What MediFox does

MEDIFOX DAN GmbH, operating commercially as MediFox, is a German healthcare software provider founded in 1994 and headquartered in Hildesheim, Germany. The company develops integrated software solutions for ambulatory nursing services, stationary (inpatient) care facilities, therapy practices, and youth and integration welfare organizations. Its platform addresses documentation, billing, staff scheduling, mobile point-of-care data capture, learning, and regulatory compliance for care operations, and is integrated with German Telematikinfrastruktur (TI) and KIM communication standards with GDPR/DSGVO compliance.

MediFox's product architecture is a sector-specific platform-plus-modules model anchored by four core products: MD Ambulant (outpatient nursing care), MD Stationär (inpatient care), MD Therapie (therapy practices), and MD Jugendhilfe (youth welfare). The portfolio extends with add-on modules including VEA, a voice-powered documentation assistant; KI-Dienstplan, an AI-driven staff scheduling tool with a youth welfare variant; MD CarePad and MediFox CareMobile for mobile point-of-care documentation; MD Time for NFC-based time tracking; MEDIFOX DAN Connect for third-party integrations; an embedded Management Information System for analytics; and MD Learning for e-learning delivered through a partnership with smartAware. Strategic technology and consulting partnerships include optiVU (personnel management), Curendo (care consulting), and adiutaByte, a Fraunhofer IAIS spin-off specializing in AI that was integrated into the MEDIFOX DAN Group to embed proprietary AI into MD scheduling and documentation workflows.

MediFox operates a primarily subscription-based revenue model, monetizing through software licenses and recurring subscription fees for the MD product family, supplemented by professional services (implementation, training, consulting), cloud hosting (MD Hosting), and partner-channel revenue via the MD Orbit ecosystem. Go-to-market is direct-sales led with inside-sales support, online consultation booking, live video demonstrations, and 24-hour customer service. Distribution combines an in-house sales organization targeting ambulatory services, stationary facilities, and therapeutic practices with the MD Orbit partner network that includes technology partners, implementation specialists, and resellers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, varying by facility size, user count, and module selection, and the company has historically attracted private equity sponsorship including a 2018 funding round from Ardian, EQT, and Hg, followed by the 2020 acquisition of Dan Products.

Name

MediFox

Legal name

MEDIFOX DAN GmbH

Website

https://medifox.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MEDIFOX DAN GmbH (MediFox) is a German healthcare software provider founded in 1994, serving ambulatory nursing services, stationary care facilities, therapy practices, and youth welfare organizations with documentation, scheduling, billing, and AI-powered optimization tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hildesheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscriptions: MEDIFOX DAN generates revenue primarily through software licensing for their MD Ambulant, MD Stationär, MD Therapie, and MD Jugendhilfe products. The software is sold as licenses to care facilities, nursing services, and therapeutic practices with recurring subscription fees for updates and support.
2. Professional Services: Revenue includes implementation services, training sessions, consulting, and on-site support for software deployment and customization.
3. MD Hosting: Cloud hosting services for customers who prefer not to manage their own server infrastructure, providing secure data management and accessibility.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MEDIFOX DAN GmbH develops and sells software solutions for ambulatory nursing services, stationary care facilities, therapeutic practices, and youth welfare organizations in Germany. Its product suite covers patient/resident documentation, staff scheduling, billing, mobile data capture, and reporting, with proprietary AI-powered modules such as the VEA voice documentation assistant and KI-Dienstplan AI scheduling.

