HZK

Name

HZK

Legal name

Huisartsen Zuid Kennemerland e.o.

Website

https://hzk.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Care Support Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLALAFAL

Multi-Condition RPM Platforms & Care Orchestration (device-agnostic, population management)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Chronic Care & Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Platforms

SECONDARYHLACAFAO

Data Aggregation, Interoperability & APIs for RPM (FHIR/IoMT Gateways)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) & Connected Care Platforms

SECONDARYHLACAFAH

Virtual Nursing, Telemonitoring & Command Center Platforms

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) & Connected Care Platforms

SECONDARYHLAEAHAA

Behavioral Health Benefit Administration (MBHO Core)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Health Insurance & Managed Care/Managed Behavioral Health (MBHO)

SECONDARYHLALABAM

Revenue Cycle, Coding & Telehealth Compliance Platforms (for provider orgs)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Provider-Integrated Virtual Care Platforms (Health Systems/Clinics)

Keywords

• GP practice support
• Primary care coordination
• Healthcare digitalization
• Practice management services
• Chronic care programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Velserbroek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Membership Fees: HZK is a cooperative of GPs. GP practices pay membership fees to be part of the organization and receive support services.
2. Insurance Reimbursements for Care Coordination: HZK makes agreements with health insurers (particularly Zilveren Kruis) about financing of care in the region. Quarterly payments to practices for participation in quality improvement projects and development of various care components.
3. Chain Care Contracts (Ketenzorg): HZK organizes cooperation and makes regional agreements with care providers and insurers for diabetes, COPD, and CVRM care. Insurance pays HOZK which then pays involved care providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HZK (Huisartsen Zuid Kennemerland e.o.) is a cooperative of 128 affiliated GP practices in Midden- and Zuid-Kennemerland, Netherlands, delivering comprehensive support across three pillars: healthcare services (chronic care, mental health, elderly care, emergency care, pharmacy collaboration), practice management (capacity planning, staffing, housing, training, quality management), and digitalization (video consultation, speech recognition, eHealth, HIS support, secure communication). It organizes regional care coordination, negotiates with health insurers, and provides training and digital infrastructure through its NHZ Connected platform.

Product overview

HZK (Huisartsen Zuid Kennemerland) is a multi-component healthcare support organization serving family physicians in Midden- and Zuid-Kennemerland, Netherlands. The organization operates through four legal entities: HZK Coöperatie (cooperative of practice-holding physicians), HZK Ondersteuning BV (support services), HZK Spoedzorg BV (emergency care), and HZK Wijkgerichte Zorg BV (community elderly care). The core offering consists of three integrated pillars: Zorg (healthcare services including chronic care programs, GGZ, elderly care, pharmacy, and emergency care), Praktijkvoering (practice management support including capacity planning, staffing, housing, training, quality management, and local care networks), and Digitalisering (digitization support including video consultation via WeSeeDo, speech recognition via Juvoly and OurMind, eHealth via Therapieland, HIS support, data management, and secure communication). These pillars are supported by the NHZ Connected App platform which serves as the central hub for training calendar, collaboration tools, protocols, and regional information sharing. HZK manages specialized care programs (Ketenzorg for Diabetes, COPD, and CVRM), organizes multidisciplinary cooperation through Lokaal Zorgverband and Kernteam in de Wijk, and provides direct services including Helpdesk Digitale Zorg, Doktersassistent op Afstand, and Masterclass Praktijkhouderschap.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HZK Zorg Comprehensive healthcare services including chronic care (Diabetes, COPD, CVRM), elderly care, mental health (GGZ), pharmacy, emergency care, and musculoskeletal consultations. Organizes and finances cooperation between affiliated family physicians and various regional care providers.
• HZK Praktijkvoering Practice management support including capacity planning, local care networks (Lokaal Zorgverband), training and education, quality management, staffing solutions, and housing support for family physician practices.
• HZK Digitalisering Digitization support for family practices including video consultation (beeldbellen), speech recognition (spraakherkenning), eHealth applications, HIS support, data management, and secure communication.
• NHZ Connected App Regional platform combining collaboration tools and information services. Enables healthcare providers to find and contact colleagues, access training calendar, transmural work agreements, protocols, and incident reporting. Available for family physicians, POHs, assistants, and practice managers.
• HZK Spoedzorg Emergency care organization responsible for organizing urgent family physician care during evenings, nights, and weekends on behalf of family physicians in Zuid-Kennemerland. Operates the Huisartsen-Spoedpost in Haarlem Noord and Haarlem Zuid.
• HZK Wijkgerichte Zorg Brings care providers together for care of vulnerable elderly in Zuid-Kennemerland. Enables safe living at home through good care and expert attention from multidisciplinary teams.
• Ketenzorg Diabetes Chain care program for Diabetes Mellitus 2 patients organizing multi-provider cooperation. Includes coordination between family physician, practice supporter, dietitian, laboratory, optometrist, podotherapist, and pharmacy.
• Ketenzorg COPD Chain care program helping COPD patients manage their condition and learn to cope with breathing difficulties. Includes multidisciplinary cooperation with practice supporter, family physician, dietitian, pulmonologist, and physiotherapist.
• Ketenzorg CVRM Chain care program for cardiovascular risk management. Organizes cooperation between care providers to reduce elevated risk of (recurrence of) cardiovascular disease.
• Netwerk GGZ Organizes and finances cooperation between affiliated family physicians and regional mental health providers. Includes access to Therapieland eHealth, organizes training and intervision for POH-GGZ, and addresses waiting time issues with insurers and municipalities.
• HZK Programma Ouderenzorg

