DokNoord
DokNoord (Coöperatie DokNoord) is a regional GP cooperative serving all general practitioners, trainees, and practice teams in the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Noord-Drenthe. It delivers chronic care programs, accredited training, digital coordination platforms, and after-hours emergency GP services through a member-owned cooperative structure.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersGroningen, Netherlands
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What DokNoord does
DokNoord (Coöperatie DokNoord) is a regional cooperative organization for general practitioner care, serving all GPs, GP trainees, and their practice teams in the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Noord-Drenthe. Headquartered in Groningen with 6 employees, it operates three divisions: DokNoord Zorgprogramma's (structured chronic care programs for diabetes, CVRM, COPD, asthma, atrial fibrillation, coronary disease, elderly care, dementia, and mental health), DokNoord Nascholing en Ondersteuning (accredited training and continuing education), and DokNoord Huisartsenspoedpost (ANW evening/night/weekend emergency GP services). It also encompasses the GHC and Elann work organizations.
The technology stack centers on regional coordination platforms rather than proprietary products: VIPLive is used for secure inter-professional communication, MDO facilitation, medication review, and ACP forms; ZorgDomein handles digital referrals to specialists and welfare coaches; the Groninger Formularium is embedded in Prescriptor within GPs' HIS for guideline-based prescribing; Mitz (via VZVZ) is being rolled out for medical data exchange; and digital triage tools (e.g., "Moet ik de dokter?") along with AI speech recognition (Juvoly) are deployed under the MTVP program. These are third-party or shared platforms, with DokNoord playing the role of regional orchestrator and integrator.
Commercially, DokNoord is a member-owned cooperative: GP practices pay membership fees (subscription recurring), the organization delivers managed care programs funded through health insurer Menzis (managed services), and it generates supplementary fee-based revenue from training courses, where members receive discounted pricing versus non-members. Go-to-market is community-led, anchored by the website (doknoord.nl), LinkedIn, member newsletters, and recurring events such as the Groninger HuisArtsencongres and DokNoord Onderwijsdag. The operating footprint is strictly regional inside the Netherlands, with no disclosed revenue or external funding.
DokNoord firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- DokNoord
- Legal name
- Coöperatie DokNoord
- Website
- https://doknoord.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- DokNoord (Coöperatie DokNoord) is a regional GP cooperative serving all general practitioners, trainees, and practice teams in the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Noord-Drenthe. It delivers chronic care programs, accredited training, digital coordination platforms, and after-hours emergency GP services through a member-owned cooperative structure.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
DokNoord industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Primary Healthcare Support Services
- NAICS
- Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)
- SIC
- Services-Health Services (8000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)
Keywords
Where DokNoord is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Groningen
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
DokNoord business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Membership fees from affiliated GPs: GPs and GP practices in Groningen and Noord-Drenthe pay membership fees to belong to DokNoord, gaining access to shared services, care programs, training, and collective representation.
- Health insurer contracts (Menzis): DokNoord coordinates and delivers care programs funded through contracts with health insurer Menzis, including regional performance indicators and reimbursements for services such as chronic care programs, palliative kits, and Welzijn op Recept.
- Nascholing (Training) course fees: DokNoord organizes accredited training and continuing education for GPs and practice staff, with member-discounted pricing (DokNoord Ledenprijs) and full pricing for non-members, generating fee-based revenue.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | DokNoord Ledenprijs (Member Price) vs Full Price for non-members |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
DokNoord product offering
Product offeringCore offering
DokNoord is a regional cooperative providing organized chronic care programs, accredited continuing education, and after-hours emergency GP services to affiliated general practitioners and their practice teams in Groningen and Noord-Drenthe. It bundles shared services, digital tools (VIPLive, ZorgDomein, Prescriptor/Groninger Formularium, Mitz), and collective representation to health insurer Menzis and municipalities, enabling member practices to focus on patient care.
Product overview
DokNoord is a regional healthcare organization for general practitioners in Groningen and Noord-Drenthe, operating as a cooperative structure with three divisions: DokNoord Zorgprogramma's, DokNoord Nascholing en Ondersteuning, and DokNoord Huisartsenspoedpost. The organization provides organized care programs (zorgprogramma's) for chronic conditions including Diabetes, CVRM, COPD, Asthma, Atrium Fibrilleren, Coronairlijden, Elderly Care, and Dementia; digitalization services including video consultation, digital triage, home monitoring, and AI speech recognition; continuing education and training programs; and emergency GP services during evenings, nights, and weekends. Key digital tools include the Groninger Formularium in Prescriptor for medication prescribing, VIPLive Samenwerken for secure provider communication, and the ACP-formulier for advance care planning.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Zorgprogramma's (Chronic Care Programs) Organized regional care programs for chronic conditions including Diabetes, CVRM (Cardiovascular Risk Management), Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Disease, COPD, Asthma, Elderly Care, Dementia, and GGZ (Mental Health). Each program has standardized protocols, regional guidelines, and transmural agreements with secondary care.
