What Medicamus does

Medicamus (Huisartsen Coöperatie Medicamus U.A.) is a Dutch primary-care cooperative founded in 2006, operating across the Noordwest-Veluwe and Zeewolde regions in the Netherlands. The cooperative aggregates 67 GPs across 52 member practices plus 25 non-practice-holding GPs, serving an enrolled population of approximately 158,585 inhabitants. Its functional scope covers standard general-practice services, chronic disease management via ketenzorg programs (COPD, cardiovascular risk management, and Diabetes type 2), lifestyle interventions including the GLI program, mental health support through Voluit Leven (ACT/mindfulness) and Mentaal en Fysiek Fit, and after-hours emergency care through the Huisartsenspoedpost. Supporting infrastructure includes the Medicamus App for patient engagement, the CORPIO practice management platform for member practices, and the Medicamus Academie for continuing medical education.

The cooperative's technology stack is built around shared service platforms rather than licensable software products: CORPIO underpins practice operations, the Medicamus App serves as the patient-facing channel, and the Academie functions as an internal training and education revenue line. Subsidiaries extend the operating perimeter — Prakticamus B.V. handles GP practice acquisitions and temporary takeovers, while Medicamus Zorg B.V. coordinates chronic care (ketenzorg). External partnerships include St. Jansdal Hospital for diagnostics, Gemeente Putten / HAGRO Putten / Putten voor Elkaar for social-care integration, and Erasmus MC for IPCI observational research. No AI/ML capabilities are documented in the product set.

Medicamus operates on a cooperative revenue model. Funding flows from health-insurer contracts for managed care services (with ketenzorg reimbursed outside the patient's deductible), recurring service fees from member GP practices for shared back-office and platform access, and chronic care coordination through Medicamus Zorg B.V. The Prakticamus subsidiary generates revenue through practice takeovers, while the Academie contributes continuing-education income. Because the entity is a private cooperative, revenue is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is region-bounded: the cooperative's effective catchment is Noordwest-Veluwe and Zeewolde, limiting scalability absent geographic expansion or partnership with adjacent cooperatives.

Name

Medicamus

Legal name

Huisartsen Coöperatie Medicamus U.A.

Website

https://medicamus.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Medicamus is a Dutch primary-care cooperative founded in 2006, serving approximately 158,585 inhabitants in Noordwest-Veluwe and Zeewolde through 67 GPs across 52 practices, offering general practice, chronic disease management (ketenzorg), lifestyle and mental health programs, and after-hours emergency care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Harderwijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Contracts - Ketenzorg: Medicamus enters contracts with health insurers and care partners for delivering multidisciplinary care. The organization coordinates chronic care programs (COPD, CVRM, Diabetes type 2) with an integrated tariff per care program rather than per procedure.
2. GP Practice Support Services: Medicamus Zorg B.V. facilitates chronic primary care and contracts with insurers on behalf of member GPs, with GPs delivering patient care themselves.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Medicamus is a cooperative of general practitioners that delivers primary care, chronic disease management (ketenzorg programs for COPD, CVRM, Diabetes Type 2), after-hours emergency GP services, and multidisciplinary care coordination across the Noordwest-Veluwe and Zeewolde region in the Netherlands. It contracts with health insurers on behalf of all 67 affiliated GPs, operates a continuing medical education academy (Medicamus Academie), and provides patient-facing digital services through the Medicamus mobile app.

Product overview

Medicamus is a GP cooperative (Huisartsen Coöperatie) serving the Noordwest-Veluwe and Zeewolde region of the Netherlands, encompassing 67 GPs across 52 practices and 25 non-practice-holding GPs. The organization's product portfolio centers on the Medicamus App — a patient-facing mobile portal for appointment scheduling, medication management, prescription renewal, and eConsult messaging — and the Medicamus Academie, which provides accredited continuing education for healthcare professionals. Care coordination is delivered through the Zorggroep's Ketenzorg programs (COPD, CVRM, Diabetes Type 2, GLI) and specialized offerings such as the Huisartsenspoedpost emergency GP post, Voluit Leven (ACT/mindfulness course), and Mentaal en Fysiek Fit lifestyle training. Administrative functions are managed via the CORPIO platform. The organization also facilitates internship programs and career pathways into general practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Medicamus Academie: Educational institution providing continuing education and training for GPs, practice support staff, medical assistants, triage nurses, and other primary care professionals. Holds institutional accreditations from Cluster 1 (GPs), NVvPO, V&VN, and CADD/KABIZ, and is registered with CRKBO.
• Medicamus App
• Medicamus Spoedpost

