LOHMANN and BIRKNER HEALTH CARE CONSULTING

What LOHMANN and BIRKNER HEALTH CARE CONSULTING does

Lohmann & Birkner Health Care Consulting GmbH is a Berlin-based private German limited company founded in 2001 by Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Rüdiger Lohmann (surgeon with a diploma in medical informatics and academic affiliation at Charité) and Dr. Katharina Birkner. The firm operates three distinct business lines serving the German healthcare system: healthcare IT consulting for hospitals, health insurers (Kostenträger), specialist medical societies, and industry partners on DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) billing, quality management, and process optimization; proprietary in-house developed software products (Checkpoint and checkpoint x for DRG invoice verification, plus Checkpad MED for hospital documentation) deployed at hospitals and health insurers; and an event venue rental business (L&B events) operated from the company's restored 1898/99 historic industrial headquarters in Berlin-Reinickendorf.

The company generates revenue through three streams: professional services fees for consulting engagements, subscription/recurring software licenses for Checkpoint-family products, and one-time event venue rental fees priced publicly at EUR 157.50–945.00 per booking. Go-to-market is direct B2B sales targeting enterprise healthcare organizations in Germany, supplemented by trade show presence at DMEA and conhIT, content marketing through the company website and blog, and customer testimonials. The corporate group comprises three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Lohmann & Birkner Software Solutions GmbH (software development), Lohmann & Birkner Marketing und Vertrieb GmbH (sales and marketing), and triosys GmbH (IT solutions subsidiary that exhibited at DMEA 2024).

Operations remain founder-led with no external private equity, venture capital, or institutional investment evidenced in available materials, and the firm maintains a deliberately small employee base of 1–10. Geographic scope is concentrated in Germany (DACH), and no public API, AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, or third-party awards are disclosed in the source data.

Name

LOHMANN and BIRKNER HEALTH CARE CONSULTING

Legal name

Lohmann & Birkner Health Care Consulting GmbH

Website

https://lohmann-birkner.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lohmann & Birkner Health Care Consulting GmbH is a Berlin-based founder-led firm providing healthcare IT consulting, proprietary DRG invoice verification and hospital documentation software, and event venue services to German hospitals, health insurers, and specialist medical societies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare IT Consulting

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Claims Management, Scrubbing & Clearinghouse (HLACACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Patient Billing, Statements & Payment Processing (HLACACAG)

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting
• Medical billing software
• DRG invoice validation
• Hospital management software
• Healthcare IT services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare IT Consulting: Professional consulting services for healthcare providers and cost carriers on DRG systems implementation, quality management, process management, and healthcare IT strategy.
2. Software Licenses and Solutions: Revenue from proprietary Checkpoint/Checkpoint x software for hospital billing, patient management, and care management. Software is deployed at hospitals and health insurers.
3. Event Venue Rental: Rental of conference rooms and event spaces at their historic Berlin headquarters. Six conference rooms for 5-250 persons, plus studio kitchen, roof terrace, and courtyard. Pricing from 157.50 EUR to 945.00 EUR per booking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lohmann & Birkner delivers healthcare IT consulting and proprietary software solutions to hospitals, clinics, and health insurers in Germany, with a focus on DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) billing implementation, invoice verification, hospital documentation, and care management. The firm also operates L&B events, a conference venue rental business at its restored historic Berlin headquarters, and rents out office spaces.

Product overview

Lohmann & Birkner Health Care Consulting GmbH offers a portfolio of healthcare IT software products and event services. The core software offerings include Checkpoint (DRG invoice validation), checkpoint x (next-generation DRG validation), and Checkpad MED (hospital documentation). The company also operates L&B events, providing conference room rentals at their Berlin headquarters. A subsidiary, triosys GmbH, handles IT solutions for healthcare. The software products are developed in-house and are used by hospitals, health insurance companies, specialist societies, and industry partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Checkpoint: Proprietary software platform developed in-house for use in hospitals and health insurance companies, including DRG invoice verification capabilities.
• checkpoint x
• Checkpad MED
• L&B events
• triosys