Product overview

MEDIFOX DAN GmbH is a German software provider offering an integrated suite of sector-specific solutions for the healthcare industry, comprising four core product lines: MD Ambulant (ambulatory/outpatient care), MD Stationär (inpatient/stationary care), MD Therapie (therapeutic practices), and MD Jugendhilfe (youth welfare services). The portfolio architecture follows a platform-plus-modules model where each core product serves a specific healthcare sector and can be extended with specialized add-on modules. Key modules include VEA (voice documentation assistant), MD CarePad (mobile tablet documentation), CareMobile (Android mobile app), MD Time (time tracking with NFC), KI-Dienstplan (AI-powered scheduling), Management-Informationssystem (reporting/analytics), and MD Orbit (partner marketplace ecosystem). The company also offers supplementary services including MD Hosting (cloud hosting), MD Learning (e-learning via smartAware), MD Finance (outsourced billing), and MD Personal (staff management via optiVU). Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Hildesheim, Germany, MediFox positions itself as a solution finder committed to technology, service, and responsibility in healthcare software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MD Ambulant Software solution for ambulatory (outpatient) care services and social stations covering patient documentation, billing, staff scheduling, tour planning, and mobile data capture.
• MD Stationär Software for stationary (inpatient) care facilities including billing, administration, care documentation, staff scheduling, and facility management.
• MD Therapie Software solution for therapeutic practices enabling appointment scheduling, treatment documentation, and billing of therapy services.
• MD Jugendhilfe Software for youth welfare and integration assistance organizations covering pedagogy, scheduling, accounting, and employee management.
• VEA Sprachassistenz Voice-powered documentation assistant that converts spoken language into structured care documentation, enabling nursing staff to document by speaking rather than typing.
• MD CarePad Mobile tablet-based documentation application for care facilities enabling on-site patient/resident documentation at the point of care, available for both ambulatory and stationary care.
• MediFox CareMobile Android mobile app for ambulatory care services providing mobile documentation, GPS-based route planning/navigation to patients, and real-time data synchronization.
• MD Time Time tracking solution for care facilities available as iOS and Android apps with NFC tag support for automatic employee clock-in/clock-out.
• KI-Dienstplan AI-powered staff scheduling and shift-planning module that optimizes employee deployment in care facilities based on qualifications, availability, and workload requirements.
• MD Orbit Ecosystem platform featuring a partner marketplace and partner program enabling third-party integrations and extensions for MEDIFOX DAN software.
• MEDIFOX DAN Connect Integration module enabling connectivity between MEDIFOX DAN software and external systems, partner solutions, and data exchange platforms.
• MD Personal by optiVU Staff management module for personnel administration and optimization, integrated through the optiVU partnership.
• MD Hosting Cloud hosting service for MEDIFOX DAN software providing data center infrastructure, secure data management, and managed services for customers.
• MD Learning by smartAware Digital learning and continuing education platform for healthcare staff, powered by smartAware e-learning technology and integrated into the MEDIFOX DAN ecosystem.
• MD Finance Abrechnungsservice Outsourced billing service providing accounts-receivable management and claim processing for care facilities.
• Management-Informationssystem (MIS) Business intelligence and reporting module providing analytics, KPI dashboards, and data visualization for care facility management.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• smartAware (smart-aware.de)coreTechnology or IntegrationsmartAware provides MD Learning, an e-learning and digital training solution integrated with MEDIFOX DAN software. This partnership enables standardized training content delivery and continuing education tracking within the care software ecosystem.
• Curendo (curedo.de / pflege.curendo.de)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCurendo is featured in the partner section of MEDIFOX DAN's website, suggesting a marketing or referral partnership related to care consulting and services.
• adiutaBytecoreStrategic or Co-development PartneradiutaByte, a Fraunhofer spin-off and AI specialist, joined the MEDIFOX DAN group to strengthen AI capabilities. The company focuses on AI-powered scheduling and optimization solutions for care facilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ResMed: Global digital health and connected-care company (notably highlighted on MediFox's homepage as a partner banner). Operates broadly across respiratory care, sleep, and RPM—representing a much larger incumbent expanding into software-enabled care delivery in adjacent verticals.
• Dedalus Group: Major European healthcare-IT vendor with a strong German footprint (including Meierhofer AG). Serves hospitals, clinicians, and increasingly long-term/ambulatory care, representing a scaled incumbent threatening MediFox's mid-market position.
• CompuGroup Medical: One of the largest European healthcare-IT vendors, providing practice, hospital, and pharmacy software including ambulatory care solutions in Germany. It is a much larger broad incumbent whose ambulatory/long-term care offerings directly compete with MediFox's MD Ambulant and MD Stationär.

Others

• optiVU: Personnel management and staff-deployment software vendor, integrated into MediFox via the 'MD Personal by optiVU' module. Adjacent/complementary vendor serving overlapping care-operator buyers in Germany.
• smartAware: E-learning and digital training provider for healthcare staff, integrated into MediFox as 'MD Learning by smartAware'. Adjacent ecosystem partner serving the same care-operator buyer base for compliance training and continuing education.
• Bitmarck Holding GmbH: IT service provider for German statutory health insurers with deep connections to the German care insurance ecosystem. While not a direct care-software competitor, Bitmarck shapes regulatory and reimbursement infrastructure that MediFox's products must integrate with.

Direct peers

• C&S Computer und Software GmbH: German vendor of care and nursing software with deep focus on ambulatory and stationary care documentation, scheduling, and billing—closely overlapping MediFox's product portfolio and target customer base (German Pflegedienste and Pflegeeinrichtungen).
• NewLine Software GmbH: German vendor specializing in care-management software for ambulatory nursing services and care facilities—directly comparable in product scope, target segment, and German market focus to MediFox's MD Ambulant suite.
• Connext Communication GmbH: German provider of software solutions for ambulatory nursing services, including documentation, tour planning, and billing—a direct peer in the ambulatory Pflegedienst software market.

Emerging players

• CareGraph / MediMind: Smaller, modern German care-software challenger offering cloud-native documentation and workforce tools for ambulatory and stationary care—representing an emerging competitor with a more modern architecture than MediFox's 30-year-old stack.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/medifoxdan
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MediFoxHildesheim
• Facebookfacebook.com/MEDIFOXDAN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medifox-dan-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/medifox_dan

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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