Products and services

• Medicamus App Patient-facing mobile application providing online appointment scheduling, medication overview, prescription renewal requests, eConsult messaging with physicians, and access to practice contact information, available on iOS and Android.
• Medicamus Academie Continuing education and training division for healthcare professionals (GPs, practice assistants, nurses, pharmacists), offering accredited multidisciplinary courses and coordinating internship placements for medical assistants and practice supporters.
• Ketenzorg Programs (Chain Care Programs) Chronic disease management programs covering COPD, cardiovascular risk (CVRM), and Type 2 Diabetes, delivered through multidisciplinary collaboration among GPs, specialists, dietitians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, pharmacists, and other first-line care providers coordinated through the zorggroep (care group).
• Gecombineerde Leefstijlinterventie (GLI) Combined lifestyle intervention program for adults with elevated weight-related health risks, including dietary guidance, physical activity coaching, and psychological support for behavioral change. Referred by GP and contracted with all health insurers.
• Huisartsenspoedpost (Emergency GP Post) After-hours emergency GP services covering evenings, nights, and weekends for the Harderwijk region, staffed by practice holders, employed GPs, and locum doctors.
• Voluit Leven Eight-session group course based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness principles, addressing psychological and physical complaints such as anxiety, depression, pain, and fatigue. Also available individually and online via POH-GGZ.
• Mentaal en Fysiek Fit Lifestyle training program focusing on mental health symptoms including depression, stress, anxiety, and fatigue, covering sleep, exercise, nutrition, relaxation, and daily structure.
• Prakticamus B.V. (GP Practice Management Service) Wholly-owned subsidiary providing temporary takeover and management of general practitioner practices to ensure continuity of care and support incoming practice holders.
• Medicamus Zorg B.V. (Chronic Care Coordination) Wholly-owned subsidiary facilitating chronic primary care, contracting with insurers for multidisciplinary care delivery on behalf of member GPs, who deliver the patient care themselves.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gemeente Putten, Huisartsengroep Putten, Putten voor ElkaarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2025Three-party collaboration agreement signed July 22, 2025 to maintain good and accessible care in Putten municipality. Focuses on Positive Health approach, youth mental health support via GP, and welfare-on-prescription programs.
• St. Jansdal HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with St. Jansdal hospital for diagnostics, blood tests, and X-ray services. The hospital's diagnostic facilities are co-located at Medisch Centrum Waterland and referenced in the GP practice network.
• Health Insurance Companies (VGZ, and others)coreOthersMedicamus enters contracts with health insurers for delivering multidisciplinary care and chain care programs (ketenzorg). The organization has agreements with all major insurers for GLI (Gecombineerde Leefstijlinterventie) and chronic care programs.
• Erasmus MC - IPCI ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedicamus participates in national scientific research by the IPCI (Interdisciplinary Processing of Clinical Information) at Erasmus MC Rotterdam, contributing anonymized patient data to analyze care outcomes.
• Various Healthcare Providers (specialists, dietitians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, pharmacists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultidisciplinary collaboration within chain care programs including specialists, dietitians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, pharmacists, and other first-line care providers coordinated through the zorggroep structure.
• CRKBO (Centraal Register Kort Beroeps Onderwijs)minorOthersMedicamus Academie is registered with CRKBO, allowing the organization to provide VAT-exempt professional education courses.
• Accreditation Bodies (ABC1, NVvPO, V&VN, KABIZ/CADD)minorOthersMedicamus holds institutional accreditations from Bureau Cluster 1 (GPs), NVvPO (practice assistants), V&VN (nurses), and KABIZ/CADD (medical assistants) for continuing education.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Stichting Huisartsenposten Nederland: National umbrella organization for Dutch GP emergency posts (huisartsenposten), directly relevant to Medicamus's Huisartsenspoedpost operations in Harderwijk and the regional emergency-care coordination model.
• CompuGroup Medical (CGM): European healthcare IT vendor that provides HealthConnected — the HIS platform on which Medicamus's affiliated practices and the Medicamus App depend — making it a critical enabling technology partner.
• Topicus: Dutch healthcare software vendor focused on primary care, mental health, and care-group platforms — adjacent technology provider whose zorggroep and ketenzorg solutions compete for the same Dutch primary-care IT market.
• Chipsoft: Major Dutch healthcare IT vendor (HiX platform) serving hospitals and increasingly primary care; competes in the same Dutch EHR/HIS vendor ecosystem as the providers of Medicamus's HIS infrastructure.
• St. Jansdal: Regional hospital partner that provides co-located diagnostic, blood-test, and X-ray services to Medicamus's affiliated GP practices; comparable as a healthcare provider in the same Noordwest-Veluwe region.
• InEen: Dutch industry association for primary care organizations including zorggroepen and huisartsenposten — represents the collective voice of regional primary-care cooperatives like Medicamus.
• Coöperatie VGZ: Major Dutch health insurer (also a cooperative) that is a counterparty in Medicamus's ketenzorg and GLI contracts — comparable as a cooperative healthcare stakeholder, though operating on the payer rather than provider side.
• NHG (Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap): Dutch scientific society for general practitioners that sets practice standards and grants the NHG accreditation held by multiple Medicamus-affiliated practices — establishes the professional framework within which Medicamus operates.

Broad incumbents

• Erasmus MC: Large academic medical center in Rotterdam whose IPCI research initiative Medicamus participates in; a much larger incumbent in the broader Dutch healthcare ecosystem with overlapping research and clinical-care interests.

Direct peers

• Dokterszorg Friesland: Regional Dutch GP cooperative and zorggroep providing primary care, chronic care programs, and after-hours services in Friesland — the closest direct structural analog to Medicamus in terms of integrated regional GP organization model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Medicamus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medicamus-spoedpost-bv

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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