Center for Telemedicine Bad Kissingen

Name

Center for Telemedicine Bad Kissingen

Legal name

ZTM Bad Kissingen GmbH

Website

https://ztm.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telemedicine and eHealth Software Platforms

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare On‑Demand Platforms (Telehealth, Home Care, Nursing) (BPAMAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tele-Urgent Care for Health Systems & Clinics (White-Label) (HLALAJAF), Medical-Grade Device Connectivity & Device Management (MDM) (HLACAFAG)

Keywords

• Telemedicine platforms
• EHealth software
• Medical chatbot solutions
• Telemonitoring systems
• Teleconsultation networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Kissingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: Zentrum für Telemedizin e.V. receives institutional funding (institutionelle Förderung) from the Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit, Pflege und Prävention (StMGP) since 2017, following prior project-based funding since 2012.
2. Product Licensing & Implementation: Products including Curafida, NIDAklinik, MIA, Buddy, Copilot, medaport, and Consi are sold and implemented to healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics, care homes) on a per-facility or subscription basis.
3. Consulting & Training Services: Digitalization management training (IHK-certified), educational programs, and implementation consulting services for healthcare institutions.
4. Research Project Funding: Funded through G-BA Innovationsfonds and other public research grants for specific healthcare innovation projects (e.g., sekTOR-HF received 3.8 million euros).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ZTM develops, certifies, and sells a proprietary portfolio of telemedicine and eHealth software platforms — including the certified Curafida eHealth platform, NIDAklinik emergency pre-registration, Buddy AI chatbot platform, Consi teleconsultation, medaport telemonitoring, and mobile telemedicine kits (MIA/MONA) — to healthcare facilities such as hospitals, clinics, care homes, and physician practices across Germany.

Product overview

ZTM operates a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on telemedicine and digital health solutions. The core offerings include: (1) Buddy - AI chatbot platform with RAG-based knowledge retrieval for healthcare applications; (2) Curafida - modular eHealth platform serving as the foundation for telekonsil, televisite, and telemonitoring applications; (3) NIDAklinik - digital pre-registration system for emergency departments; (4) MIA - mobile telemedical assistance for home care visits; (5) MONA - mobile e-mobile vehicle-based medical assistance; and (6) Copilot - digital nursing assistance system. Supporting products include Consi (teleconsultation platform), medaport (cardiac telemonitoring), OTIOM (care management), Check-In (patient registration), and eduMovo (digital rehabilitation). The ecosystem serves over 600 facilities and 200,000 patients monthly across Bavaria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Buddy: AI chatbot platform for healthcare applications including patient support, stroke care (Lola), migraine management (Migraene.AI), and physiotherapy assistance
• Curafida
• Consi
• NIDAklinik
• MIA
• Copilot
• MONA
• medaport

