DVKC

What DVKC does

DVKC (Deutscher Verein für Krankenhaus-Controlling e.V.) is a Berlin-based German professional association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1994 that serves as the central community and standards body for hospital controllers and healthcare management professionals in Germany. Its primary constituents are controllers, financial managers, medical controllers, nursing directors, and C-suite executives in German hospitals, who it supports through standardized controlling frameworks, benchmarking research, certification, and a professional community. The association operates as a member-funded, non-profit organization rather than a commercial enterprise.

The core product portfolio consists of three controlling standards published under the StaCoG project: DVKC CS100 (entity- and group-level result accounting), DVKC CS200 (multi-level departmental contribution margin accounting, currently in its second pilot), and DVKC CS400 (a six-perspective KPI framework covering Finance, Patients, Staff, Processes, Capacity, and Quality, released April 2026). These standards are distributed free of charge via the stacog.de platform. Complementing the standards, DVKC runs the annual Deutscher Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag (DKCT) conference (33rd edition in April 2026; 34th planned for 2027), the regional Rheinische Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag (RKKC), the Tag der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung (TdNB), the DVKC Akademie certification program (€2,450 per participant), and the Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie, an annual longitudinal survey now in its 12th round conducted jointly with Bergische Universität Wuppertal and Curacon since 2011.

Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring membership subscriptions, event and seminar participation fees (with tiered pricing for members, healthcare staff, and consultants/industry), certification program fees, and event sponsorships from industry partners. CS100, CS200, and CS400 development is funded in part by the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) via the StaCoG project, beginning in 2019, which gives the standards a quasi-regulatory pedigree. Distribution is exclusively single-country (Germany) and relies on direct event registration, membership onboarding, the Stellenbörse job board, and self-service downloads from stacog.de.

Name

DVKC

Legal name

Deutscher Verein für Krankenhaus-Controlling – Management und Controlling in der Gesundheitswirtschaft

Website

https://dvkc.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DVKC is a Berlin-based German professional association founded in 1994 that develops hospital controlling standards (CS100, CS200, CS400), hosts the annual Deutscher Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag conference, and certifies healthcare finance professionals through its DVKC Akademie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Management Consulting

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Licensing, Accreditation & Credentialing Boards (HLAJACAC)

Keywords

• Hospital controlling standards
• Healthcare management consulting
• Medical controlling education
• KPI framework development
• Professional certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: DVKC operates as a membership-based professional association. Annual membership fees provide access to standards, publications, networking, and discounted event participation.
2. Event participation fees: Revenue generated from conference registrations for flagship events including the annual DKCT, regional RKKC conferences, Tag der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung, Tag der Standards, and online seminars. Pricing varies by participant category (members, healthcare staff, consultants/industry).
3. Certification program fees: DVKC Akademie certification program at Professional Level, costing €2,450 per participant, includes training materials, certification, and catering for in-person sessions.
4. Sponsorship revenue: Industry partners and companies sponsor DKCT events and receive visibility as exhibitors and sponsors, contributing to DVKC's revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

DVKC (Deutscher Verein für Krankenhaus-Controlling e.V.) is a German professional association that develops and publishes hospital controlling standards (CS100, CS200, CS400), runs the annual Deutscher Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag (DKCT) and regional events, delivers the DVKC Akademie certification program, conducts the annual Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie with Bergische Universität Wuppertal and Curacon, and operates a job board and standards platform (stacog.de) for its members. Revenue is generated through membership fees, event registration, certification program fees, and sponsorships.

Product overview

DVKC (Deutscher Verein für Krankenhaus-Controlling – Management und Controlling in der Gesundheitswirtschaft) is a professional association for hospital controlling and management in the healthcare sector, not a product company. Its offering consists of standards and frameworks (DVKC CS100, CS200, CS400), professional events (Deutscher Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag – DKCT, Rheinische Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag – RKKC, Tag der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung – TdNB), an academy and certification program (DVKC Akademie), surveys and studies on hospital controlling, and a jobs board. These form a coherent ecosystem: the standards provide the methodological basis for controlling practice, events serve as forums for knowledge exchange and dissemination, the academy certifies professionals in those standards, surveys track trends, and the jobs board connects members with opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DVKC CS400: The DVKC Controlling Standard CS400 is a comprehensive key figure system for hospital controlling, defining standardized metrics across six perspectives: Finance, Patients, Personnel, Processes, Capacity, and Quality.
• DVKC CS200
• DVKC Standard 100 / S100
• DVKC Akademie
• Deutscher Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag (DKCT)
• RKKC / Rheinische Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag
• Tag der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung
• Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie

