RECOM

What RECOM does

Thieme RECOM GmbH (operating as Thieme RECOM) is a Kassel, Germany-based healthcare IT vendor founded in 1990 and wholly owned by the Thieme Group. The company develops and licenses nursing terminology databases and digital documentation software for hospitals, senior care facilities, and nursing educational institutions across the DACH region. Its core asset is the proprietary ENP (European Nursing care Pathways) nursing classification, developed in-house for over 30 years, complemented by exclusive DACH licensing rights to NANDA International's NANDA-I classifications and additional terminology/assessment products including NANDA-I PLUS, BAss, and the IDEA interdisciplinary database containing 1,800+ coded statements.

The product portfolio follows a platform-plus-modules architecture. The RECOM-GRIPS software serves as the core digital nursing and treatment documentation platform, supporting cross-professional collaboration and offering modular configuration. The PPR 2.0 module provides a digital implementation of the German nursing personnel staffing regulation with configurable integration depth, deployable in any Hospital Information System (KIS). ENP Online and GRIPS Education extend the terminology assets into browser-based training for nursing students and practitioners. RECOM distributes primarily through integration partnerships with the major DACH KIS vendors (CGM CompuGroup, Dedalus, nexus, myneva, polypoint) and direct enterprise sales, with supplementary reach through an e-commerce shop for educational literature.

Revenue is generated through software subscriptions and licenses, terminology database licensing, and professional training/education services. Pricing is contact-based and not publicly disclosed. The company operates with 51–100 employees, has no disclosed funding events (being a private subsidiary of Thieme Group, a diversified publishing and healthcare information conglomerate), and focuses exclusively on the German-speaking market. Strategic positioning combines a regulatory-anchored terminology standard, deep KIS integration, and Thieme Group's publishing reach into nursing education.

Name

RECOM

Legal name

Thieme RECOM GmbH

Website

https://recom.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Thieme RECOM, a Thieme Group subsidiary based in Kassel, Germany, develops the proprietary ENP nursing terminology and licenses NANDA-I for the DACH region, selling modular digital nursing documentation software (RECOM-GRIPS, PPR 2.0) and training platforms to hospitals, senior care facilities, and nursing schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare IT Software / Clinical Nursing Documentation

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Terminology, Ontology & Code Set Management (SNOMED/LOINC/ICD/RxNorm) (HLACAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Terminology Services & Semantic Interoperability (SNOMED/LOINC/RxNorm mapping) (HLACABAJ)

Keywords

• Nursing documentation software
• Clinical terminology databases
• Healthcare IT solutions
• Nursing classification systems
• Digital care planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Kassel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Thieme RECOM provides modular software solutions for digital nursing documentation including RECOM-GRIPS, PPR 2.0, and ENP Online. These are offered as software solutions to healthcare institutions, likely on a subscription or license basis.
2. Nursing Terminology Databases and Classifications: The company licenses nursing terminology standards including ENP, NANDA-I, NANDA-I PLUS, BAss, and IDEA databases to healthcare institutions for integration into their documentation systems.
3. Training and Education Services: The company provides web-seminars, professional events, and educational materials (GRIPS Education, Ausbildungsliteratur) with RbP continuing education points.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Thieme RECOM develops and licenses modular healthcare IT software and nursing terminology databases for digital nursing and care documentation. Its core offerings include the RECOM-GRIPS documentation platform, the PPR 2.0 staffing regulation module, the ENP nursing classification system, the NANDA-I diagnosis classification (licensed for the DACH region), and complementary assessment tools (BAss, IDEA) and training platforms (ENP Online, GRIPS Education). These products are sold and integrated into Hospital Information Systems (KIS) across hospitals, care facilities, and nursing schools in German-speaking markets.

Product overview

Thieme RECOM offers a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of nursing classification databases (ENP, NANDA-I, NANDA-I PLUS, BAss, IDEA), a core documentation software (RECOM-GRIPS), PPR 2.0 module for nursing staff regulation compliance, ENP Online training platform, and education offerings (webinars, GRIPS Education, training literature). The nursing languages serve as the terminological foundation that integrates with the RECOM-GRIPS documentation software and PPR 2.0 module, enabling cross-professional collaboration in healthcare settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RECOM-GRIPS: Digital nursing and treatment documentation software with modular structure enabling cross-professional collaboration
• PPR 2.0
• ENP Online
• GRIPS Education
• ENP (European Nursing care Pathways)
• NANDA-I
• NANDA-I PLUS
• BAss
• IDEA

Products and services

• ENP (European Nursing care Pathways)
• NANDA-I
• NANDA-I PLUS
• BAss (pflegerisches Basis-Assessment)
• IDEA
• RECOM-GRIPS
• PPR 2.0
• ENP Online
• GRIPS Education
• Web-Seminare & Veranstaltungen (Web-Seminars and Events)
• Ausbildungsliteratur (Training Literature)

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CGM CompuGroup MedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor healthcare IT provider offering KIS (Hospital Information System) integration with RECOM nursing documentation products.
• DedaluscoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading European healthcare IT company providing KIS integration for RECOM software solutions.
• nexuscoreTechnology or IntegrationHealthcare IT company providing KIS integration with RECOM nursing documentation products.
• NANDA InternationalcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerExclusive licensing partnership granting Thieme RECOM rights to distribute NANDA-I nursing diagnosis classifications in German-speaking regions. Thieme RECOM serves as the official NANDA-I licensee for DACH region.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CompuGroup Medical: One of Europe's largest healthcare IT vendors and a core RECOM KIS integration partner; competes in hospital information systems and increasingly offers its own clinical/nursing documentation modules that could substitute for RECOM's terminology layer.
• Dedalus Group: Leading European healthcare IT company providing KIS solutions with which RECOM integrates; offers competing clinical documentation and terminology capabilities across hospitals in DACH and broader Europe, making it both partner and competitor.
• Meierhofer AG: German KIS vendor (now part of CompuGroup) specializing in hospital information systems with nursing documentation modules that overlap with RECOM-GRIPS; serves similar hospital customers in the DACH market.
• i-SOLUTIONS Health: German healthcare IT provider offering hospital information systems and clinical documentation solutions that compete with RECOM's documentation and terminology offerings in the DACH region.
• ICW (InterComponentWare): German healthcare IT company providing hospital information systems and clinical documentation platforms, competing with RECOM-GRIPS and related nursing documentation products in the DACH market.

Broad incumbents

• Wolters Kluwer Health: Global clinical decision support and terminology provider (Health Language, UpToDate) with broader portfolio across multiple healthcare segments; competes in nursing and clinical terminology/content licensing markets where RECOM operates.
• Elsevier Clinical Solutions: Major publisher and clinical content provider offering nursing reference content, clinical pathways, and terminology assets that overlap with RECOM's nursing classification databases across global markets.
• 3M Health Information Systems: Global provider of clinical coding, terminology, and documentation solutions including nursing content; competes with RECOM in terminology licensing and hospital documentation workflows at a much larger scale.

Others

• SNOMED International: Standards body developing SNOMED CT clinical terminology; serves as enabling infrastructure that RECOM's terminology products may map to or compete against for clinical documentation standards adoption.
• NANDA International: Standards body owning NANDA-I nursing diagnosis terminology; RECOM is the official DACH licensee of NANDA-I, making this a critical upstream partnership that defines the regulatory foundation of RECOM's product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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