I'm sure it depends on the country. Denmark currently have five different systems for hospital records, which communicates poorly or not at all. So records from on region has to be manually send to hospitals in other regions. I the future I believe we'll be down to two or three systems, one of which is Epic and the other is developed by a Danish company.
As for pay, pretty much as in the US, each visit to a doctor as a value, but the bill is handled by the local region. Denmark has five Regions, each responsible for the healthcare in that geographic area. The regions are given a sum of money by the state each year, to cover the cost of operating the healthcare system and pay for doctors, hospitals, ambulances and so on.
It's a little complicated, but for instant: I need to see my doctor tomorrow, he'll be paid a fixed amount for that consultation. A consultation is defined as 12 minutes. That's 12 minutes to say "Hi", diagnose, write a prescription (if needed), talk to me about treatment and document everything.
As for pay, pretty much as in the US, each visit to a doctor as a value, but the bill is handled by the local region. Denmark has five Regions, each responsible for the healthcare in that geographic area. The regions are given a sum of money by the state each year, to cover the cost of operating the healthcare system and pay for doctors, hospitals, ambulances and so on.
It's a little complicated, but for instant: I need to see my doctor tomorrow, he'll be paid a fixed amount for that consultation. A consultation is defined as 12 minutes. That's 12 minutes to say "Hi", diagnose, write a prescription (if needed), talk to me about treatment and document everything.