Products and services

• Healthcare IT Consulting Professional consulting services for healthcare providers (hospitals, clinics) and cost carriers (health insurers) on DRG systems implementation, quality management, process management, and healthcare IT strategy.
• Checkpoint In-house developed healthcare IT software for health insurance companies and hospitals used for DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) invoice checking and validation.
• checkpoint x Next-generation DRG invoice validation software featuring new functions and modernized interface design for cost carrier invoice verification.
• Checkpad MED

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful DRG system implementation support for healthcare providers and cost carriers since 2001

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universitätsklinik Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2018Lohmann & Birkner is a partner in the Innovationsfonds-funded project 'StroCare' led by UKE. The project aims for optimized cross-sectoral, coordinated, and evidence-based treatment of stroke patients. L&B provides case management and app-based patient information. The project was approved by the Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (Federal Joint Committee).
• triosys GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnertriosys GmbH is a new subsidiary company of Lohmann & Birkner that exhibited at DMEA 2024 after five years. triosys is listed as the content-responsible entity for the company's IT/software operations (impressum).
• Lohmann & Birkner Software Solutions GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary company focused on software solutions, listed in the company impressum with its own registration number (HRB-NR. 130806).
• Lohmann & Birkner Marketing und Vertrieb GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary company for marketing and sales, listed in the company impressum with its own registration number (HRB-NR. 121459 B).
• INTERPLAST Germany e.V.minorOthersDr. Rüdiger Lohmann volunteers as a surgeon for INTERPLAST Germany e.V. at the Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital in Nepal. This represents personal/company social engagement rather than a commercial business partnership. INTERPLAST founded the hospital in 1996 with Sushma Koirala Memorial Trust.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CompuGroup Medical: One of Europe's largest e-health companies, providing a broad portfolio of hospital information systems, physician software, and RCM/billing solutions across Germany. Directly comparable as a German-market healthcare IT and billing vendor, but operating at vastly greater scale and breadth than Lohmann & Birkner.
• 3M Health Information Systems: Global provider of DRG grouping software, coding, and reimbursement analytics, including tools for the German G-DRG system. Directly comparable because both companies sell DRG-based billing and verification software to German providers and payers, though 3M operates globally and at much larger scale.
• Dedalus Group: European healthcare IT group with a strong presence in Germany and DACH, offering hospital information systems, clinical, and administrative software. Comparable as a healthcare IT suite vendor competing for the same hospital procurement budgets as Lohmann & Birkner's software.

Direct peers

• Meierhofer AG: German provider of hospital information systems (M-KIS) and clinical/administrative software for acute and psychiatric hospitals. Closely comparable as a Germany-focused hospital IT vendor serving similar hospital customers with overlapping administrative and clinical software modules.
• NEXUS AG: German healthcare IT vendor focused on hospital information systems, radiology, and pathology software across DACH. Comparable as a DACH-focused hospital software vendor with overlapping customer base of hospitals and clinics that also buy DRG/billing tools.
• i-SOLUTIONS Health: German vendor of hospital and laboratory information systems (i.s.h.med, LabCentre). Comparable as a Germany-focused hospital IT vendor addressing similar hospital administrative, billing, and documentation workflows.
• ID Information und Dokumentation im Gesundheitswesen: Berlin-based specialist in medical documentation, DRG coding, and clinical coding services for German hospitals and health insurers. Most directly comparable to L&B's Checkpoint/Checkpoint x product, since both provide DRG coding and invoice verification services on a smaller, specialized scale.
• DMI GmbH & Co. KG: German specialist in medical documentation, DRG coding, and clinical data management for hospitals and health insurers. Comparable niche peer in German healthcare documentation and DRG-related services, serving similar hospital and payer customers.

Emerging players

• medavis GmbH: German vendor of radiology and workflow IT for hospitals and medical practices. Comparable as a small-to-mid-sized German healthcare IT specialist, with partial overlap in hospital workflow and documentation software serving similar provider customers.
• VISUS Technology Transfer: German healthcare IT vendor specializing in PACS, medical documentation, and clinical workflow software. Comparable as a mid-sized DACH healthcare IT specialist with overlapping hospital documentation and clinical workflow product lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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