Digital Health Germany

What Digital Health Germany does

Digital Health Germany e.V. is a Cologne-based non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, founded circa 2018) that operates as a networking and ecosystem platform for the German healthcare digitalization market. The organisation connects hospitals and medical care centres (MVZs), digital health startups, healthcare industry companies, academia, and financing partners, framing itself as the Verbindungsglied (connecting link) in a market traditionally characterised by siloed thinking. Its core offering is the 'Digital Health Germany Ecosystem', supplemented by a digital maturity assessment service aligned with the Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz (Hospital Future Act), distribution of the MedZapp appointment booking software to members, and a modular continuing education program for medical assistants launched in summer 2023. Member events such as the annual Innovation Day (first held May 10-11, 2022 with SANA AG and Sparkasse KölnBonn) and partnerships with bodies including IHK Köln and Universität Siegen reinforce its convening role.

The association is governed by a volunteer board led by Prof. Dr. Horst Kierdorf (Chairman), Dr. Pascal Grüttner (Deputy Chairman, also Head of IT at Hospitalvereinigung St. Marien GmbH), and Dr. Hajo Jennissen (Treasurer, also Director of CDT Strahleninstitut Cologne). Operating with approximately five employees from a registered office at Sophienstr. 1, Köln, DHG derives its income primarily from recurring membership fees paid by healthcare providers, startups, industry companies, and academic institutions; members gain access to validated digital solutions at preferential member pricing, plus product testing by DHG's certified digitalization specialists. The go-to-market is community-led, relying on the website, newsletter, social media, and industry event participation rather than direct sales or paid marketing.

There are no funding rounds, acquisitions, AI/ML capabilities, or app products associated with DHG in the available data. The organisation explicitly positions itself as an ecosystem builder rather than a software vendor, and its productised services (maturity assessment, MedZapp referral, continuing education) are extensions of its convening function rather than standalone commercial lines. Geographic focus is Germany, with particular concentration in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Name

Digital Health Germany

Legal name

Digital Health Germany e.V.

Website

https://digital-health-germany.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Digital Health Germany e.V. is a Cologne-based non-profit association that connects German healthcare providers, digital health startups, industry, academia, and financiers into a single ecosystem, offering membership-based access to validated digital solutions, events, and training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Association and Networking Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Health, Health Information Systems & Data Programs (BPADAIAJ)

Keywords

• Digital health networking
• Healthcare association services
• Medical digitization support
• Healthcare ecosystem building
• Digital maturity assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne (Köln)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Digital Health Germany operates as a non-profit association (e.V.) funded primarily through membership contributions. Members include startups, healthcare providers (hospitals, MVZs), industry companies, and academic institutions who pay membership fees to access the ecosystem network, digital solutions at member pricing, and professional services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Digital Health Germany e.V. is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2018 and based in Cologne that operates a networking ecosystem connecting hospitals, medical care centers, digital health startups, industry partners, research institutions, and patient representatives to advance digitalization in the German healthcare sector. The association curates and distributes healthcare IT resources such as appointment booking software (MedZapp) and offers digitalization maturity assessment services to its members.

Product overview

Digital Health Germany e.V. is a non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) that functions as a networking ecosystem rather than a single software product company. The organization's core offering is the 'Digital Health Germany Ecosystem' which connects healthcare participants (providers, startups, industry, finance, and academia) for collaborative digital health solutions. Supporting products and services include MedZapp appointment booking software distributed through the association, digital maturity assessments for healthcare facilities aligned with the German Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz, and continuing education programs for medical assistants. The association also organizes member-exclusive events and provides access to digital solutions at member pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MedZapp Terminbuchungssoftware
• Digitalisierungs-Reifegrad-Ermittlung
• Digital Health Germany Ökosystem
• Weiterbildung Medizinische Fachangestellte

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SANA AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2022Co-partner organization for the 1st Innovation Day held May 10-11, 2022 in Cologne. SANA AG collaborated with Digital Health Germany e.V. and Sparkasse KölnBonn to host this flagship event showcasing digital health innovations.
• Sparkasse KölnBonncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2022Co-partner for the 1st Innovation Day 2022, working alongside Digital Health Germany e.V. and SANA AG to deliver the event featuring digital health companies and startups.
• Universität SiegenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic member and co-presenter at Innovation Day 2022. Presented 'Digital Practice' (Digitale Praxis) future concept and Project Datahealth Burbach.
• IHK Köln (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional member supporting the digital health ecosystem. IHK Köln collaborates with DHG on healthcare digitalization initiatives in the Cologne region.
• IDiTech Institut für digitale Zukunftstechnologien e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for digital future technologies as member. Contributes expertise in digital transformation to the DHG ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• bvitg (Bundesverband Gesundheits-IT): German federal association for healthcare IT vendors and providers — directly comparable to DHG as a membership-based industry body advancing digitalization of the German healthcare system, but larger and with broader policy reach.
• Health 2.0 Berlin / Digital Health Berlin: Community-driven digital health networking organization running events and conferences across Europe — directly comparable to DHG's Innovation Day and ecosystem-curation approach, with a similar startup/healthcare-provider mix.

Broad incumbents

• BVMed (Bundesverband Medizintechnologie): German Medical Technology Association representing medtech industry — a broader incumbent in healthcare digitalization/technology advocacy with established member services, events, and policy work overlapping DHG's provider/startup ecosystem role.
• ZVEI — Fachverband Elektromedizinische Technik: German industry association covering electro-medical technology — a broader incumbent with healthcare digitalization advocacy and large member base of industry companies, comparable to DHG's industry-partner engagement model.
• conhIT / DMEA (digital medical expertise & applications): DMEA is Europe's leading digital health conference and ecosystem event in Berlin, run by bvitg — directly comparable as a community/convening platform for hospitals, startups, and industry, but at much larger scale than DHG's Innovation Day.
• Bitkom Health: Bitkom's Health division is a broad incumbent digital industry association covering digital health within a much larger tech association — comparable in mission (driving digital health in Germany) but with significantly greater resources and policy influence.

Others

• Fraunhofer-Institut für Software- und Systemtechnik (ISST) — Health sector: Fraunhofer research institutes operating in healthcare digitalization with applied research, standards work, and pilot deployments — adjacent to DHG's mission and overlapping with the academic/research segment DHG serves (e.g., Universität Siegen partnership).
• Datenschutz CERT (or comparable German health data governance bodies): Organizations offering certification and governance services in German healthcare IT — comparable as adjacent enablers in the digital maturity / data protection ecosystem that DHG claims for its Digitalisierungs-Reifegrad-Ermittlung service.
• Medizinischer Dienst Bund (MD Bund): Federal association of the Medical Service in Germany involved in healthcare quality, digitalization assessments, and reporting — comparable as a stakeholder in the same KHZG/digital maturity ecosystem that DHG targets with its Reifegrad service.

Regional players

• Verband der Universitätsklinika Deutschlands (VUD): Association of German university hospitals focused on policy, digitalization, and care delivery — comparable in mission (advancing hospital digitalization) but primarily serves academic medical centers rather than the startup-broad ecosystem DHG curates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digital-health-germany

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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