Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Brandenburg

What Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Brandenburg does

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Brandenburg (KVBB) is the statutory regional physicians' association for the German state of Brandenburg, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Potsdam. Established as a public law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) under §77 of the German Social Code, Book V (SGB V), KVBB is one of 17 such regional Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen operating under the national umbrella of the Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV). Its core mandate is to ensure the provision of outpatient medical care for statutory health insurance patients throughout Brandenburg, settle fees between contract physicians/psychotherapists (Vertragsärzte) and statutory health insurance funds, maintain quality assurance for approximately 100 specialized medical services, and support practice operations including billing, certification, and emergency duty scheduling. The organization employs 78 staff and serves a state with approximately 2.5 million inhabitants.

KVBB's technology platform is built around the national Telematikinfrastruktur (TI) digital healthcare infrastructure and includes the Mitgliederportal member portal, BD-Online web-based duty scheduling software, the KVBB-App for mobile on-call management, DigiPrax-Sprechstunde virtual consultations (built on BigBlueButton), the Arztsuche physician search database, and the Praxisbörse practice exchange marketplace. The organization maintains 17 physical emergency medical practices (Bereitschaftspraxen) across Brandenburg and operates the 116117 Terminservicestelle appointment service center. In 2025, KVBB began supporting the nationwide rollout of the electronic patient record (ePA für alle), co-launched the TENEAM teleneurology project, and deployed a digital pediatric on-call service in Perleberg. Compliance posture includes GDPR, WCAG 2.1 AA, BITV 2.0, BbgBGG, EN 301 549, and PDF/UA-1 accessibility standards.

KVBB does not generate revenue through commercial pricing; it is funded through statutory administrative and assurance contributions (Verwaltungs- und Sicherstellungsumlage) collected from all statutory health insurance funds (Krankenkassen) operating in Brandenburg. Fee scales follow the federal EBM (Einheitlicher Bewertungsmaßstab) negotiated between KBV and the national health insurance association. As a non-profit statutory self-governing body, KVBB has no private equity, venture capital, or individual shareholders. Key partnerships include the KBV (federal umbrella), kv.digital GmbH (technology processor for the Terminservicestelle), the Landesärztekammer Brandenburg, the Brandenburg Ministry of Health, and statutory health insurance funds.

Name

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Brandenburg

Legal name

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Brandenburg

Website

https://kvbb.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Brandenburg (KVBB) is the statutory regional physicians' association for Brandenburg, Germany, settling fees, ensuring quality, and providing emergency and appointment services for statutory health insurance physicians and patients across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Statutory Health Insurance Settlement: KVBB operates as a public law corporation that settles fees between statutory health insurance physicians and health insurance funds. Revenue derives from contributions made by all statutory health insurance funds for the administration and assurance of outpatient medical care in Brandenburg.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Brandenburg (KVBB) is the statutory public law corporation that administers outpatient medical care for the state of Brandenburg. It settles fees between statutory health insurance physicians/psychotherapists and health insurance funds, operates the Terminservicestelle (116117) appointment service center, runs a network of 17 emergency medical practices, and provides member physicians with billing, quality assurance, training, telematics IT support, and practice exchange services.

