers — here are some of the most common:
- ÖGK – Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (9 regional offices, one per state)
- BVAEB – Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich Bediensteter, Eisenbahnen und Bergbau
- SVS – Sozialversicherung der Selbständigen (self-employed and farmers)
Key terms
DVP form
A DVP form is the electronic billing form for a patient within a specific billing period. It contains all services, diagnoses, and treatment data you want to bill for that patient.
DVP billing submission
A DVP billing submission is the summary report for an insurance carrier. It groups all DVP forms for a billing period and is transmitted as a file via ELDA.
Form type
The form type indicates the context in which a treatment took place. There are nine form types:
| Form type | Description |
|---|---|
| Krankenschein | Standard treatment under the insurance contract |
| Überweisungsschein | Patient was referred by another physician |
| Erste-Hilfe-Schein | Emergency treatment (first aid) |
| Vertretungsschein | Treatment as a substitute for another physician |
| Bereitschaftsdienstschein | Treatment during on-call duty |
| Vorsorgeuntersuchungsschein | Preventive check-up (e.g. general health screening) |
| Ambulanzschein | Treatment in an outpatient clinic |
| Ersatzbehandlungsschein | Substitute treatment when regular care is unavailable |
| Verordnungsschein | Prescription without direct treatment |
How DVP works in offisy
- You create a DVP form per patient and billing period, including services and diagnoses.
- At the end of the billing period, you create a DVP billing submission for the respective insurance carrier.
- You upload the submission via ELDA — offisy handles the transmission.
- You see the transmission status directly in offisy.
Next steps
- Set up DVP Billing — Configure settings and permissions for your first billing submission
- Create a DVP form — Create your first billing form for a patient