Spitex statistics: what the federal survey asks — and where the figures come from
Once a year the request arrives from the canton, and in many organisations the hunt begins: how many hours? how many clients? how does revenue break down? Yet most of these figures are already recorded — in the invoices submitted all year.
Who has to report
The statistics on help and care at home are a mandatory federal survey. They rest on the Health Insurance Act (Art. 59a and Art. 23 KVG) and the Federal Statistics Act (Art. 3), and are collected through the cantons.
The obligation is not limited to organisations. Self-employed nurses are covered too — a point many only discover when the request lands. Anyone billing mandatory health insurance under their own ZSR number is included.
The four chapters of the questionnaire
Chapter A — General information. Legal form, services offered, area of activity.
Chapter B — Staff. Headcount, full-time equivalents, training structure. These cannot be derived from an invoice; they come from your personnel administration.
Chapter C — Clients. Number of people, age group, sex, and service hours split by type: assessment, advice and coordination; examination and treatment; basic care.
Chapter D — Finances. Revenue, broken down by payer.
Where the figures come from
Chapters C and D rest almost entirely on data already contained in your invoices. Every invoice carries the service type, the hours, the person and the payer. What's missing isn't the information — it's the summary across a full year.
That is exactly why the statistics cost weeks in many organisations: the data sits in individual invoices and someone adds it up by hand.
How CuraSovo solves it
CuraSovo reads the billing files for a survey year and aggregates the figures: service hours by type, clients by age group and sex, hours across the year, revenue by payer. As an Excel file or a PDF report.
The questionnaire is shown with a progress indicator across all four chapters: CuraSovo fills A, C and D from your data, you complete Chapter B. So you can see at any time what's still missing.
Your effort: annual export from your source system, drag and drop, generate the report.
And the data stays where it belongs
The files for the statistics are evaluated in memory only and deleted once the report is generated. They do not enter the invoice database. That is precisely why you upload them once a year: because all year round CuraSovo only stores what the books need.
Individuals stay protected in the analyses too. Age and sex only become available once there is enough data that no conclusions about individual clients are possible.
The statistics from the figures you bill anyway
The annual federal statistics are part of the package from PLUS. See how it works — or take 15 minutes with us, no sales pitch.
To Spitex statisticsFrequently asked
Do self-employed nurses have to file the statistics too?
Yes. The survey is mandatory and expressly covers self-employed nurses, not only organisations. The documents come via the canton.
What is the reporting obligation based on?
On the Health Insurance Act (Art. 59a and Art. 23 KVG) and the Federal Statistics Act (Art. 3). The survey is carried out by the cantons on behalf of the Federal Statistical Office.
Can CuraSovo fill in the whole questionnaire?
No — and we say so plainly. Chapter B (staff) cannot be derived from billing data; you complete that yourself. CuraSovo fills chapters A, C and D from your data.
Why do I have to upload the files again?
Because during the year we only store what the books need — no service or treatment data. For the statistics the files are evaluated once in memory and then deleted. The effort is one annual export by drag and drop.
Which package includes the statistics?
From PLUS. Custom analyses, report templates such as the residual-cost proof, and the AI assistant belong to ULTRA.
This article is an overview, not legal advice. What applies are your canton's survey documents and the Federal Statistical Office's guidance.