What Gerrit does

GERRIT is a regional cooperation organization (RSO, Regionale Samenwerkingsorganisatie) founded in 1996 in Drachten, Netherlands, that provides healthcare data interoperability infrastructure to providers across the Northern Netherlands provinces of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe. The platform is built around a portfolio of core services: GERRIT ZorgMail for secure healthcare email, GERRIT ZorgNET as a secure network for digital collaboration, XDS-NN for cross-enterprise medical image sharing, Labviewer for laboratory results access, Geboortezorg for maternity care data exchange, Privacy & Security services for regulatory compliance, and Regie op uitvoering for project coordination. Complementary projects extend the platform's reach into consent management (Mitz), medication transfer (Kickstart Medicatieoverdracht), multidisciplinary team coordination (Regionaal MDO Platform), referral workflows (Vecozo Verwijzen), and a broader regional digital health ecosystem (DHENN).

The organization serves 16+ named healthcare participants including university and regional hospitals (UMCG, Frisius MC, Ommelander Ziekenhuis Groningen, WZA, Treant, Antonius, Nij Smellinghe), mental health providers (GGZ Friesland), pathology laboratories (Pathologie Friesland, Certe), rehabilitation services (Revalidatie Friesland), elderly care organizations (Hof en Hiem, Noorderbreedte), ambulance services (RAV Fryslân), primary care (Dokterszorg Friesland), and technology services (Altide). The underlying technology architecture emphasizes secure information exchange, integration and interoperability between disparate clinical systems, and alignment with Dutch healthcare legislation and the national Gezondheidsinformatiestelsel (GIS).

GERRIT operates as a private non-profit cooperative with revenue derived from membership fees and service charges to participant healthcare organizations; no pricing is publicly disclosed and no funding rounds or external institutional investment are documented. The go-to-market is community-led, relying on regional network participation, content marketing (website, podcasts, newsletters), and events (GERRIT Podium, user meetings, webinars) to engage stakeholders across the healthcare and welfare sector. The organization employs 11-50 staff and is headquartered in Drachten with operations spanning Northern Netherlands.

Name

Gerrit

Legal name

GERRIT

Website

https://wijzijngerrit.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GERRIT is a regional cooperation organization in Northern Netherlands providing healthcare data interoperability infrastructure — including secure email, medical image sharing, lab results, and consent management — serving 16+ healthcare and welfare organizations across Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Data Interoperability

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-World Data (RWD) Platforms & Clinical Data Curation (HLACAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (MNCH) Programs (BPADAIAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare data exchange
• Secure healthcare email
• Medical image sharing
• Healthcare interoperability
• Regional health network

Headquarters

HQ city

Drachten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Data Services: GERRIT operates as a non-profit regional cooperation organization providing digital infrastructure and coordination services to healthcare and welfare organizations in Northern Netherlands. Revenue appears to come from membership fees and service charges to participant healthcare organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GERRIT is a regional cooperation organization (RSO) that operates healthcare data interoperability infrastructure for the Northern Netherlands region. Its core offerings include secure healthcare email (ZorgMail), a secure healthcare network for digital collaboration (ZorgNET), cross-enterprise medical image sharing (XDS-NN), laboratory results viewing (Labviewer), maternity care data exchange (Geboortezorg), privacy and security services, and project coordination (Regie op uitvoering). These services are delivered to 16+ healthcare and welfare organizations, including hospitals, mental health providers, pathology labs, rehabilitation centers, ambulance services, and elderly care organizations.

Product overview

Gerrit operates as a multi-service platform for healthcare data availability, comprising a portfolio of interconnected core services and advisory projects. Core services include GERRIT ZorgMail (secure healthcare email), GERRIT ZorgNET (network for digital collaboration), XDS-NN (medical image sharing), Labviewer (lab data access), Geboortezorg (maternity data exchange), Privacy & Security services, and Regie op uitvoering (project coordination). Advisory projects include DHENN (Digital Health Ecosystem Northern Netherlands), Kickstart Medicatieoverdracht (medication transfer), Online toestemmingsvoorziening Mitz (consent management), Booozt, Regionaal MDO Platform, and Vecozo Verwijzen. The services work together to enable secure data exchange across healthcare providers in Northern Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GERRIT ZorgMail: Email service for healthcare communication
• GERRIT ZorgNET
• XDS-NN
• Labviewer
• Geboortezorg
• Regie op uitvoering

Products and services

• GERRIT ZorgMail Secure email and messaging service enabling healthcare organizations to communicate and exchange data reliably, targeted at healthcare providers in Northern Netherlands.
• GERRIT ZorgNET Secure healthcare network platform facilitating digital collaboration and information sharing among care providers in Northern Netherlands.
• XDS-NN (Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing Northern Netherlands) Beeldbeschikbaarheid service enabling sharing of medical images and documents across healthcare organizations throughout Northern Netherlands.
• Labviewer Laboratory data viewer service providing access to laboratory results across healthcare providers in the region.
• Geboortezorg (Maternity Care) Data exchange service facilitating information sharing for maternity and childbirth-related care coordination among involved providers.
• Privacy & Security services Privacy and security services helping healthcare organizations comply with data protection regulations and Dutch healthcare legislation applicable to information exchange.
• Regie op uitvoering Project coordination and management service overseeing the execution of regional digitalization initiatives in the healthcare and welfare sector.
• Mitz (Online toestemmingsvoorziening) Online consent management system enabling patients to give permission for the sharing of their healthcare data among providers.
• Regionaal MDO Platform Regional multidisciplinary team (MDO) platform supporting coordinated care planning across healthcare providers.