Products and services

• Buddy KI-Chatbot Platform AI chatbot platform for healthcare that enables organizations to build domain-specific chatbots (e.g., Lola for stroke, Chatbuddy for MS, Migraene.AI, Rheuma chatbots, Mentara, Physio Buddy). Uses a proprietary RAG architecture combining full-text and semantic search, supports multiple LLMs (Azure OpenAI GPT, Mistral, Claude, Gemma), and integrates via API, iframe, or web deployment into partner websites and hospital information systems.
• Curafida eHealth Platform Modular eHealth platform for telemedicine applications including telekonsil (teleconsultation), televisite, and telemonitoring. Certified as a Class I medical device under MDD 93/42/EWG and compliant with MDR (EU) 2017/745. Serves as the underlying platform for MONA and the medaport telemonitoring application.
• NIDAklinik Emergency Pre-Registration Digital pre-registration system for emergency departments that streamlines patient admission workflows. Connects EMS, emergency rooms, and receiving clinics for coordinated emergency care, enabling faster time-to-treatment (e.g., stroke thrombolysis under 20 minutes through digital data transmission). Deployed at over 500 clinics, milestone hit in 2024.
• MIA Mobile Telemedicine Kit Mobile telemedicine assistance system for mobile care services and home visits. Includes measuring devices for blood pressure, pulse oximetry, blood glucose, ECG, stethoscope, otoscope, and spirometry, with digital data transmission to medical teams.
• MONA Mobile Telemedicine Vehicle Mobile network medical assistance solution delivered through an e-mobile (electric) vehicle equipped with telemedicine technology, enabling mobile healthcare services in the field.
• Copilot Digital Nursing Assistance Digital assistance system for nursing care, providing support in residential settings for care facilities and home environments. Enhances resident safety, reduces staff burden, and supports 24/7 medical access for caregivers and residents.
• Consi Teleconsultation Platform Web-based teleconsultation platform enabling secure transmission of consultation requests between medical facilities. Supports photo and document uploads, chat communication, and video consultations. Used in the Derma-Online network at €75 per consil consultation.
• medaport Heart Failure Telemonitoring Telemonitoring platform for heart failure patients enabling daily vital parameter measurement and digital transmission to cardiology teams. Features traffic-light flag system for threshold alerts, developed from the G-BA-funded sekTOR-HF project.
• Digitalisierungsmanager im Gesundheitswesen (IHK) Training IHK-certified training course equipping healthcare professionals and administrators with digital health management skills. Course fee €1,150 (incl. VAT) plus €200 IHK exam fee, with the next start date of 2026-10-06.
• Lola KI-Chatbot Specialized AI chatbot (built on Buddy) for stroke survivors and their relatives, providing 24/7 free support on nursing, rehabilitation, and therapy topics. Hosted on the Deutsche Schlaganfallbegleitung website.
• Chatbuddy MS Chatbot Austria's first AI chatbot for Multiple Sclerosis patients, providing quick answers on MS topics based on neurological guidelines. Integrated into the ÖMSG website and maintained by their editorial team.
• Rheuma AI Chatbots (10 disease-specific bots) Set of 10 evidence-based AI chatbots for rheumatological conditions built on the Buddy platform. Evaluation showed 93% positive feedback, 86% found the chatbots easy to use, and 58% of rheumatology patients preferred the chatbot over general internet search.
• Mentara KI-Chatbot Mental health AI companion built on the Buddy platform, providing psychoeducational support to help users understand inner processes without diagnoses or therapeutic recommendations.
• OTIOM Care Management Digital assistance system for care management supporting coordination of care services across providers.
• Check-In Patient Registration Digital patient check-in system for healthcare facilities, streamlining front-desk and registration workflows.
• eduMovo Digital Rehabilitation Digital education and rehabilitation platform providing interactive learning content and exercises for patients in remote rehabilitation and aftercare settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thrombolysis time reduced to under 20 minutes for stroke patients through digital data transmission
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit, Pflege und Prävention (StMGP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012StMGP has been funding ZTM since 2012, initially through project grants and since 2017 through institutional funding (institutionelle Förderung). The ministry supports ZTM's mission to advance telemedicine and telecare across Bavaria, including public outreach and education campaigns.
• Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (UKGM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUKGM serves as Konsilklinik (consulting clinic) in the Derma-Online teledermatology network, providing dermatological expertise to four partner hospitals. Also a key partner in the sekTOR-HF G-BA Innovationsfonds project for heart failure telemonitoring.
• RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG / RHÖN-KLINIKUM Campus Bad NeustadtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZTM and RHÖN-KLINIKUM collaborated on the sekTOR-HF project for heart failure telemonitoring, with medaport (Curafida-based) launched in regular operation in December 2025 at the Bad Neustadt campus. Also partner in the RHÖN-KLINIKUM Campus Bad Neustadt hosting 10 departments in the Derma-Online network.
• Deutsche Schlaganfallbegleitung (DSB) gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit organization dedicated to stroke prevention and aftercare. Partnered with ZTM to develop and host the 'Lola' AI chatbot on their website, supporting stroke survivors and their relatives with reliable, evidence-based information.
• Österreichische Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft (ÖMSG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian MS patient organization. Collaborated with ZTM to create 'Chatbuddy', Austria's first AI chatbot for MS patients, integrated into the ÖMSG website and maintained by their editorial team.
• Institut für Digitale Medizin, Philipps-Universität MarburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on research evaluating AI chatbots for rheumatological diseases (10 disease-specific chatbots). The institute provided editorial responsibility for chatbot content based on German clinical guidelines and conducted the 4-month evaluation study.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie e.V. (DGRh)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Rheumatology Society. ZTM is developing evidence-based digital companions with DGRh as part of ongoing chatbot expansion beyond MS, stroke, and migraine.
• Rhön-Saale-Gründer-Zentrum (RSG)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartners with ZTM to distribute the IHK-certified 'Digitalisierungsmanager im Gesundheitswesen' training course, handling enrollment and administration.
• Physio Meets ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform for evidence-based physiotherapy knowledge. Uses ZTM's Buddy chatbot as a 'Physio Buddy' knowledge manager on their platform, providing physiotherapy-specific Q&A and exercise recommendations.
• Schmerzklinik KielminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPain clinic in Kiel. Integrated ZTM's Buddy-based 'Migraene.AI' chatbot into their migraine app to provide patients with reliable information on migraine and headache management.
• Stiftung Innovative Gesundheitsversorgung (StiGv)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit foundation that owns ZTM Bad Kissingen GmbH at 100%. Provides governance and strategic direction; Dr. Asarnusch Rashid and Steffen Schmitt serve as foundation board members.
• Zentrum für Telemedizin e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe registered association (e.V.) is the publicly funded entity receiving StMGP institutional funding, operating alongside ZTM Bad Kissingen GmbH under a shared web presence.
• Bayerisches Landesamt für PflegeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnered with ZTM and Bayern Innovativ to deliver the 'TI-Roadshow für die Pflege', informing care facilities about connection to the Telematikinfrastructure.
• DiCo (Digital Companion) ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium project developing digital companion solutions for nursing care, resulting in a compendium of digitalization approaches and the DiCo chatbot.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Doctolib: Europe's leading patient-facing telehealth and practice-management platform, operating a German teleconsultation marketplace directly comparable to ZTM's provider channel and Curafida televit/telekonsil capabilities. Doctolib's brand and scale make it ZTM's principal direct competitor in provider-integrated virtual care.
• TeleClinic: German direct-to-patient telemedicine platform (now under DocMorris). Directly competes with ZTM's televist/telekonsil propositions for the same German provider and patient base, particularly in ambulatory and asynchronous consult.
• ID Berlin (Integrated Dynamics): German vendor focused on emergency-department IT and process digitization, including pre-hospital to ED data handover — directly comparable to ZTM's NIDAklinik emergency department pre-registration and EMS coordination workflow.
• Zava: Europe-wide asynchronous and synchronous online-doctor platform with a strong Germany presence. Closely comparable to ZTM's teleconsultation and AI-chatbot patient triage workflows, with a more B2C commercial orientation.
• Patientus: Berlin-based provider of secure video-consultation and online practice solutions for German physicians. Directly comparable to ZTM's televit and telekonsil propositions for the ambulatory and small-practice channel.

