DKTIG

What DKTIG does

DKTIG (Deutsche Krankenhaus TrustCenter und Informationsverarbeitung GmbH) is a Leipzig-based, privately held German TrustCenter and IT services provider founded on October 2, 1996, and jointly owned by the 16 German state hospital associations (Landeskrankenhausgesellschaften) and the Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (DKG). The company serves as a sector-specific digital infrastructure utility for the German hospital industry, operating statutory TrustCenter services for § 301 SGB V electronic patient billing data transmission and issuing Security Module Card Type B (SMC-B) cards that authenticate hospitals, hospital pharmacies, rehabilitation facilities, and private clinics against the national Telematikinfrastruktur (TI). Its technology stack comprises multiple web portals and SaaS products: the TrustCenter Serviceportal (with two-factor authentication, developed with RISE Austria), the Deutsches Krankenhaus Verzeichnis (DKV) public hospital directory launched in 2002 and serving 100,000+ monthly users, MEIN NACHHALTIGES KRANKENHAUS (CSRD sustainability reporting software co-developed with cubemos GmbH and launched in November 2023), the Datenportal benchmark and calculation service, the Krankenhaus-Struktur-Navigator (built with IMC clinicon), and white-label DKV solutions for state hospital associations.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring subscription and per-transaction fees for certificate issuance, identity verification, SMC-B card production and personalization, S/MIME email certificates, and software subscriptions for sustainability reporting, quality-report capture, and data services. Go-to-market is sales-led and institutional: DKTIG leverages its statutory designation and DKG/state-association ownership as the primary distribution channel, complemented by direct digital self-service through its web portals and a Trusted Service Provider (TSP) network comprising D-Trust (Bundesdruckerei-Gruppe), SHC, and T-Systems International for SMC-B card logistics. End customers are German hospitals (~1,700), Vorsorge- und Rehabilitationseinrichtungen (~1,100), private clinics, and hospital pharmacies — a highly regulated, single-industry, single-geography customer base. Additional revenue vectors include CSRD-driven sustainability software subscriptions, benchmark/financing data services, and white-label DKV licensing, all of which extend DKTIG's role from a narrow certificate utility into a broader hospital-sector compliance and data-services platform.

Name

DKTIG

Legal name

Deutsche Krankenhaus TrustCenter und Informationsverarbeitung GmbH

Website

https://dktig.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DKTIG is a German TrustCenter and IT services provider jointly owned by the 16 German state hospital associations and the Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft, delivering § 301 certificates, SMC-B cards, hospital directory services, and CSRD sustainability software to the German hospital sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leipzig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Revenue model

1. TrustCenter Certificate Issuance (§ 301 SGB V): DKTIG charges hospitals and rehabilitation facilities for issuing security certificates required for electronic data transmission under § 301 SGB V. Revenue is generated through application review, identity verification, and certificate production/personalization fees invoiced to applicants.
2. SMC-B (Security Module Card Type B) Issuance: DKTIG issues SMC-B cards to hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, hospital pharmacies, and private clinics. The company invoices for application examination, identity verification, and card production/personalization. Certificates with a two-year validity period are being transitioned to one-year validity from January 2026.
3. Sustainability Reporting Software (MEIN NACHHALTIGES KRANKENHAUS): DKTIG provides a branch-specific web-based software solution for hospitals to fulfill CSRD sustainability reporting obligations. The software was developed in partnership with cubemos GmbH and is available via subscription through www.mein-nachhaltiges-krankenhaus.de. Supports automated report generation compliant with ESRS and DNK standards.
4. E-Mail Certificate Services (S/MIME): DKTIG issues S/MIME email certificates to hospitals for secure, encrypted email communication compliant with GDPR and IT Security Act requirements. A revised pricing structure was introduced October 1, 2023, offering more cost-effective email certificates with person and/or organization identification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

No source-backed information is available in the provided input regarding DKTIG's core offering.

Product overview

DKTIG (Deutsche Krankenhaus TrustCenter und Informationsverarbeitung GmbH) operates a multi-product portfolio centered on three core pillars: (1) TrustCenter services including § 301 SGB V certificate issuance and SMC-B (Security Module Card Type B) cards for hospitals, hospital pharmacies, rehabilitation facilities, and private clinics accessing the German Telematikinfrastruktur; (2) the Deutsches Krankenhaus Verzeichnis (DKV) — a web-based hospital directory and portal offering day-current hospital search, quality reports, and digital health services, which serves as the foundation for white-label products for state hospital associations; and (3) specialized software solutions including MEIN NACHHALTIGES KRANKENHAUS (sustainability reporting software), the DKTIG Serviceportal (digital certificate application portal), Erfassungssoftware QB (quality report capture), and the Krankenhaus-Struktur-Navigator (hospital structure analysis tool). Additional offerings include data services (Datenportal, Kalkulation Relativgewichte), a job exchange (Stellenbörse DKV), S/MIME email certificates, and the Verzeichnisdienst directory service for the Telematikinfrastruktur. The company was founded on 2 October 1996 and is jointly operated by the 16 German state hospital associations and the German Hospital Association (DKG).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Deutsches Krankenhaus Verzeichnis (DKV): The leading German hospital directory providing patients with up-to-date information about hospital services, quality reports, and digital offerings. Available at www.deutsches-krankenhaus-verzeichnis.de
• MEIN NACHHALTIGES KRANKENHAUS
• TrustCenter
• SMC-B (Security Module Card Type B)
• MEIN SICHERES KRANKENHAUS
• DKTIG Serviceportal

