DokNoord

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.

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

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

• Regional primary care coordination
• Chronic disease management programs
• GP continuing education
• After-hours emergency GP services
• GP practice management support

Headquarters

HQ city

Groningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core 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

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Eloc B.V. (Eerstelijns Oogzorg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Eloc 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.
• MenziscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2024Menzis 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 ProvincecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2024All 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)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2024Ten 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)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2023The 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)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMartini 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)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOZG 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)coreTechnology or IntegrationVZVZ 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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternist-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)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHC 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.
• TintengroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTintengroep 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.
• ZorgnaZorgminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZorgnaZorg'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 StadskanaalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality 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 GroningenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiblionet 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 IMISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting 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 AcademieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LHV (Dutch GP Association) Academie co-organizes training courses with DokNoord, including time management training and practice closure seminars.
• Oogwereld Vos Vision (Paterswolde)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOptometry 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

Broad 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

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/doknoord

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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