Products and services

• DVKC CS100 – Ergebnisrechnung auf Einrichtungs- und Verbundebene (Standard 100) A standard specifying requirements for result accounting (income statement) at the facility and group level, applicable to all business fields of healthcare organizations and their consolidated entities.
• DVKC CS200 – Mehrstufige Bereichsergebnisrechnung (Deckungsbeitragsrechnung) A standard for multi-level departmental result accounting (contribution margin accounting), enabling hospitals to trace the profit contribution of individual departments and support operational steering.
• DVKC CS400 – Standard für Kennzahlen und Steuerung im Krankenhaus A standardized KPI framework for hospital controlling covering six perspectives (Finances, Patients, Staff, Processes, Capacity, Quality), providing role-based one-pager reporting for executive, medical, and nursing leadership, and a structured glossary of key metrics.
• Deutscher Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag (DKCT) The flagship annual conference of DVKC, bringing together hospital controllers, managers, and healthcare professionals to discuss current management and controlling topics, reforms, and best practices. The 33rd edition was held in April 2026 in Potsdam.
• Rheinische Krankenhaus-Controller-Tag (RKKC) A regional conference held in the Rhineland focused on capacity management and operational control topics in hospitals.
• Tag der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung (TdNB) An annual event dedicated to sustainability reporting standards and practices for hospitals and healthcare facilities, aligned with the DNK (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitskodex) framework and Omnibus regulation.
• DVKC Akademie / Controlling-Zertifizierung (Professional Level) A professional certification program for hospital controllers offered at 'Professional' levels, combining lectures, blended learning, online sessions, and practical projects. Covers strategic and operational controlling, reporting systems, multi-level departmental result accounting, and communication skills. Certificates are issued upon passing knowledge tests and presenting a practical project.
• Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie (Hospital Controlling Study) An annual comprehensive study conducted jointly by DVKC, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, and Curacon, tracking the current state and development trends of controlling in the German hospital sector since 2011. Topics include controller staffing, reporting structures, liquidity planning, nursing control, and sustainability.
• Stacog.de (Standards Cooperation Platform) An online platform (stacog.de) operated by DVKC for the publication and dissemination of its controlling standards (CS100, CS200, CS400) and related documentation, accessible to members and pilot implementers for free download.
• Stellenbörse (Job Board) A job marketplace section on the DVKC website where member organizations post controlling and finance vacancies in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• DVKC standards are freely accessible via stacog.de, lowering adoption barriers for hospitals across Germany
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019BMG funds the StaCoG project ('Entwicklung von Standards für das Controlling in der Gesundheitswirtschaft') enabling DVKC to develop and publish standardized controlling frameworks (CS100, CS200, CS400) freely via stacog.de.
• Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Lehrstuhl für Controlling)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Long-standing academic partnership for the annual Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie (hospital controlling study). The study has been conducted jointly since 2011, now in its 12th round. Key researchers: Prof. Dr. Nils Crasselt, Dr. Christian Heitmann, and Prof. Dr. Björn Maier (also DVKC Chairman).
• Curacon (Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Curacon co-conducts the annual Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie with DVKC and Bergische Universität Wuppertal since 2011. Curacon is also a sponsor at DKCT events and provides ESG Radar Curacon for sustainability reporting.
• ConsusHealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsusHealth partners with DVKC on the annual DVKC Förderpreis (funding award) for management and controlling innovation in healthcare. The award is called 'DVKC ConsusHealth Förderpreis' and promotes visibility of innovative approaches.
• DHBW Mannheim (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHBW Mannheim collaborates with DVKC on academic events and the DVKC Akademie certification program. Prof. Dr. Björn Maier (DVKC Chairman) serves as Studiendekon at DHBW Mannheim. DHBW Mannheim hosts the Tag der Standards 2022.
• Health & Care Management (HCM) – MedienpartnerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHCM serves as a media partner for the Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie, covering and publishing results of DVKC's annual survey.
• mibeg-InstitutminorStrategic or Co-development Partnermibeg-Institut cooperates with DVKC on professional education, offering seminars on Medical Controlling and DRG topics. DVKC publishes mibeg's seminar offerings and events on its platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Verband der Krankenhausdirektoren Deutschlands (VKD): VKD is the German association of hospital executive directors, the C-suite audience that DVKC's CS400 standard and DKCT events are designed to serve. It overlaps substantially in member institutions and policy advocacy, making it a complementary rather than competing direct peer.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizincontrolling (DGfM): DGfM is the German professional association for medical controlling and DRG coding, sharing DVKC's exact target audience of German hospital controlling and coding professionals. Both organizations run annual conferences, certification programs, and working groups around DRG/medical controlling, making it the closest direct peer.
• Deutsches Krankenhausinstitut (DKI): DKI is a German hospital research institute conducting applied research, benchmarking, and consulting for German hospitals. It directly mirrors DVKC's research/survey function (e.g., Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie) and serves overlapping hospital decision-makers with analytical rather than standards-based offerings.
• Internationaler Controller Verein (ICV): ICV is the largest German-speaking controller association, offering certifications, working groups, and publications for controllers across all industries. While broader than DVKC's healthcare-only scope, ICV is the structural analog for the controlling profession in Germany and a natural alternative source of credentials for hospital controllers.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (DKG): DKG is the umbrella federation of German hospital providers and the central political lobby for the German hospital sector. While DVKC focuses on controlling/management standards for individual professionals, DKG covers the broader hospital operator agenda — making it an incumbent operating in the same overall space.
• Bundesärztekammer (BÄK): BÄK is the central professional association for physicians in Germany, operating at much greater scale than DVKC but addressing a different (clinical) audience. Both organizations set professional standards and shape healthcare policy, making BÄK the analogous incumbent in the adjacent clinical profession.

Regional players

• BVMed – Bundesverband Medizintechnologie: BVMed is the German medical technology industry association, representing device and digital health vendors that frequently exhibit at DVKC's DKCT and partner with DVKC on events. It is a comparable professional association structure within the German healthcare ecosystem.
• GEFMA Deutscher Verband für Facility Management: GEFMA is the German facility management association, which like DVKC develops management standards (GEFMA 200) and certifications for a specific operational discipline in German organizations. The structural model (association-owned standards + certification + events) closely mirrors DVKC's approach.

Others

• Consus Health Management GmbH: Consus Health is a German healthcare consulting firm that partners with DVKC on the annual DVKC ConsusHealth Förderpreis. It operates as an ecosystem participant — complementary services to DVKC's association offering rather than a direct competitor — and is comparable as a sector-specialist consulting peer.
• Curacon Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft: Curacon is a German healthcare-focused auditing and consulting firm that co-conducts DVKC's annual Krankenhaus-Controlling-Studie and is a DKCT sponsor. While not a membership association, Curacon is a tightly integrated commercial partner that competes for adjacent advisory and certification work for the same hospital customers.

Market position

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