SASIS

What SASIS does

SASIS AG is a Swiss healthcare IT infrastructure provider, headquartered in Solothurn, that operates a multi-product digital platform connecting Swiss health insurers and healthcare providers through standardized electronic data exchange. Founded in 2008 and privately held, the company runs five core product lines: SHIP (Swiss Health Information Processing) for automated, media-break-free pre-authorization and billing data exchange; VICARD (Versichertenkarte), the insured-persons card available in physical and virtual formats; the ZSR (Zahlstellenregister) provider directory; the ZVR (Zentrales Vertragsregister) tariff and contract register; and branch statistics via Datenpool and Tarifpool. The company claims 100% branch data coverage of the Swiss health insurance market through participating insurers, serves over 5.5 million insured persons via VICARD, and is VDSZ-certified under the VDSZ:2014 data protection standard (recertified May 2024).

The platform is built around a self-service web portal layer (ZSR Next, vvk-online, LSP-online) for healthcare providers and a ZSR Webservice API for system integration, with dedicated account management for insurance-company relationships. Named customers include major Swiss health insurers (CSS, SWICA, Visana, Helsana), the INSELGRUPPE hospital network as a first-mover SHIP partner since July 2021, government users such as the Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), and consulting/research buyers such as BSS Volkswirtschaftliche Beratung.

SASIS generates revenue through B2B subscription fees and service charges paid by insurers and providers for access to its digital infrastructure products and statistical services. The company operates exclusively in Switzerland with a modest extension to Liechtenstein, sells primarily through direct account management to insurers and self-service portals to providers, and aligns its data exchange formats with eCH standards for electronic data interchange in Switzerland.

Name

SASIS

Legal name

SASIS AG

Website

https://sasis.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SASIS AG is a Swiss healthcare IT company operating a multi-product digital infrastructure platform that connects Swiss health insurers and providers through standardized electronic data exchange, provider registries (ZSR/ZVR), the VICARD insurance card, and branch statistics. It serves 100% of the Swiss insurance market with 5.5+ million VICARD users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare IT Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

De-identification, Tokenization & Privacy-Preserving Data Platforms (HLACAIAK)

Keywords

• Healthcare data exchange
• Electronic branch solutions
• Health insurance registers
• Insurance card systems
• Healthcare data standardization

Headquarters

HQ city

Solothurn

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Subscription and Service Fees: SASIS generates revenue through subscription fees and service charges to health insurance companies and healthcare providers for access to its digital infrastructure products including SHIP, VICARD, ZSR, ZVR, and statistical services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SASIS AG operates a multi-product digital infrastructure platform for the Swiss healthcare system, providing electronic branch solutions including SHIP (Swiss Health Information Processing) for standardized data exchange, VICARD insurance card management, ZSR/ZVR provider and contract registers, and Datenpool/Tarifpool statistical products. The company serves Swiss health insurers and healthcare providers with automated, media-break-free administrative processes operating under Swiss data protection law.

Product overview

SASIS AG offers a platform of interconnected electronic branch solutions for the Swiss healthcare system. The core products include SHIP (Swiss Health Information Processing) for standardized digital communication between healthcare providers and insurers, the VeKa-Center featuring VICARD ( Versichertenkarte) for insurance card management, the Register system with ZSR (Zahlstellenregister) and ZVR (Zentrales Vertragsregister) for provider identification and contract management, and Statistik services with Datenpool and Tarifpool for branch statistics. Additional web applications include ZSR Next, LSP-online, and vvk-online for various administrative and verification functions. The platform enables automated, efficient administrative processes with highest data protection standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VICARD: Versichertenkarte - multifunctional customer card with current coverage information for medical service providers in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, available physically and virtually
• SHIP
• ZSR
• ZVR
• Datenpool
• Tarifpool

Products and services

• SHIP (Swiss Health Information Processing) Digital standard for efficient, secure, and standardized communication in the Swiss healthcare system, enabling automated, media-break-free processes between healthcare providers and insurers for pre-authorizations and billing.
• VICARD (Versichertenkarte)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 pre-authorizations processed per year per hospital through SHIP, saving 10 minutes per case (over 800 hours annually for a large hospital)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• INSELGRUPPEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021INSELGRUPPE, a major Swiss hospital group, was a first-mover in implementing SHIP, fully integrating it into their SAP system since July 2021. They actively participated in SHIP project steering committees and helped shape the privacy-compliant solution. Currently connected with five, soon six, insurers through SHIP.
• eCH (E-Health Switzerland)coreTechnology or IntegrationSASIS supports and implements eCH standards for standardized data exchange in Swiss healthcare. eCH is the standards organization for electronic data interchange in Switzerland.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Epic Systems: Leading US-based EHR and healthcare IT vendor serving large hospital systems. Comparable as a deep-integration healthcare IT platform with strong switching costs.
• Oracle Health (formerly Cerner): Major US healthcare IT platform providing EHR, revenue cycle management, and health information exchange. Comparable as a large-scale healthcare data infrastructure provider.
• CompuGroup Medical: European healthcare IT incumbent offering practice management, hospital information systems, and data exchange solutions. Comparable as a broad healthcare IT platform serving providers and insurers across multiple markets.
• T-Systems (Deutsche Telekom healthcare): European IT services provider with a healthcare division offering eHealth platforms, data exchange, and managed services. Comparable as a large-scale provider of healthcare data infrastructure in European markets.
• Dedalus Group: European healthcare IT provider offering clinical, diagnostic, and healthcare data management solutions. Comparable as a large incumbent serving hospitals and healthcare systems with similar interoperability infrastructure.
• InterSystems (HealthShare): Global healthcare data platform provider offering interoperability, unified health records, and health information exchange solutions. Comparable as a healthcare data infrastructure platform serving similar provider/insurer integration use cases.

Others

• eHealth Suisse: Swiss federal coordination office for eHealth, responsible for EPD implementation and digital health strategy. Comparable as a healthcare digital infrastructure stakeholder in the same Swiss market, though not a direct commercial competitor.

Regional players

• ELGA (Austria electronic health record): Austrian government-run electronic health record infrastructure providing nationwide patient data access. Comparable as a regional healthcare data platform in a small European market similar to Switzerland.
• RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (eHealth division): Swedish research institute with healthcare interoperability and eHealth standardization work. Comparable as a regional player building healthcare data exchange infrastructure in a European single-payer-like system.

Direct peers

• MediData AG: Swiss healthcare clearinghouse providing electronic invoice and data exchange between providers and insurers. Direct competitor to SASIS in the Swiss healthcare data exchange market with overlapping customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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