SwissRDL - Medical Registries @ University of Bern

Name

SwissRDL - Medical Registries @ University of Bern

Legal name

SwissRDL - Medical Registries and Data Linkage

Website

https://swissrdl.unibe.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Data Registries

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Linkage, Registries & Longitudinal Cohort Surveillance (HLAJANAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clinical Data Repositories (CDR) & Longitudinal Patient Records (HLACAIAH), Patient Registries & Chronic Disease Registry Analytics (HLACAHAH), Disease Registries (Cancer, Immunization, Rare Disease, etc.) (HLAJAJAE), FHIR/HL7 Data Repositories & Canonical Data Models (HLACAIAI), Data Governance, Standards & Interoperability (ICD, HL7/FHIR, LOINC, SNOMED) (HLAJAJAM)

Keywords

• Medical registries
• Clinical data collection
• Health data linkage
• Patient-reported outcomes
• Healthcare quality registries

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government and University Funding: SwissRDL is part of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Bern, suggesting government and academic funding for registry operations and healthcare data infrastructure development
2. Commissioned Registry Operations: Operating registries commissioned by organizations such as ANQ (National Association for Quality Development in Hospitals and Clinics), Swiss Society for Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Swiss Orthopaedics, and other medical societies
3. Healthcare Quality Improvement Contracts: Quality registry services for healthcare providers including Swissnoso SSI surveillance, arthroplasty registries, and outcome measurement programs commissioned by health authorities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SwissRDL develops and operates medical registries for the Swiss healthcare system, collecting clinical and patient-reported outcome (PROM) data over extended periods to support quality assessment, outcome research, and evidence-based decision-making. The organization also provides probabilistic data linkage services that connect disparate healthcare datasets while preserving patient privacy, enabling longitudinal insights across registries, hospital information systems, and other sources.

Product overview

SwissRDL – part of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Bern – develops and operates medical registries and provides data linkage services. Their service portfolio encompasses the entire registry lifecycle: Set up & Maintain Registries (registry design, CRF creation, multi-language forms), PROMs Solutions (standardized and individualized patient-reported outcomes), Support & Monitoring (on-site training and user support), Reports & Statistical Analysis (benchmarking, risk adjustment, outcome research), Dashboards (clinic management and evaluation tools), Data Linkage / Probability Linkage (probabilistic record linkage with privacy-preserving methods), Implant Database (barcode scanning for orthopedic registries), and Webservices / REST API (automatic data transfer from hospital systems). Their registry portfolio includes SIRIS (hip, knee, shoulder arthroplasty), Swissnoso (surgical site infection surveillance), Home Care Data (Spitex home care), Physioswiss (outpatient physiotherapy), SwissCaRe (cardiology/coronary procedures), Swiss Heart Surgery Registry, Swiss Rare Disease Registry (SRDR), Kidney Biopsy Registry (SKBR), Enovis (medical device PMCF), Sarcoma Registry, Gesundheitsdirektion Zürich, German Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty, Foot and Ankle Surgery Registry, and Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias Registry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Set up & Maintain Registries Design, development, and operation of medical registries on the SwissRDL Registry System, including CRF design, documentation, consent processes, multi-language online and paper forms, and validation rules. Used by medical societies, hospitals, and health authorities commissioning national quality registries.
• PROMs Solutions Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) collection including standardized instruments (MDS, KOOS, HOOS, COMI, EQ5D) and individualized questionnaires with follow-up options. Targeted at clinics participating in SwissRDL-operated registries.
• Support & Monitoring On-site monitoring, training of clinic staff on registry data entry, quality checks, and first- and second-level user support (telephone and electronic). Targeted at hospitals and clinics participating in SwissRDL-operated registries.
• Reports & Statistical Analysis Central data monitoring, quarterly and annual reports for clinics and healthcare providers, surgeon reports, industry reports, scientific benchmarking with risk adjustment, and outcome research on implant post-market performance. Targeted at hospitals, surgeons, medical societies, and industry partners.
• Dashboards Clinic dashboards for managing PROMs and registry patient surveys, with statistical information and benchmarking capabilities. Targeted at clinics participating in SwissRDL-operated registries.
• Data Linkage / Probability Linkage

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, important, minor and supporting.

