Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen

What Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen does

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen (KVT) is a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts — a public-law corporation established under the German Social Security Code (SGB V) — mandated to organize and safeguard ambulatory (outpatient) statutory health insurance care in the Free State of Thuringia. It serves as the statutory representative body for all contracted physicians and psychotherapists (Vertragsärzte and Vertragspsychotherapeuten) in the state, negotiating collective and selective contracts with health insurers, distributing remuneration under the uniform assessment standard (EBM) per §87b SGB V, administering quality assurance, and coordinating emergency and appointment services. It also operates the 116117 medical on-call service (Ärztlicher Bereitschaftsdienst) in cooperation with Notdienst Service gGmbH, and the Akutpraxis / Urgent Care Center in Gera.

KVT's service portfolio centers on a multi-portal digital ecosystem: the main website, the secure Mitgliederportal (KVTOP) accessed over KV-SafeNet, and a Patientenportal for patient-facing requests. Underlying technology is the gematik-managed Telematikinfrastruktur (TI), through which members must transact via mandatory components including the Elektronische Patientenakte (ePA), Elektronisches Rezept (eRezept), Elektronische Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung (eAU), Elektronischer Medikationsplan (eMP), Notfalldatenmanagement (NFDM), KIM secure email, electronic doctor's letters, and DEMIS infectious-disease reporting. Quality and care-management services include 136 Qualitätszirkel (quality circles) with 147 moderators, Disease-Management-Programme for diabetes, COPD/asthma, coronary heart disease, breast cancer, and osteoporosis, plus the Tagungszentrum conference and continuing-education facility.

The business model is statutory cost recovery, not commercial revenue generation. KVT receives statutory health insurance contributions and processes billings on behalf of contracted physicians, retaining an administrative share to fund its approximately 45 staff and operations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed because it is set under the EBM framework defined by the Federal Joint Committee and the Landesausschuss der Ärzte und Krankenkassen. GTM is membership-driven (sales-led to physicians and psychotherapists via KVTOP, regional offices, and recruitment programs such as PLAN Ambulant and Ärztescout THÜRINGEN), supplemented by patient-facing channels including 116117 and the Patientenportal. Ownership and governance rest with an elected Vertreterversammlung, under supervision by the Thuringian state ministry responsible for health; there is no parent company, no external investors, and no equity instrument.

Name

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen

Legal name

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen

Website

https://kv-thueringen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen (KVT) is a German public-law corporation mandated under SGB V to organize ambulatory statutory health insurance care in Thuringia, serving contracted physicians, psychotherapists, and patients via member portals, billing, the 116117 on-call service, and quality programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Administration Services

NAICS

Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (524292)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Provider Network, Credentialing & Contracting Support (BPAAAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Knowledge Management & KCS Programs (BPAEAJAJ)

Keywords

• Statutory health insurance
• Ambulatory care administration
• Physician association services
• Telematics infrastructure
• Healthcare quality assurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Weimar

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Statutory Health Insurance Remuneration: KVT receives statutory health insurance contributions and distributes remuneration to contracted physicians and psychotherapists based on the uniform assessment standard (EBM) according to §87b SGB V

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen (KVT) is a public-law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) that serves as the statutory representative body for contracted physicians and psychotherapists in the German state of Thuringia. It organizes and administers ambulatory statutory health insurance care under SGB V, distributing remuneration based on the uniform assessment standard (EBM), negotiating contracts with health insurance funds, operating the 116117 medical on-call and appointment service, managing quality assurance and Disease Management Programs, and running member and patient portals (KVTOP, Patientenportal).