Product overview

KVBB operates as a platform providing digital health services and administrative tools for statutory health insurance physicians in Brandenburg, Germany. The core offering consists of patient-facing services (doctor search, appointment scheduling, on-call services) and practice-facing tools (duty scheduling software BD-Online, billing, training). Key digital products include the Arztsuche database, Terminservicestelle (reachable at 116117), BD-Online duty planning software, KVBB-App for mobile on-call management, DigiPrax-Sprechstunde virtual consultations, and the Mitgliederportal for member services. The platform also supports practice operations through online billing, form ordering, and the Praxisbörse marketplace. Medical quality assurance is maintained through approximately 100+ approved specialized services (Genehmigungspflichtige Leistungen) and Disease Management Programs. The organization is implementing the national electronic patient record (ePA) system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Terminservicestelle (TSS) 116117 Appointment service center reachable at 116117 that mediates specialist appointments and initial consultations upon referral by general practitioners for patients in Brandenburg.
• Ärztlicher Bereitschaftsdienst (Medical On-Call Service) Medical on-call service providing outpatient care outside regular practice hours across Brandenburg, including 19 medical on-call practices and an emergency hotline for patients.
• Arztsuche (Physician Search) Online database allowing patients to find doctors and psychotherapists in Brandenburg by location and specialty.
• BD-Online Web-based duty scheduling software for physicians participating in on-call service in Brandenburg, enabling independent booking of services across all duty forms (medical on-call practice, emergency doctor, telephone doctor).
• Online-Abrechnung (Online Billing) Online billing system for member practices submitting claims to KVBB for settlement with statutory health insurance funds.
• Mitgliederportal (Member Portal) Member portal providing IT services and telematics infrastructure access for member physicians and psychotherapists in Brandenburg.
• Praxisbörse / Weiterbildungsbörse (Practice and Training Exchange) Online exchange for practice sales, substitute placements, training positions, and employment/cooperation listings for members in Brandenburg.
• Disease-Management-Programme (DMP) Structured treatment programs for chronic diseases including diabetes (types 1 and 2), asthma, COPD, breast cancer, and coronary heart disease, administered in coordination with health insurance funds.
• Landärztestipendium (Rural Physician Scholarship) Scholarship program for medical students committed to practicing in Brandenburg after graduation, providing financial support during studies in exchange for later practice commitment in the region.
• Genehmigungspflichtige Leistungen (Approval-Required Services) Quality-assured medical services requiring special approval, including capsule endoscopy, invasive cardiology, intravitreal medication administration, and approximately 100 other specialized procedures.
• Fortbildungen / Termine (Training and Seminars) Training and seminar offerings for medical professionals, including seminar registration and administration for member physicians.
• ePA (elektronische Patientenakte) Support Support and information service for member practices implementing the nationwide electronic patient record (ePA) system.
• KVBB-App Mobile application for on-call service management, enabling physicians to manage Bereitschaftsdienst duties on mobile devices.
• Telemonitoring bei Herzinsuffizienz (Heart Failure Telemonitoring) Remote monitoring service for heart failure patients, operated as a quality-assured approved medical service under German statutory health insurance.
• Formularbestellung (Form Ordering) Online shop for ordering official forms, templates, and information materials for member practices, operated with external partner Variograph Druck- & Vertriebs GmbH.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 1,500 treatments recorded at KV Bereitschaftspraxis alone in initial operational period
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• kv.digital GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology provider for the Terminservicestelle (appointment service center) operating under KBV mandate. KVBB uses kv.digital as a processor for specialist appointment referral services, handling patient data for appointment scheduling.
• Variograph Druck- & Vertriebs GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal service provider commissioned for form ordering system. Responsible for processing form, template and information material orders through the online shop.
• Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella organization representing all 17 regional statutory health insurance physician associations in Germany. KVBB is a member of the KBV network and operates under federal frameworks including EBM fee schedules and quality assurance agreements.
• Health Insurance Funds (Krankenkassen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatutory health insurance funds operating in Brandenburg with whom KVBB negotiates care contracts including disease management programs, hypertension comorbidity contracts, and special care programs (HAVERT, DMP programs).
• Landesärztekammer BrandenburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState medical chamber of Brandenburg with joint initiatives such as warnings against healthcare cuts and protests against government policies affecting outpatient care.
• Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Integration und Verbraucherschutz des Landes BrandenburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Ministry of Health coordinating on public health initiatives including vaccination campaigns ('Impfkampagne'), physician recruitment programs, and healthcare policy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• AOK Nordost: Statutory health insurance fund covering Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin. Direct counterparty to KVBB in care-contract negotiations (DMP, hypertension, hausarztzentrierte Versorgung), making it a structural peer on the payer side of the same regional market.

Others

• Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (DKG): National umbrella for hospital owners in Germany. Not a direct competitor to KVBB but a structurally parallel organization representing the inpatient side of the same statutory healthcare system, often co-negotiating care frameworks with KBV and KVBB.

Direct peers

• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Sachsen: Statutory physician association for Saxony, another eastern German state. Highly comparable in structure, rural-care challenges, and operating model to KVBB, including emergency practice networks and physician recruitment programs.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Berlin: Neighboring statutory physician association serving Berlin under the same SGB V mandate as KVBB. Operates an identical service portfolio (TSS, emergency practices, billing, quality assurance) in an adjacent geography and is the most functionally identical peer.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Statutory physician association for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a sparsely populated eastern German state. Closely comparable to KVBB on rural-care delivery, demographic challenges and emergency service network design.
• Landesärztekammer Brandenburg: State medical chamber of Brandenburg, the professional self-governance body for physicians in the same state as KVBB. Operates an adjacent mandate (professional licensing, training, ethics) and jointly advocates with KVBB on healthcare policy in Brandenburg.

Broad incumbents

• Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV): National umbrella organization for all 17 German Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen. Directly comparable to KVBB as the federal counterpart that sets nationwide frameworks (EBM, quality assurance) under which KVBB operates.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns (KVB): Largest Kassenärztliche Vereinigung in Germany by member count, serving Bavaria. Operates the same statutory mandate, TSS and emergency service portfolio as KVBB at materially larger scale, making it a benchmark for operating leverage and digital service depth.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Westfalen-Lippe: Statutory physician association for the Westfalen-Lippe region. Comparable to KVBB in regulatory mandate and service portfolio (TSS, emergency practices, billing, quality assurance), serving a different region with similar mixed urban-rural demographics.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein: Statutory physician association for the Nordrhein region, one of the larger KVs in Germany. Comparable in mandate, service portfolio and digital infrastructure to KVBB, operating at substantially greater scale in a more urbanized geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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