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ monthly users of the German Hospital Directory
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RHÖN-KLINIKUM AGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG participated with DKTIG and D-Trust GmbH in the successful pilot of the first HSM-B (Hardware Security Module Type B) for the Telematikinfrastruktur. The pilot demonstrated simplicity, high performance, and stability of the HSM-B solution in real-world deployment.
• cubemos GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2023DKTIG entered a strategic partnership with cubemos GmbH (Munich) to co-develop and launch the MEIN NACHHALTIGES KRANKENHAUS sustainability management software for German hospitals. cubemos, founded in 2021 as a spin-off from CDTM Munich, contributes its expertise in sustainability software while DKTIG provides its domain knowledge of the hospital sector. The software covers CSRD, EU-Taxonomy, GHG Protocol, and LkSG compliance. The partnership was established in August 2023 with the product launched in Q4 2023.
• RISE (Research Industrial Systems Engineering)coreTechnology or Integration · 6 July 2023DKTIG collaborated with RISE from Austria to develop the new TrustCenter Service Portal (dktig-serviceportal.de). RISE is known for solutions including Konnektor/Highspeed-Konnektor and Digitale ID and IDP for the Telematikinfrastruktur. The portal enables two-factor authentication for digital certificate applications, replacing paper-based processes.
• Zertificon SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 January 2023DKTIG and Zertificon Solutions co-hosted online seminars on secure email communication and compliance in hospitals. Zertificon provides email gateway solutions that complement DKTIG's S/MIME certificate offerings. The seminars, held on February 15 and March 9, 2023, addressed email security requirements under GDPR and the IT Security Act, with special pricing offered to seminar participants.
• IMC cliniconminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 September 2022DKTIG partnered with IMC clinicon to develop the 'Ambulantes Potenzial im Krankenhaus' project, creating a web-based platform (Krankenhaus-Struktur-Navigator) that helps hospitals analyze their service portfolio and simulate the impact of structural reforms toward outpatient care. The partnership is part of a broader initiative with the state hospital associations.
• OTH Regensburg (Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2022DKTIG supported the OTH Regensburg research project 'Reha-/TI-Konsil' (Digitales Rehabilitationskonsil mit Anbindung an die Telematikinfrastruktur) with workshops and expertise. The project, funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Health, resulted in five rehabilitation clinics achieving model TI connectivity as 'Best Practice.' DKTIG provided workshops on TI connectivity and specialist expertise, and a resulting guide was shared via DKTIG's website.
• D-Trust GmbH (Bundesdruckerei-Gruppe)coreTechnology or IntegrationD-Trust GmbH, a company of the Bundesdruckerei-Gruppe, serves as one of three authorized Trusted Service Providers (TSP) for SMC-B card issuance to hospitals, hospital pharmacies, and private clinics. D-Trust handles electronic application processing, card production, and secure delivery of PIN/PUK. DKTIG acts as the issuing authority while D-Trust manages the technical fulfillment.
• SHC – Stolle & Heinz Consultants GmbH & Co. KGcoreTechnology or IntegrationSHC serves as a Trusted Service Provider (TSP) for SMC-B card issuance, particularly for hospitals and rehabilitation facilities (SMC-B Krankenhaus and SMC-B Reha). Identification of applicants is performed via PostIdent. SHC provides the electronic application portal through which hospitals submit their SMC-B requests.
• TSI – T-Systems International GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationTSI (T-Systems International GmbH) serves as a Trusted Service Provider (TSP) for SMC-B Krankenhaus card issuance. Identification is available via PostIdent or Verimi. TSI provides the electronic application portal for hospital SMC-B applications.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesdruckerei Group: Parent of D-Trust and Germany's sovereign identity/credential provider. Comparable as the broader identity and trust services incumbent with portfolio overlap into the SMC-B and certificate issuance value chain DKTIG participates in.
• Dedalus Group: European healthcare IT group with deep penetration in German and Italian hospital information systems. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same hospital IT landscape where DKTIG provides complementary trust and compliance services.
• CompuGroup Medical SE: One of the largest European healthcare IT vendors with broad hospital and physician practice software portfolios (including Meierhofer for the German hospital market). Comparable as a broader healthcare IT incumbent operating in German hospital digital infrastructure.
• Meierhofer AG: German provider of hospital information systems (now part of CompuGroup Medical). Comparable as a hospital-IT incumbent whose customers are the same German hospitals DKTIG serves with TrustCenter and TI-related services.

Direct peers

• D-Trust GmbH (Bundesdruckerei Group): One of three authorized Trusted Service Providers for SMC-B issuance and a partner of DKTIG, also competing in the trust services/certificate space. Operates the electronic application processing, card production, and PIN/PUK delivery for hospital SMC-B requests.
• gematik GmbH: National agency for the digitalization of the German healthcare system; operates the Telematikinfrastruktur that DKTIG's SMC-B cards authenticate against. Directly comparable as the central infrastructure counterpart to DKTIG's TrustCenter and directory services.
• SHC (Stolle & Heinz Consultants GmbH & Co. KG): Authorized Trusted Service Provider for SMC-B Krankenhaus and SMC-B Reha cards, handling electronic application portals and PostIdent-based identification. Operates in the same hospital/rehab certificate issuance niche as DKTIG.
• T-Systems International GmbH: Authorized Trusted Service Provider offering the electronic application portal for SMC-B Krankenhaus issuance, with identification via PostIdent or Verimi. Directly comparable to DKTIG's issuance flow with shared TSP customers.

Others

• Weisse Liste (Bertelsmann Stiftung): Non-profit hospital search and quality information portal operated by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Thematically related as a hospital transparency/directory resource for patients, paralleling DKTIG's Deutsches Krankenhaus Verzeichnis though run on a different (non-profit) model.
• Zertificon Solutions GmbH: Provider of email encryption gateway solutions and a co-marketing partner of DKTIG. Comparable as an adjacent security vendor in the German hospital communications stack where DKTIG sells S/MIME certificates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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