Product overview

Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen (KVT) operates as a public-law corporation providing administrative, regulatory, and service functions for approximately 5,000 contract physicians and psychotherapists in the German state of Thuringia. The core offering is a multi-portal digital ecosystem centered on the main KVT Website Portal, the secure Mitgliederportal (KVTOP) for member services, and the Patientenportal for patient-facing functions. Supporting platforms include Plan Ambulant and ärztescout THÜRINGEN for physician recruitment, Praxisbörse and Weiterbildungsstellenbörse for practice succession and training placement, and the Terminservicestelle (116117) for appointment coordination. Quality and safety services encompass Versorgungsqualität & Patientensicherheit with Qualitätszirkel (quality circles) and Disease-Management-Programme (DMP) for chronic disease care. Telematikinfrastruktur services enable secure electronic healthcare data exchange. The Tagungszentrum provides continuing education, while the Stiftung SAVTH supports ambulatory care promotion. The Akutpraxis/Urgent Care Center Gera offers acute care services. This portfolio functions as a comprehensive regulatory, service, and care coordination infrastructure rather than a singular software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PLAN Ambulant: Youth recruitment initiative (Nachwuchs-Plattform) of KVT for the ambulatory medical profession in Thuringia, aimed at medical students, physicians in training, and those considering a practice establishment in Thuringia.
• KVTOP
• Ärztliches Bereitschaftsdienst 116117

Products and services

• Mitgliederportal (KVTOP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of Thuringia residents seek care in outpatient practices
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AOK PLUScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatutory health insurance fund participating in joint projects for medical student support and physician recruitment in Thuringia
• BKK Landesverband MittecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatutory health insurance fund participating in the Ärztescout project for physician support
• IKK classiccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatutory health insurance fund participating in the Ärztescout project for physician support
• Knappschaft-Bahn-SeecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatutory health insurance fund participating in the Ärztescout project
• vdek-Landesvertretung ThüringencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatutory health insurance fund association participating in physician support initiatives
• Landesärztekammer ThüringencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState medical chamber collaborating on the Ärztescout project and physician support programs
• Thüringer Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Frauen und FamiliecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState ministry participating in the Ärztescout project for physician recruitment
• Thuringian UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversities in Thuringia participating in the Ärztescout project
• Notdienst Service gGmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCompany operating the appointment service and Terminservicestelle in collaboration with KVT
• Kompetenzzentrum Hygiene und Medizinprodukte (CoC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCompetence center for hygiene and medical products providing support and guidelines to physicians, jointly established by KVs and KBV
• DMP Datenstelle Thüringen (Bamberg)coreTechnology or IntegrationData center for Disease Management Programs, handling DMP documentation from Thuringia
• gematikcoreTechnology or IntegrationNational telematics infrastructure operator providing the secure digital health network

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein (KVNO): Regional KV serving the northern Rhineland region with the same statutory mandate under SGB V. Operates identical service lines — member services, billing, quality assurance, emergency services, telematics — making it a direct structural peer.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen (KVH): Regional KV for Hessen with identical statutory mandate. Comparable in delivering member services, contract management, quality assurance programs, and 116117 emergency coordination.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Westfalen-Lippe (KVWL): Regional KV for Westfalen-Lippe with identical statutory mandate under SGB V. Comparable service portfolio spanning member administration, billing, telematics, and emergency appointment services.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Niedersachsen (KVN): Regional KV for Lower Saxony under SGB V mandate. Comparable peer in providing full administrative, billing, quality, and emergency services portfolio for contracted physicians.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Berlin: Regional KV serving Berlin's contracted physicians under identical SGB V mandate. Operates parallel services including member portal, billing, quality assurance, and telematics infrastructure integration.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayerns (KVB): Largest regional KV by membership, serving contracted physicians in Bavaria under identical SGB V mandate. Closest operational peer to KVT with parallel service portfolio (member portal, billing, quality circles, telematics, DMP).
• Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV): Federal umbrella association of all 17 regional Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen. Directly comparable as KVT's national-level counterpart, coordinating federal policy, the EBM uniform assessment standard, and TI specifications that KVT implements regionally.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hamburg (KVH): Regional KV for Hamburg with identical SGB V mandate. Operates member portal, billing services, quality circles, and telematics infrastructure integration comparable to KVT.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Sachsen (KVS): Regional KV for Saxony and the closest geographic and demographic peer to KVT — both serving eastern German states with aging populations and physician shortage challenges under the same SGB V framework.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Baden-Württemberg (KVBW): Regional KV for Baden-Württemberg with parallel mandate under SGB V. Comparable in scale of services, member portal infrastructure, and quality circle programs to KVT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCoeYwf-y9IYhK19cDdR9JZA
• Facebookfacebook.com/kvthueringen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kassen%C3%A4rztliche-vereinigung-th%C3%BCringen
• Instagraminstagram.com/plan_ambulant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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