[Healthcare system and aspects of healthcare economics. Sector ophthalmology--Part 2: Outpatient care].

In part 2 of this work on the German healthcare system with special emphasis on ophthalmology, the outpatient healthcare system is presented. The payment modalities for physicians working in medical practices are explained because this concerns 90% of the population. Special attention is paid to patients who are members of health insurance funds and later on remuneration for private patients and employer's liability insurance associations is dealt with. Because the distinction between the inpatient and outpatient sectors should be reduced, the latest changes introduced by the government are explained.