Named customers16 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UMCG (University Medical Center Groningen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Medical Center Groningen - academic hospital and key participant in GERRIT's regional healthcare data infrastructure
• CertecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiagnostic services provider participating in regional healthcare data exchange initiatives
• Hof en HiemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElderly care organization participating in GERRIT's network for integrated care delivery
• Pathologie FrieslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPathology laboratory services in Friesland participating in regional diagnostic data exchange
• Revalidatie FrieslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRehabilitation services provider in Friesland contributing to coordinated care data sharing
• AltidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare technology services organization participating in GERRIT's digital infrastructure ecosystem
• RAV FryslâncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional ambulance services in Friesland participating in acute care data exchange coordination
• WZA (Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis Assen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital in Assen participating in GERRIT's healthcare data sharing network
• AntoniuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital organization participating in regional healthcare data infrastructure and coordination
• TreantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital group participating in regional care coordination and data exchange initiatives
• Nij SmellinghecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in Drachten participating in Northern Netherlands healthcare data exchange network
• GGZ FrieslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health services provider in Friesland participating in integrated care data sharing
• Dokterszorg FrieslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary care services organization in Friesland contributing to regional healthcare coordination
• Frisius MCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital group participating in GERRIT's healthcare data infrastructure and network care initiatives
• Ommelander Ziekenhuis Groningen (OZG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital in Eastern Groningen participating in GERRIT's digital healthcare ecosystem
• NoorderbreedtecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElderly care organization in Northern Netherlands participating in integrated care and data sharing initiatives

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CompuGroup Medical (CGM): CGM is a major European healthcare IT vendor offering EHR, practice management, and interoperability solutions across multiple EU markets. As a broader incumbent, it competes in adjacent provider-IT categories and could expand into regional interoperability niches served by GERRIT.
• Chipsoft: Chipsoft is the leading Dutch EHR vendor (HiX) used by most major Dutch hospitals including several GERRIT participants. As hospitals consolidate around a single EHR, Chipsoft's built-in interoperability could reduce reliance on third-party regional platforms like GERRIT for data exchange.
• Epic Systems: Epic is a global EHR vendor with growing presence in the Netherlands through academic hospitals (including UMCG-adjacent deployments). Its Care Everywhere interoperability network could compete with regional data exchange layers by enabling cross-region exchange natively within the EHR.
• Nictiz: Nictiz is the Dutch national knowledge center for healthcare IT, setting interoperability standards and coordinating the MedMij/LSP frameworks. It overlaps with GERRIT in healthcare data exchange governance and national digitalization strategy, but operates at a national policy level rather than as a regional service provider.
• LSP / MedMij (via MedMij Stichting): MedMij is the Dutch national framework for trusted health data exchange between patients and providers, leveraging the LSP infrastructure. It is a higher-level alternative to GERRIT's regional interoperability approach, and represents the national direction GERRIT itself acknowledges moving toward.

Direct peers

• Tenzinger: Tenzinger is a Dutch healthcare IT services provider delivering secure communication, collaboration, and integration solutions for hospitals and care networks. It competes head-on with GERRIT ZorgMail and ZorgNET in the same Dutch healthcare communication niche.
• Mitz (Stichting Mitz): Mitz is the national online consent management system for healthcare data sharing — a service GERRIT directly implements and offers to its participants. It represents the national-level consolidation of a function GERRIT provides regionally and a potential disintermediation risk.
• Validys: Validys is a Dutch health-IT services company focused on secure healthcare communication and identity verification. It offers functionality directly comparable to GERRIT's secure email and authentication services for Dutch healthcare providers.
• Other Regional RSOs (e.g., RSO Zuid-West, RSO Midden-Nederland): Other Dutch regional cooperation organizations (RSOs) deliver the same model — regional healthcare data exchange infrastructure — in their respective territories. They are the closest structural peers to GERRIT and represent both potential expansion templates and direct competitors in adjacent geographies.
• Vecozo: Vecozo operates the Dutch healthcare communications infrastructure used for referrals, insurance verification, and data exchange — GERRIT even runs a "Vecozo Verwijzen" project. It is a directly comparable national-level communication platform serving many of the same healthcare provider use cases as GERRIT ZorgMail/ZorgNET.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wijzijngerrit

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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