- Nascholing en Ondersteuning (Continuing Education and Training) Accredited continuing education and training programs for GPs, practice nurses (POH), physician assistants, and practice managers, covering diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, elderly care, practice management, time management, and other clinical and operational topics. Member-discounted pricing is offered to affiliated GPs.
- Huisartsenspoedpost ANW (After-Hours GP Emergency Services) Emergency GP services during evenings, nights, and weekends (ANW hours) for the Groningen and Noord-Drenthe region, providing urgent medical care when regular GP practices are closed, accessed via the Huisartsenspoedpost and reachable at 050 316 8400.
- Welzijn op Recept (Wellbeing on Prescription) Intervention connecting patients with psychosocial complaints (worries, loneliness, stress, loss) to welfare coaches as an alternative to medication, embedded in GP practice workflows through ZorgDomein referrals and operated by welfare coaches in their own organizations or hosted within GP practices.
- Palliatieve kit (Palliative Care Kit) Palliative care kit containing medications and materials for home-based palliative care, co-developed by DokNoord, Apothekers Coöperatief Groningen, and insurer Menzis and reimbursed 268 times by Menzis across 38 of 58 pharmacies in the region.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduced specialist mental health waiting lists from ~350 to 99 within one year through the Mentaal Gezondheidsnetwerk Stadskanaal pilot
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use DokNoord
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
DokNoord technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability2 records
Feature4 records
DokNoord partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- Eloc B.V. (Eerstelijns Oogzorg)coreEloc first-line eye care was launched on 1 July 2025 as a contracted partner for fundus screening within the Diabetes care program. As of late 2025, over 190 patients were referred to Eloc. Eloc is contracted as a chain partner (ketenpartner) for fundus screening for DM type 2, with referrals made via ZorgDomein.
- MenziscoreMenzis is the primary health insurer partnering with DokNoord on regional performance indicators, care programs, and funding. Together with DokNoord, 10 municipalities, and 10 welfare organizations, Menzis co-signed the Welzijn op Recept regional cooperation agreement. Menzis also reimburses the palliative kit (268 kits reimbursed as of 2025) and funds the CNS (Chronic Kidney Disease) regional performance for 2025.
- 10 Municipalities in Groningen ProvincecoreAll 10 municipalities in Groningen province partnered with DokNoord, 10 welfare organizations, and Menzis to sign the regional cooperation agreement for Welzijn op Recept (Wellbeing on Prescription), making Groningen the first province to achieve this multi-stakeholder agreement. Municipalities Tynaarlo and Noordenveld were in discussion to join.
- 10 Welfare Organizations (Welzijnsorganisaties)coreTen welfare organizations partnered with DokNoord, the municipalities, and Menzis to deliver Welzijn op Recept services. Welfare coaches are embedded either in their own organizations or within GP practices, coordinated through ZorgDomein referrals.
- Apothekers Coöperatief Groningen (ACG)coreThe pharmacy cooperative (ACG) collaborates with DokNoord/GHC on medication review (polyfarmacie) via VIPLive's digital consultation module, and on the palliative kit initiative. All ACG member pharmacies have received VIPLive access for this purpose.
- Martini Ziekenhuis (MZH)majorMartini Hospital collaborates with DokNoord on joint GP training (huisartsennascholing), cardiology, urology-gynaecology, and burn injury training. The hospital also co-organized the 'Verpleegkundige zorg in Groningen' symposium (Nov 2025) on digitalization and care technology.
- Ommelander Ziekenhuis Groningen (OZG)majorOZG collaborates on the CT-calciumscore diagnostic protocol (with cadre huisarts HVZ Jasper Wijpkema), chronic kidney disease regional transmural agreement (RTA) led by internist-nephrologist Janke Wiegersma, and joint GP training including the Companions course.
- VZVZ (Vereniging van Zorgaanbieders)coreVZVZ coordinates the Mitz (medical data exchange) implementation. More than 44 GP practices in DokNoord's region signed the agreement with VZVZ for Mitz implementation as part of the regional rollout.
- Janke Wiegersma (internist-nephrologist, OZG)coreInternist-nephrologist Janke Wiegersma from OZG led the development of the regional transmural work agreement (RTA) for chronic kidney disease collaboration between primary and secondary care, in partnership with cadre GP HVZ Jasper Wijpkema.
- GHC (Groninger Huisartsen Coöperatie)coreGHC is the primary work organization within Coöperatie DokNoord, delivering care programs, practice support, and digital tools (VIPLive). GHC handles administration of Welzijn op Recept rental reimbursements and coordinates practice consultants.
- TintengroepcoreTintengroep is a welfare organization that partnered on the Mentaal Gezondheidsnetwerk Stadskanaal pilot and co-signed the Welzijn op Recept agreement. Roelinda Bos (DokNoord) and Monique Eissens-Van der Laan (Tintengroep) form the project leadership duo.
