What Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen does

Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen is a public-law entity (Eigenbetrieb) of BKK Landesverband Süd, headquartered in Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, providing full-service billing and data management for statutory health insurance funds (Kranken- und Pflegekassen). Founded in 1942, the company operates across four functional pillars: (1) Abrechnungsmanagement — processing billing claims from doctors, dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, and other healthcare service providers including data preparation, fachliche Prüfung, payment processing, and archiving; (2) Datenmanagement — handling data acceptance, processing, and provisioning for Morbi-RSA, Disease Management Programs (DMP), and BITMARCK_21|ng deliveries; (3) platform and software solutions — the online*Plus* communication and billing platform, BI-Serviceportal for analytics, Vertrags- und Preisdatenbank, and dedicated Abrechnungs- and Genehmigungsprüfsoftware; and (4) consulting, training, and support via the IMPULS*FORUM* workshop series, online seminars, and the Mein Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen customer portal.

The technology stack is built on proprietary platforms developed both in-house and with third-party vendors (Comline AG for the Service-Portal correction management module, DRIVE for the website). Data exchange relies on EDIFACT formats, PKCS#7 encrypted email, and FTAM over IP protocols, with electronic data interchange replacing legacy paper-based workflows. The Service-Portal für Leistungserbringer offers a freemium correction management module, while the core Krankenkassen relationships are managed through direct, contract-based B2B relationships with no public pricing. All interactions are institutional B2B, with self-serve portal access for service providers and contract-based managed services for health insurance funds.

The business model is anchored in long-term contracts with statutory health insurance funds, primarily BKKs in southern Germany, creating stable, recurring revenue. Revenue streams combine managed services (billing and data management), platform subscriptions (online*Plus*, BI portal), and professional services (workshops, consulting). The company is governed under public law with supervisory oversight from the Ministry for Social Affairs, Labour and Health Baden-Württemberg, and is not privately held or venture-backed.

Name

Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen

Legal name

Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen

Website

https://abrechnungszentrum-emmendingen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen is a public-law entity of BKK Landesverband Süd providing full-service billing processing, data management, and proprietary platforms (online*Plus*, BI-Serviceportal) to statutory German health insurance funds and healthcare service providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Billing Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

RCM Outsourcing & Managed Billing Services (HLACACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Claims Management, Scrubbing & Clearinghouse (HLACACAB), Medical Coding, Billing & Clinical Documentation Support (BPAAAFAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare billing services
• Statutory health insurance
• Billing data management
• Healthcare data intelligence
• Invoice verification software

Headquarters

HQ city

Emmendingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Billing Management Services: Full-service billing and invoice processing for statutory health insurance funds. Services include data preparation, professional verification, payment processing, and archiving of billing documents for doctors, dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers.
2. Data Management Services: Comprehensive data management including data acceptance, processing, preparation, and archiving. Provides Morbi-RSA data provision, Disease Management Program (DMP) data, and data deliveries via BITMARCK_21|ng.
3. Platform and Software Solutions: Customized platform solutions including communication and billing platform online*Plus*, BI-Serviceportal, and contract/price databases provided to health insurance funds and service providers.
4. Consulting, Training and Support: Individual reports, workshops (IMPULS*FORUM*), online seminars, and personal consulting services for health insurance customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen is a complete provider (Komplettanbieter) and expert in billing and data management for statutory health and nursing insurance funds. The company delivers end-to-end billing management from data preparation, professional verification, payment processing, and archiving of healthcare provider claims for doctors, dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, and other Leistungserbringer. It also operates proprietary platforms (online*Plus*, Service-Portal, BI-Serviceportal) and provides data management services for Morbi-RSA and Disease Management Programs (DMP).

Product overview

Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen is a complete provider and expert in billing and data management for statutory health and nursing insurance funds. The company operates a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of: (1) online*Plus* — a communication and billing platform for Krankenkassen; (2) the Service-Portal für Leistungserbringer — a comprehensive web portal for service providers with modules for invoice review (Rechnungsprüfung) and correction management (Berichtigungsmanagement); (3) BI-Serviceportal and Vertrags- und Preisdatenbank for business intelligence and contract management; (4) Abrechnungsprüfsoftware and Genehmigungsprüfsoftware for billing and authorization verification; and (5) Mein Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen for customer self-service. The portfolio also includes data management services for Morbi-RSA and Disease Management Programs, plus training services through IMPULS*FORUM* workshops and online seminars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• online*Plus*: Communication and billing platform for health insurance funds
• Service-Portal für Leistungserbringer
• Mein Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen
• IMPULS*FORUM*