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2025, 32 practices actively integrated video consultation within their regular care offerings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WeSeeDocoreTechnology or IntegrationHZK selected WeSeeDo as preferred supplier for video consultation applications. The collaboration includes price negotiations for GP practices and sustainable integration between WeSeeDo, HIS systems, and patient portals. The agreement runs until December 2025.
• JuvolycoreTechnology or IntegrationSpeech recognition tool supplier. HZK supports Juvoly for speech-to-text conversion with SOEP rule summarization for consultation documentation.
• OurMindcoreTechnology or IntegrationSpeech recognition tool supplier. HZK supports OurMind as alternative speech recognition solution integrated with HIS systems.
• Health ConnectedcoreTechnology or IntegrationOne of three preferred HIS suppliers. Regional cooperation agreements, pricing negotiations, and training for optimal use of Health Connected.
• OnmiHis (OmnHis)coreTechnology or IntegrationOne of three preferred HIS suppliers. Regional cooperation agreements and support for GP practices.
• PharmapartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationOne of three preferred HIS suppliers. Regional cooperation agreements and support for GP practices.
• TherapielandcoreTechnology or IntegrationSelf-management platform for patients. HZK made regional cooperation and price agreements. Platform used for eHealth applications including mental health programs.
• Connect4Care (C4C)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional collaboration organization of approximately 25 healthcare providers. C4C offers proven healthcare communication services for fast and secure data exchange in the region.
• Zilveren KruiscoreOthersPrimary health insurer. HZK maintains contacts with Zilveren Kruis for agreements on care financing and housing subsidies.
• NOVA CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on BBL (Work-Based Learning) trajectory for medical assistants. Students combine learning and working over 2 years to become qualified assistants.
• InHollandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Elderly Care training for Practice Supporters (POH). One-year program to train POH-S to become POH Elderly Care specialists.
• InkoopXLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProcurement platform partnership. Practices can purchase various goods and services with discounts through InkoopXL accounts.
• Municipalities (Haarlem, Zandvoort, Heemstede, Bloemendaal, Velsen, Heemskerk, Beverwijk, Uitgeest)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional municipalities collaborate on healthcare planning. Coalitie Continuïteit Huisartsenzorg MZKL includes municipalities working with HZK and Zilveren Kruis.
• Spaarne GasthuisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in the region. GP access to hospital EPD through regional portal (Doc2Doc) via SingleSignOn.
• LHV BouwadviesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLHV advisors can guide practices with all aspects of renovation and new construction, from drawings to financing. First phone consultation is free for LHV members.
• Syntrus AchmeaminorOthersInstitutional investor managing first-line health centers on behalf of pension funds. Long-term horizon suitable for GPs, can advise on health center ownership and sales.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Others

• Connect4Care (C4C): Connect4Care is a Dutch regional collaboration organization of approximately 25 healthcare providers offering secure data exchange services such as Regioportaal (Doc2Doc). HZK is both a partner and participant; C4C functions as enabling infrastructure rather than a competitor.
• Zorgverzekeraars Nederland (ZN): ZN is the Dutch association of health insurers, including HZK's primary partner Zilveren Kruis. It is an ecosystem stakeholder that defines reimbursement frameworks within which HZK operates its chain care and care coordination contracts.

Direct peers

• Regionale Huisartsen Organisatie (RHO): RHO is a Dutch regional primary care support organization providing practice management, care coordination, and digital enablement to GP practices across multiple sub-regional variants. It mirrors HZK's regional cooperative structure with similar chronic care and digitalization mandates.
• Zorggroep Haring: Zorggroep Haring is a regional GP cooperative in the Haarlemmermeer area providing practice support, chronic care programs, and digital tools to affiliated practices — directly comparable to HZK's service portfolio in a different Dutch geography.
• Cohesie: Cohesie is a Dutch regional primary care cooperative that supports affiliated GP practices with care coordination, digitalization, and chain care programs. It operates a structurally similar model to HZK across multiple Dutch regions, making it the closest direct peer.

Emerging players

• Aledade: Aledade partners with independent primary care physicians to form ACOs and deliver value-based care via shared technology and population health infrastructure — a US analog to HZK's regional cooperative model with stronger technology-product orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap (NHG): NHG is the Dutch scientific society for general practitioners that sets clinical standards, develops guidelines, and operates Thuisarts.nl (patient information platform used by HZK's member practices). It is a standards-setter and ecosystem participant rather than a service competitor.
• InEen: InEen is the Dutch national umbrella association for primary care organizations including GP cooperatives, out-of-hours posts, and care groups. It provides policy, advocacy, and best-practice dissemination across HZK's peer set, functioning as an industry body rather than a direct competitor.
• Agilon Health: Agilon Health is a US healthcare platform partnering with primary care physicians to take on full risk for senior populations through value-based contracts. Comparable to HZK's chain care and elderly care coordination in targeting population health via physician partnerships.
• Privia Health: Privia Health is a US medical group enablement platform that provides practice management, population health technology, and value-based care support to physician practices — broader in scale than HZK but functionally analogous as a primary care support and technology layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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