- ZorgnaZorgminorZorgnaZorg's Coördinatiepunt provides support to GPs in Groningen and Noord-Drenthe for arranging urgent temporary residential care or WLZ emergency admissions, with VVT referrals handled digitally via VIPLive.
- Gemeente StadskanaalcoreMunicipality of Stadskanaal partnered with DokNoord, welfare and mental health organizations, and Menzis on the successful Mentaal Gezondheidsnetwerk Stadskanaal pilot that reduced specialist mental health waiting lists from ~350 to 99.
- Biblionet GroningenminorBiblionet Groningen (via Manon de Velde Harsenhorst) collaborated with DokNoord at POH network meetings to inform practice nurses about library services supporting Groningen residents with basic skills (reading, writing, numeracy, digital skills) including health portal navigation.
- Stichting IMISminorStichting IMIS (Inhalatie-Medicatie-Instructie-School) collaborates with DokNoord on inhalation instruction training, working to standardize and optimize inhalation medication instruction across all professional groups in the region.
- LHV AcademieminorThe LHV (Dutch GP Association) Academie co-organizes training courses with DokNoord, including time management training and practice closure seminars.
- Oogwereld Vos Vision (Paterswolde)minorOptometry practice Oogwereld Vos Vision in Paterswolde was contracted from 1 May 2025 for fundus screening within the Diabetes care program. Referrals were being set up in VIPLive.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
DokNoord competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Primary Health Networks (Australia): Australian government-funded regional primary care organizations coordinating GPs, allied health, and chronic disease programs across defined regions — comparable to DokNoord's regional coordination and care program model.
- NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs): UK statutory bodies responsible for commissioning and coordinating primary care, chronic disease management, and regional health services at population scale — a broader incumbent analog to DokNoord's regional coordination role.
Direct peers
- HZD (Haaglandse Zorgaanbieders / Hadoks): Regional GP organization in the Haaglanden region (The Hague area) providing care programs, ANW emergency services, and practice support — directly comparable to DokNoord's service portfolio.
- Arts en Zorg: Dutch primary care organization operating multiple GP practices and providing regional care program support; comparable to DokNoord in chronic care program delivery and GP practice operations.
- Zorgzaam Utrecht: Regional care organization in Utrecht providing care programs, GP practice support, and regional coordination of chronic disease management — same regional cooperative model as DokNoord.
- Meditta: Regional primary care organization in Zuid-Limburg supporting GPs with care programs, practice management, and regional coordination — directly comparable to DokNoord's cooperative structure.
- Cohesie: Regional GP cooperative (Regionale Organisatie Huisartsen) in Noord-Holland Noord, providing the same membership-based model of care programs, training, and regional GP support that DokNoord delivers in Groningen/Noord-Drenthe.
- Rijnmond Dokters: Regional GP organization in the Rijnmond region (Rotterdam area) delivering care programs, ANW services, and practice support — a direct structural peer to DokNoord.
- SGE (Stichting Gezondheidscentra Eindhoven): Regional health center organization in Eindhoven offering integrated primary care, chronic disease management programs, and GP support services — structurally analogous to DokNoord's zorgprogramma's model.
- Stichting RHO Amsterdam: Regional GP support organization in Amsterdam offering care programs and regional coordination; structurally similar to DokNoord as a regionale huisartsen organisatie.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
DokNoord social profiles
Digital presenceDokNoord compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
DokNoord financial estimates
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DokNoord leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
DokNoord subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
DokNoord funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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DokNoord M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about DokNoord
What does DokNoord do?
DokNoord is a regional cooperative providing organized chronic care programs, accredited continuing education, and after-hours emergency GP services to affiliated general practitioners and their practice teams in Groningen and Noord-Drenthe. It bundles shared services, digital tools (VIPLive, ZorgDomein, Prescriptor/Groninger Formularium, Mitz), and collective representation to health insurer Menzis and municipalities, enabling member practices to focus on patient care.
Is DokNoord a public or private company?
DokNoord is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was DokNoord founded?
DokNoord was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is DokNoord based?
DokNoord is headquartered in Groningen, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does DokNoord make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Membership fees from affiliated GPs are the primary driver. The others are health insurer contracts (Menzis) and nascholing (Training) course fees.
Who are DokNoord's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Primary Health Networks (Australia) and NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Direct peers are HZD (Haaglandse Zorgaanbieders / Hadoks), Arts en Zorg, Zorgzaam Utrecht, Meditta, Cohesie, Rijnmond Dokters, SGE (Stichting Gezondheidscentra Eindhoven) and Stichting RHO Amsterdam.
Does DokNoord have an API?
No public API is recorded for DokNoord.
What industry is DokNoord in?
DokNoord's product category is Primary Healthcare Support Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAFAAAO, Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations. Its NAICS code is 621 and its SIC code is 8000.