Products and services

• online*Plus* Communication and billing platform for health insurance companies providing centralized access to billing management, invoice tracking, and real-time status monitoring for all billing operations. Targets Krankenkassen customers managing large-scale claims processing.
• Service-Portal für Leistungserbringer Web portal for healthcare service providers (Leistungserbringer) offering invoice status checking, correction management (Berichtigungsmanagement), document upload capabilities, and direct communication with the billing center. Covers Sonstige Leistungserbringer, Arzneimittelabrechnung, and Integrierte Versorgung areas. The correction management module is free of charge for service providers.
• Mein Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen Customer portal for health insurance companies providing access to special information about services, billing management, and company updates. Registration required for access.
• Abrechnungsmanagement (Billing Management Services) Full-service billing management for statutory health insurance funds covering doctors, dentists, orthodontists, hospitals, pharmacies, and other service providers. Includes data preparation, professional verification, payment processing, and archiving of billing documents. Delivered as a managed service.
• Datenmanagement (Data Management Services) Comprehensive data management including data acceptance, processing, preparation, and archiving. Includes Morbi-RSA data provision, Disease Management Program (DMP) data, and data deliveries via BITMARCK_21|ng for health insurance funds.
• IMPULS*FORUM* Workshop and training event series branded as IMPULS*FORUM* providing professional development and consultation services for health insurance customers on billing and data management topics. Includes online seminars and training programs.
• Online-Seminare und Schulungen Online seminar and training programs for health insurance companies covering billing management, data processing, and regulatory compliance topics. Delivered as professional services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Health insurance funds receive comprehensive support from data acceptance through processing to archiving, enabling strategic decision-making through Business Intelligence analytics
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BITMARCK_21|ngcoreTechnology or IntegrationBITMARCK_21|ng is referenced as a data delivery channel and data management system. The company processes data deliveries through BITMARCK_21|ng for health insurance billing. Additionally, BITMARCK Service GmbH serves as the data acceptance point for certain health insurance funds (IKK gesund plus, KKH) with specific IK numbers (109900019, 104593971).
• ITSG (Infotom GmbH)coreTechnology or IntegrationITSG (Informationsstelle für Telematik im Gesundheitswesen) provides PKCS#7 encryption keys required for secure data transmission in healthcare billing. Service providers must obtain encryption keys from ITSG for email-based billing data submission.
• BKK Landesverband SüdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen is an Eigenbetrieb (municipal enterprise) of the BKK Landesverband Süd (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts), based in Kornwestheim. This parent organization connects multiple statutory health insurance funds.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AOK Systems GmbH: IT systems and operations partner for the AOK community of statutory health insurance funds; provides comparable billing/IT infrastructure but at significantly larger scale across all 11 AOKs versus Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen's BKK focus.
• DAK Service GmbH: Service subsidiary of DAK-Gesundheit handling billing operations and back-office for one of Germany's largest statutory funds; comparable workflow (Krankenkasse billing/data management) but operated inside a single fund rather than as multi-fund servicer.
• gkv informatik: IT services joint venture for several statutory health insurance funds, providing billing, ERP and infrastructure solutions; broader portfolio but overlapping in healthcare-billing technology deployed across German statutory payers.

Direct peers

• ARZ Haan AG: Another statutory Abrechnungszentrum operating as a regional billing and data management provider for German health insurance funds; directly comparable in service scope, customer type and statutory positioning.
• opta data Abrechnungs GmbH: Germany's largest private Abrechnungsdienstleister providing medical/Pharmaceutical billing and data management to statutory health insurance funds; matches Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen on target customers (Krankenkassen), core service (RCM), and German statutory health insurance focus.
• spectrumK GmbH: Specialized German service provider for health insurance fund back-office functions including billing, contribution management and software (OSCARE); targets the same Krankenkassen customer segment with overlapping services.
• DAVASO GmbH: German RCM specialist serving statutory health insurance funds with claims processing, data management and analytics; operates in the same regulatory niche as Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen with overlapping solution modules.
• BITMARCK Service GmbH: Operates the BITMARCK_21|ng platform used by the subject company for data delivery and serves multiple statutory health insurance funds directly with billing/IT infrastructure; comparable in customer base and core technology stack even though the relationship is also a partnership.
• ABK Abrechnungskasse Karlsruhe (ARGE der Krankenkassen): Regional Abrechnungszentrum in Baden-Württemberg serving statutory health insurance funds with similar billing-and-data management services; the closest geographic overlap to the subject company within the regional AOK/IKK/BKK servicing landscape.

Others

• ITSG (Informationsstelle für Telematik im Gesundheitswesen GmbH): Provides the PKCS#7 encryption keys and Telematik infrastructure used across the German healthcare billing ecosystem; not a direct competitor but a critical infrastructure/ecosystem participant on which Abrechnungszentrum Emmendingen depends for secure provider data exchange.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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