• Swiss OrthopaedicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Operates the Sarcoma Registry launched in 2024 by Swiss Orthopaedics and its Tumor Expert Group for quality improvement in musculoskeletal tumor treatment.
• Swiss Society of Cardiology (SSC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Operates SwissCaRe (Swiss Cardiology Registry) launched in 2022 to record all Swiss heart catheter treatments for quality assurance.
• Health Directorate of the Canton of Zurich (GD ZH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Conducts indication and outcome quality measurement for hip and knee prosthesis patients in Zurich hospitals via SIRIS registry.
• Swiss Society for Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery (SGHC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2012Operates the Swiss Heart Surgery Registry to ensure quality of cardiac surgery procedures in Switzerland, collecting data on patients, treatments, and outcomes.
• D-A-CH Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)importantStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Operates German Shoulder Arthroplasty Registry (SPR) and German Elbow Arthroplasty Registry (EPR) commissioned by DVSE.
• SwissnosocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2009Operates national registry for surveillance of surgical site infections (SSI) in collaboration with ANQ, covering 11 surgical intervention categories.
• University of Bern - Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwissRDL is part of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Bern. The organization develops and operates medical registries, creating high-quality standardized data foundations to continuously improve healthcare.
• National Association for Quality Development in Hospitals and Clinics (ANQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned by ANQ to operate national quality registries including SIRIS (hip and knee implants) and Swissnoso (surgical site infections) for quality control in Swiss hospitals and clinics.
• Spitex SwitzerlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates Home Care Data registry as the data pool for Spitex Switzerland, using interRAI instruments for needs assessment of home care populations.
• PhysioswissimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelops Quality Development Program for Outpatient Physiotherapy on behalf of Physioswiss, funded by Federal Quality Commission (EQK), working with ZHAW and other scientific partners.
• Swiss Federal Quality Commission (EQK)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding body for quality development programs including outpatient physiotherapy quality improvement initiative.
• German Association for Foot and Ankle Surgery (D.A.F.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates Registry for Foot and Ankle Surgery recording clinical data and surgical results of ankle endoprostheses.
• ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)supportingTechnology or IntegrationScientific partner in Quality Development Program for Outpatient Physiotherapy working on digital, interoperable infrastructure.
• Swiss University (Swissuniversities)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting Swiss higher education and research initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Statens Serum Institut (SSI Surveillance): Danish public health institute running national infectious disease and SSI surveillance systems. Closely comparable in scope to SwissRDL's Swissnoso SSI registry operations.
• NARA (Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association): Collaboration of national Nordic arthroplasty registries producing combined epidemiological output. Directly comparable in clinical scope and data linkage philosophy.
• IQTIG (Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Health Care): German federal institute developing and operating quality assurance procedures and registries across German healthcare. Directly comparable to SwissRDL's commissioned ANQ-style registry work and even operates some of the German registries SwissRDL runs on behalf of DVSE.
• EPRD (German Endoprosthesis Registry): National German registry for hip and knee endoprostheses. Directly comparable to SwissRDL's SIRIS hip/knee/shoulder registry and shares the same fundamental design — implant tracking with revision-rate outcomes.
• Orphanet (Rare Disease Registry Infrastructure): European reference infrastructure for rare diseases, including a registry directory and data platform. Comparable in mandate and design to the Swiss Rare Disease Registry SwissRDL operates.
• AJRR (American Joint Replacement Registry): US national hip and knee arthroplasty registry operated by AAOS. Comparable mandate, scope, and analytic outputs to SIRIS.
• LROI (Dutch Arthroplasty Register): Dutch national registry for orthopedic implants run by the Dutch Orthopedic Association. Closely comparable to SIRIS in terms of clinical scope, mandated reporting, and benchmarking role.
• National Joint Registry (NJR), UK: UK national joint registry tracking hip, knee, shoulder, ankle and elbow replacements with mandated hospital submission. One of the largest and longest-running comparable registries globally.

Broad incumbents

• AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality): US federal agency funding patient safety and quality registries, comparative effectiveness research, and healthcare data infrastructure. Broader portfolio than SwissRDL but addresses the same quality registry policy function at national scale.

Emerging players

• European Reference Networks (ERNs): EU-funded virtual networks linking providers for rare diseases with associated registries. Comparable population-health registry and data linkage ambitions to SwissRDL's SRDR and other disease registries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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