What Bitron does

Bitron GmbH Technologiesysteme, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Offenbach am Main, Germany, develops Med7, a Windows-based medical practice management software (PVS — Praxisverwaltungssystem) sold primarily to German physician practices and psychotherapists. The product addresses the full administrative and regulatory workflow of a German statutory practice: patient registration, electronic health records (eKartei), KV (Kassenärztliche Vereinigung) statutory billing, private invoicing, ICD-coded diagnosis management, medication and remedy prescriptions, scheduling, and certified telematics infrastructure (TI) connectivity. Bitron is independently owned by managing directors Dr. med. Dipl.-Ing. Steve Gerges and Dipl.-Ing. Anton Gerges, with a reported headcount of 1–10 employees.

Med7's technical core is a modular Windows desktop application with extensive certified integration into the German healthcare regulatory stack, including gematik certification for VPN access services, KBV certification for E-Rezept and eAU, ePA 3.0 certification for the 'ePA für alle' rollout, and certified support for KIM secure messaging, VSDM, 116117 appointment services, DiGA/eVDGA digital health prescriptions, KVDT billing, laboratory data transmission (LDT), and BDT/GDT interoperability interfaces. The software is differentiated on three measurable axes: KV billing processing speed (~1 second per 1,000 receipts vs. 30 minutes to several hours for competitors), breadth of certification coverage, and low total cost of ownership (no acquisition cost and unlimited doctors/workstations per license). Distribution is entirely product-led via a free full-version download from www.med7.de, supported by video training, an active user forum, and online registration.

The business model is a pure subscription at €27.80 per month (plus VAT) with unlimited users per practice, marketed against competitor upfront license fees of €3,000 or more. A promotional free-first-year tier (valid until 30.06.2026) is currently the principal customer acquisition instrument. The company reports 4,000+ satisfied users across all German medical specialties, plus psychotherapists, joint practices and medical care centers (MVZ) supported by a multi-client (Mandanten) function scaling to 100 workstations. Revenue is not disclosed; the company has no external investors, parent company, or public listing on record.

Name

Bitron

Legal name

Bitron GmbH Technologiesysteme

Website

https://med7.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bitron GmbH Technologiesysteme develops Med7, a German medical practice management software offering KV billing, electronic patient records, e-prescriptions, and telematics infrastructure connectivity for physician practices and psychotherapists. Priced at €27.80/month with no acquisition costs, it serves over 4,000 users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Practice Management Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Coding Support (ICD/CPT/SNOMED) & Documentation Compliance Tools (HLACAAAO)

Keywords

• Medical practice software
• Practice management system
• Healthcare billing software
• Telematics infrastructure solutions
• Electronic health records

Headquarters

HQ city

Offenbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription: Monthly subscription model at 27.80 € per month (plus VAT). The subscription includes the full Med7 software version, regular updates, and support. No acquisition costs apply - competitors typically charge 3,000 € or more in license fees. The subscription has no limits on number of doctors or workstations using the program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bitron develops and sells Med7, a Windows-based medical practice management software (PVS - Praxisverwaltungssystem) for German physician practices and psychotherapists. The software provides statutory health insurance (KV) billing, electronic health records, electronic prescriptions (E-Rezept), electronic sick notes (eAU), electronic patient records (ePA 3.0), and certified connectivity to the German telematics infrastructure. Bitron also provides the Med7 TI-Komplettpaket, a turnkey gematik-certified VPN access service with connector and card terminals, and a free Conversion Center for migrating patient data from competitor systems.

Product overview

Med7 is a unified medical practice management software platform developed by Bitron GmbH Technologiesysteme, offering a comprehensive suite of integrated modules for physician practices. The core product includes practice management, patient records (eKartei), KV statutory billing, private invoicing, and telematics connectivity. The modular architecture extends functionality through specialized add-ons including E-Rezept (electronic prescription), eAU (electronic sick notes), ePA 3.0 (electronic patient record), ICD-Center (diagnostic coding), OPS-Abrechnungsmodul (procedure billing), Heilmittelverordnung (remedy prescriptions), Arzneimittelverordnung (medication prescriptions), Arztbriefe mit Textbausteinen (medical letters with templates), Anbindungsfunktion (device connectivity via GDT), and Med7-KonvertierungsCenter (data migration). The TI-Komplettpaket provides certified telematics infrastructure connectivity. Priced at €27.80/month with no acquisition costs, the software targets German physician practices of all sizes including MVZs with up to 100 workstations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Med7 Praxissoftware Comprehensive Windows-based medical practice management software (PVS - Praxisverwaltungssystem) for physicians and psychotherapists in Germany. Includes statutory health insurance (KV) billing, electronic health records, e-prescriptions, eAU sick notes, ePA electronic patient records, telematics infrastructure connectivity, appointment calendar, form management, and billing modules. Runs on Windows with minimal hardware requirements. Priced at 27.80 EUR per month (plus VAT) with no acquisition costs and unlimited doctors and workstations.
• Med7 TI-Komplettpaket

Quantifiable outcome

• KV billing processing: ~1 second per 1000 receipts (vs 30+ minutes for competitors)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

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

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Doctolib: Major European digital health platform operating in Germany with appointment booking, teleconsultation, and increasingly practice management features. Overlaps with Med7 in practice workflow and physician software, but broader and cloud-based.
• Zollsoft: German cloud-native practice and therapy management software (tomedo®, psycth®), positioned as a modern SaaS alternative to legacy desktop PVS like Med7. Comparable on practice management, scheduling, and documentation but distinct on architecture.

Direct peers

• MediStar (Medisoftware): Independent German PVS solution serving physician practices with comparable billing, documentation, and TI functionality — same product category and customer base as Med7.
• Data Vital: Independent German PVS vendor offering KV billing, electronic health records, and TI connectivity for physician practices — directly comparable product scope to Med7.
• easymed: German medical practice software providing KV billing, eKartei, and TI connectivity for ambulatory physicians, broadly comparable to Med7 in target customers and feature set.
• Medisoft (CGM): CGM-owned PVS product for German physician practices with KV billing, electronic records, and TI module integration. Competes head-to-head with Med7 in the same mid-market practice segment.
• Quincy (CGM): CGM PVS solution for German practices with KV billing, eKartei, and certified TI/eAU/E-Rezept modules. Directly comparable feature set to Med7.
• Turbomed (CGM): Established German PVS used widely by physician and psychotherapist practices. Overlaps with Med7 on KV billing, electronic patient records, and TI certifications.
• Duria: Long-standing German medical practice management software (PVS) targeting physicians and psychotherapists with KV billing, eKartei, and TI connectivity — directly comparable to Med7's core scope.

Broad incumbents

• CompuGroup Medical: Europe's largest medical software vendor and dominant German PVS provider, with brands such as Medisoft, Turbomed, and Quincy. CompuGroup covers a broader portfolio (hospital, lab, pharmacy) but directly competes with Med7 in the German physician practice management segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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