Diabetes Huisartsen Advies Groep

What Diabetes Huisartsen Advies Groep does

Diabetes Huisartsen Advies Groep (DiHAG) is an independent professional association established in 1996 and headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, within the premises of the Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap (NHG). Its mandate is to promote and safeguard the quality of diabetes care in Dutch primary care — both clinically and organizationally. DiHAG functions as the national home for kaderhuisartsen diabetes (specialized diabetes general practitioners) and general practitioners with demonstrable diabetes expertise, maintaining a network of approximately 80 named members who convene quarterly and exchange knowledge via the HAweb digital platform. The association holds an official mandate from NHG and LHV to represent primary care interests in national diabetes policy and sits alongside key bodies including NDF, DVN, InEen, FMS, and Stichting Langerhans.

DiHAG's core products are not commercial goods but expert-driven clinical and educational assets: the NHG-Standaard Diabetes mellitus type 2 guideline (maintained via NHG), the two-year NHG-Kaderopleiding Diabetes voor huisartsen training program, and a repository of guidelines, protocols, and practical tools (multidisciplinary diabetes guidelines, DiHAG-Langerhans COVID-19 and dexamethasone protocols, the SGLT2-remmer invul- en instructieformulier, and reimbursement tables). Its "technology" is the expert network itself combined with the HAweb community platform — knowledge production is human-mediated through practitioner experience, guideline authorship, and training delivery rather than software-based.

As a non-profit, non-commercial association, DiHAG does not generate revenue through pricing or commercial distribution. It is supported institutionally by NHG and LHV and operates as a knowledge center and advocacy body. Its customers/end-beneficiaries are Dutch general practitioners, practice support staff (praktijkondersteuners), zorggroepen (care groups), and ultimately the approximately 1.2 million Dutch citizens living with diabetes, of whom the majority are treated in primary care. The board is led by chair Daniel Tavenier, secretary Jacqueline Berends, and treasurer Erwin Klein Woolthuis, succeeding the previous chair Bertien Hart (2017-2025) and founder Guy Rutten (1996-2017).

Name

Diabetes Huisartsen Advies Groep

Legal name

Diabetes Huisartsen Advies Groep

Website

https://dihag.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DiHAG is an independent Dutch professional association, founded in 1996 and based in Utrecht, that serves as the national home for specialized diabetes general practitioners, develops primary care diabetes guidelines and protocols, and runs the NHG-accredited kaderopleiding training program with NHG and LHV mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Care Diabetes Professional Services

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKADAA

Diabetes (General)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Endocrinology & Diabetes

SECONDARYHLAKADAB

Type 1 Diabetes Care

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Endocrinology & Diabetes

SECONDARYHLAHAHAJ

Diabetes Digital Therapeutics & Dose Decision Support (Bolus Calculators)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Medical Devices & Diagnostics/Diabetes Care Devices (CGM, Insulin Delivery)

Keywords

• Diabetes primary care
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Medical professional association
• General practitioner training
• Diabetes care protocols

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Association Services: DiHAG operates as an independent professional association representing general practitioners' interests in diabetes care. Revenue generation is not the primary focus; the organization functions as a knowledge center and advocacy body supported by its parent organizations NHG and LHV.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Diabetes Huisartsen Advies Groep (DiHAG) is an independent professional association that promotes and safeguards the quality of diabetes care in primary care in the Netherlands, both substantively and organizationally. It operates a nationwide network of approximately 80 specialized diabetes general practitioners (kaderhuisartsen diabetes), delivers the NHG-accredited NHG-Kaderopleiding training program, and publishes clinical guidelines, protocols, and tools including the NHG-Standaard Diabetes mellitus type 2.

Product overview

DiHAG is an independent professional association of diabetes specialist family doctors, not a software product company. The organization operates as a unified platform combining a nationwide expert network (kaderhuisartsen diabetes), a two-year NHG-accredited training program, and a repository of clinical guidelines and protocols. These components work together to promote and safeguard quality diabetes care in Dutch primary care, with the expert network serving as both knowledge providers and quality assurance agents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DiHAG Expert Network and Platform
• NHG-Kaderopleiding Diabetes voor huisartsen
• Guidelines, Protocols and Tools
• Knowledge Transfer Services

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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap (NHG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiHAG represents NHG and LHV interests in diabetes care policy. DiHAG's address is care of NHG, and the organization operates within NHG's institutional framework. NHG provides administrative infrastructure and official standing for DiHAG's guideline development activities.
• Landelijke Huisartsen Vereniging (LHV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiHAG represents LHV interests in diabetes care policy alongside NHG. The organization acts as the designated representative body for both national general practitioner organizations.
• Nederlandse Diabetes Federatie (NDF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNDF is one of the key national stakeholders with whom DiHAG represents primary care diabetes interests. DiHAG participates in NDF initiatives including toolkit development for person-centered diabetes care.
• Diabetes Vereniging Nederland (DVN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiHAG collaborates with DVN (Dutch Diabetes Association) on national diabetes care policy and advocacy efforts representing the primary care perspective.
• InEencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiHAG represents primary care diabetes expertise in dialogues with InEen, the national organization representing care groups, on diabetes care organization and quality.
• Federatie Medisch Specialisten (FMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiHAG collaborates with FMS (Federation of Medical Specialists) on multidisciplinary diabetes guidelines and care coordination between primary and specialist care.
• Stichting LangerhansflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiHAG works closely with Stichting Langerhans on development of educational materials based on professional guidelines. The organizations jointly publish protocols and guidelines, including the COVID-19 diabetes care protocols and SGLT2 inhibitor forms.
• HAwebcoreTechnology or IntegrationHAweb provides the digital platform used by DiHAG for the expert network. This platform enables ongoing digital communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration among DiHAG members.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES): US-based association of diabetes care and education specialists; shares DiHAG's model of credentialing specialized practitioners and disseminating diabetes expertise to frontline providers.
• Diabetes Vereniging Nederland (DVN): Dutch patient association for people with diabetes; collaborates with DiHAG on national diabetes policy, representing the patient perspective in shared initiatives.
• Nederlandse Diabetes Federatie (NDF): Dutch national coordinating body on diabetes care and policy; DiHAG is a core partner in NDF initiatives including the Persoonsgerichte diabeteszorg toolkit.
• Primary Care Diabetes Europe: European organization representing primary-care diabetes professionals; the closest international analog to DiHAG's focus on diabetes expertise in general practice.

Broad incumbents

• American Diabetes Association (ADA): Large US diabetes authority issuing clinical standards and convening professionals; comparable in role (national diabetes standards-setter) but far broader in scope and resources than DiHAG.
• European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD): Pan-European academic and clinical diabetes organization; an incumbent in the same clinical specialty, focused on research and specialist (rather than primary-care) practice.
• Diabetes UK: Larger UK diabetes organization combining professional engagement, research funding, and patient advocacy; comparable role as a national diabetes authority, though with a broader remit than DiHAG.
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF): Global umbrella for diabetes organizations; serves a similar convening/standards role internationally, dwarfing DiHAG in scope.

Others

• Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap (NHG): Parent Dutch GP scientific society that houses DiHAG administratively and co-mandates its clinical guideline work; related but broader in scope (all primary care, not just diabetes).
• Stichting Langerhans: Dutch foundation focused on diabetes type 2 education and tools; collaborates closely with DiHAG on protocols, SGLT2 forms, and guideline-based educational materials.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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