Broad incumbents

• CompuGroup Medical (CGM): Largest German health-IT vendor (physician information systems, hospital information systems, telematics infrastructure). Overlaps with ZTM on hospital digitalization and telemedicine but operates across the full HIS/ambulatory stack rather than ZTM's telemedicine-platform specialization.
• Siemens Healthineers: Global medical technology and digital health incumbent with hospital digitalization, imaging IT, and emerging telehealth-adjacent offerings. Relevant as a broader healthcare-tech incumbent competing for the same hospital IT budgets ZTM targets with Curafida/NIDAklinik.
• Dedalus Group: European leader in healthcare IT (hospital information systems, radiology, diagnostics IT). Comparable to ZTM at the hospital-digitalization buyer level; overlaps on EHR-integrated workflows and the German DACH market but offers a much wider portfolio.

Emerging players

• Kry (Livi in Germany): Swedish-headquartered telehealth operator expanding across Europe including Germany. Comparable to ZTM's asynchronous/video telehealth stack but with consumer-led GTM and deep VC backing, contrasting with ZTM's public-sector/provider-channel model.
• m.Doc: Cologne-based digital health company providing a patient portal and digital front-door platform for German hospitals — overlapping with ZTM's provider-channel, KIS-integrated telehealth and patient-engagement offerings (e.g., Buddy KIS integration via dwin.health).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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