Israel
IL
Healthcare System
National Health Insurance Law (Hok Bituah Briut Mamlakhti, 1995) mandates universal coverage through four competing, non-profit HMOs (kupot holim). Funded by a progressive health tax collected by Bituah Leumi (National Insurance Institute) and redistributed to HMOs by capitation. Every resident must enroll in one of the four kupot holim. The health basket (Sal Habriut) defines the minimum package of services and medications all HMOs must provide.
- System Type
- Universal mandatory health insurance (Bismarck-type, competing HMOs)
- Regulatory Body
- MOH (Ministry of Health) — Pharmaceutical Division for drug registration, Medical Devices Division for device approvals. Israel Medical Association (IMA / Histadrut HaRefuit) for professional standards.
- Data Protection
- Privacy Protection Law 5741-1981 (Hok Haganat HaPratiyut) + Privacy Protection Regulations (Information Security) 5777-2017. MOH circulars on medical data confidentiality. Patient Rights Act 1996 (Hok Zkhuyot HaHoleh) governs medical record access and confidentiality.
- Currency
- ILS
- Emergency Number
- 101
- Languages
- he, ar
Coding Systems
diagnosis
ICD-10 (WHO version)
WHO ICD-10 adopted for hospital discharge coding and morbidity reporting. MOH mandates ICD-10 for hospital reporting. Primary care EMRs vary in coding granularity but use ICD-10 categories.
dental
FDI (ISO 3950)
Federation Dentaire Internationale two-digit quadrant notation, standard across Israeli dental practice and education.
procedures
CPT (adapted from US)
Current Procedural Terminology (AMA) widely adopted in Israeli hospitals and HMOs for procedure coding and billing. Israel is one of the few non-US countries to use CPT extensively. Some HMOs supplement with internal procedure codes.
dental Procedures
HMO-internal codes
No standardized national dental procedure code system. Each kupah and private dental insurer uses proprietary procedure codes and fee schedules. The Israeli Dental Association has proposed standardization but no unified system exists.
drugs
MOH registration numbers
Ministry of Health Pharmaceutical Division assigns registration numbers to all approved drugs. ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical) classification used in clinical practice. Health basket formulary lists covered medications by generic name.
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