BVMI

What BVMI does

BVMI (Berufsverband Medizinischer Informatiker e.V.) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1983 in Heidelberg, Germany, representing medical informatics specialists. Its members are professionals with formal qualifications or sustained practice in medical informatics, including holders of the 'Medizinischer Informatiker/Medizinische Informatikerin' certificate, university graduates in relevant programs, physicians with the 'Medizinische Informatik' additional qualification, and students in qualifying degree programs. The association operates through regional state representations (Landesvertretungen) covering German states including Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin/Brandenburg, Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland, and Thüringen.

The core product is the mdi journal and online platform ('medizin://dokumentation/ informatik/ informationsmanagement/'), published jointly with DVMD since 1999 and migrated in 2025 from print to an interactive digital platform (mdi-Netzwerk at netzwerk.dvmd.de, with non-member access at mdi-digital.de). Additional offerings include certification pathway support for the 'Medizinischer Informatiker/in' credential, a mentoring program across career stages, the BVMI Talks webinar series, member discounts at the DMEA trade fair, and free access to KH-IT conferences. Marketing and engagement run through the bvmi.de website, X (Twitter), a LinkedIn group, and conference participation.

The revenue model is membership-based. Regular (ordentliche) membership is priced at €50 per year; students of qualifying programs join free, subject to first-degree, under-30, and eight-year limits; supporting (fördernde) corporate memberships are priced on a scale by employee count; and honorary membership is granted by board decision. The organization is governed by an elected board and an executive committee including President Dr. Andreas Beß (affiliated with promedtheus AG), Vice President Dr. Udo Jendrysiak, Secretary Gabriele Döhn, Treasurer Florian Diebel, Managing Director Hans-Werner Rübel, and board members Prof. Dr. Oliver J. Bott and Karsten Hellinger.

Name

BVMI

Legal name

Berufsverband Medizinischer Informatiker e.V.

Website

https://bvmi.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BVMI is a German non-profit professional association founded in 1983 that represents medical informatics specialists, offering membership, certification pathway support, regional state representations, and the jointly published mdi digital journal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Medical informatics association
• Healthcare IT professionals
• Professional certification programs
• Continuing medical education
• Membership-based services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BVMI is a German professional membership association for medical informatics specialists, providing services including professional certification support for the 'Medizinischer Informatiker/Medizinische Informatiker' certificate, networking opportunities through regional state representatives, and continuing education resources. The association publishes the mdi online platform (medizin://dokumentation/informatik/informationsmanagement/) jointly with DVMD, and offers members access to discounts at major healthcare IT events such as DMEA and KH-IT conferences, a mentoring program, and professional policy advocacy.

Product overview

BVMI is a professional association for medical informatics specialists, offering a unified portfolio centered on its core offering: the mdi journal/online platform (published jointly with DVMD), professional certification support for 'Medizinischer Informatiker/Medizinische Informatiker', networking through regional state representatives, events and conferences (including the BVMI-Talk series), and a mentoring program. The association connects professionals in digital healthcare through its publication platform and member services rather than through a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• mdi-Netzwerk: Interactive online platform for medical informatics publications, previously published as a print journal (1999-2023).

Products and services

• mdi (medizin://dokumentation/informatik/informationsmanagement/) Online Platform A practice-oriented online platform for medical information management and IT use in healthcare, published jointly with DVMD since 1999. From 2025, it continues as a digital-only platform offering specialist articles, event recordings, and presentation materials to medical informatics professionals.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• HIMSS - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society: Global not-for-profit organization for health information and technology professionals; broader incumbent offering conferences, certifications, and analytics that overlap with BVMI's mission but on a global, multi-stakeholder scale.
• AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association: U.S.-based professional association for health information management professionals; comparable to BVMI in representing a health-information profession, with stronger focus on HIM and certification in the U.S.
• CHIME - College of Healthcare Information Management Executives: U.S. professional organization for healthcare IT and digital health leaders; comparable to BVMI in serving healthcare IT professionals but focused on senior/executive level digital health leaders rather than the broader medical informatics workforce.

Direct peers

• KH-IT - Bundesverband der Krankenhaus-IT-Leiterinnen und -Leiter: German association of hospital IT leaders; comparable as a healthcare IT professional association in Germany, focused on the hospital CIO/CDO persona, with whom BVMI offers joint conference access to its members.
• DVMD - Fachverband für Dokumentation und Informationsmanagement in der Medizin: German professional association for medical documentation and information management; the most direct peer to BVMI, with whom it co-publishes the mdi journal and shares overlapping medical informatics membership in Germany.
• GMDS - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie: German scientific society for medical informatics, biometrics, and epidemiology; directly comparable as a national professional/scientific body serving medical informatics professionals in Germany, with a stronger academic orientation.

Others

• IMIA - International Medical Informatics Association: Global federation of medical informatics associations bridging national bodies; comparable as an umbrella/peer association to BVMI, with a coordinating rather than directly competitive role in the same professional community.

Regional players

• AMIA - American Medical Informatics Association: U.S. professional association for informatics professionals and a global thought leader in medical informatics; comparable to BVMI in mission (advancing medical informatics as a profession) but operating primarily in North America.
• EFMI - European Federation for Medical Informatics: Federation of European national medical informatics associations; directly comparable in mission to BVMI but operating at the pan-European level, with BVMI implicitly part of its membership base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BVMI_eV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/groups/12747012

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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