Digitalization for the Healthcare Sector Solutions for a Better Healthcare System

Together with digital health specialist HBSN, ]init[ is a market leader in healthcare digitalization. Drawing on our experience, implementation expertise, and practical insight, we develop cutting-edge solutions that strengthen organizations for the long term.

Digital Projects in Healthcare

+500
Years of combined experience in digital health projects

+20
Healthcare professionals on our teams

+250
Healthcare organizations in our client base

+150

Digital processes in the healthcare sector must be clear, secure, and reliable for everyone involved. Together with our subsidiary HBSN, we ensure that digital solutions deliver exactly that: they are intuitive to use, boost efficiency, and create real added value. This significantly reduces the workload for healthcare professionals, and patients benefit directly from digital advancements.

Whether it’s the Hospital Future Act (KHZG), the Pact for Public Health Services (PÖGD), the electronic patient record (ePA), or telematics infrastructure: we understand the complex regulatory landscape. This also includes NIS2, KRITIS, and the European Health Data Space (EHDS). We provide reliable support throughout the implementation, integration, and sustainable adoption of these systems.

In all our projects, we take a human-centered approach. Digital solutions should ease the burden, not add to it. That is why we develop technologies that are easy to understand, simplify workflows, and improve the quality of care. The result is a healthcare system that is not only more digital but also functions better.

Our clients

Comprehensive service approach

The team at ]init[ and HBSN brings together experienced consultants with extensive knowledge of the German healthcare system. We support organizations in their digital transformation projects – from strategy and design to development, implementation, and operation. Our clients rely on our expertise to align technical, regulatory, and business requirements.

This results in solutions for secure and interoperable data exchange between specialized applications. In addition, we develop user-friendly services for patients and staff and create scalable platforms for hospitals, health insurance providers, government agencies, and other stakeholders. We also provide support for custom applications, data protection and security concepts, and modern IT infrastructure. This includes cloud and DevOps operations, service management, and security services such as Security Operations Centers (SOC) and penetration testing.

Together with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, and Integration in Hesse, we are currently developing our multi-tenant specialized application ÖGDigital. It covers nearly the entire range of tasks – from hygiene monitoring and assessment services to school entry examinations – and is a forward-looking project for the Public Health Service (ÖGD).

The complex digital transformation initiatives in the healthcare sector require effective and innovative end-to-end expertise. Together with the experts at HBSN, ]init[ offers a unique range of services designed to improve digital healthcare in Germany.

Dr. Eckart Pech

Chief Business Officer

Through comprehensive consulting, user-centric approaches, and secure IT infrastructures, ]init[ and HBSN are building trust in the healthcare system of tomorrow. We take a people-first approach to digital transformation in the healthcare sector and translate complex requirements into simple solutions.

Join us in shaping the digital society of tomorrow!

Katharina Specht

Head of Core Team Health

+49 30 97006 6267

Current Topics and Projects

PKV Konnektor: Digital Data Exchange for Private Health Insurance Companies

The “PKV-Konnektor” is a gateway for the digital, standardized exchange of data among private health insurers across system boundaries. Our subsidiaries HBSN and xitee have been expanding the platform since 2016, thereby laying the digital foundation for the care of millions of privately insured individuals.

Data Hub for All Private Health Insurance Providers

A success story spanning more than ten years: Knowledge management for BARMER

Around 15,600 BARMER employees use the WIM knowledge management system to easily find information for their daily work. With WIM, they can reliably process claims from insured individuals and quickly advise customers. ]init[ supports the health insurance provider from the initial concept through development using the CoreMedia Studio CMS all the way to application management.

Full-service project for the digital workplace

RKI: ]init[ prepares research data for the European Health Data Space

The RKI relies on our expertise in standardization and data modeling: Together, we are preparing the MEx metadata model for the European Health Data Space. In this way, we are laying the groundwork for a modern research data landscape.

First Interoperability Project for the RKI

v.l.n.r.: Rainer Schumacher (Beirat ]init[, zuvor Geschäftsführer der HBSN-Gruppe) Julia Läkemäker (Chief Operating Officer der ]init[ AG), Dr. Eckart Pech (Vorsitz der Geschäftsführung der HBSN-Gruppe), Harald Felling (Chief Executive Officer der ]init[ AG), Tobias Niemann (Beirat ]init[, zuvor Gründer und Geschäftsführer der HBSN-Gruppe)

]init[ expands its business in the healthcare sector with the acquisition of the HBSN Group

The HBSN Group is wholly owned by ]init[. This merger creates a new market leader in digitalization for public administration and healthcare in Germany.

Joining Forces to Advance the Digital Transformation of Society

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AOK Saxony-Anhalt Streamlines Online Processes with HBSN and xitee

The “Health Portal” of AOK Saxony-Anhalt brings together numerous online services for over 840,000 insured individuals. Digital services such as the “Form Center” and the “GESUNDESKONTO” save time, prevent errors, and ensure modern, patient-centered care.

Simple online services for policyholders

HBSN and xitee implement a web dialogue center for AOK Rhineland/Hamburg

The Webdialogcenter offers AOK policyholders and employees a fully digital service. Our subsidiaries designed and developed the Webdialogcenter and also provide ongoing support for its operation. This benefits approximately three million policyholders and about 8,000 employees.

Digitization of 24 service processes using form.io

Digital Solutions for a Strong Public Health System

Public health departments are a cornerstone of our healthcare system. The digital transformation of public health services is key to strengthening the resilience of our healthcare system. Together with our digital health specialists at HBSN and xitee, we are driving this transformation forward.

Toward a Digital Public Health Department

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Health registries as the key to digital transformation in healthcare

]init[ supports government agencies and professional associations in the healthcare sector with in-depth expertise and cutting-edge technologies. This results in interoperable registry databases that deliver real value – for patients, users, and the healthcare of tomorrow.

Digitization of health records

Website for the Center of Excellence for Digitalization and Care

This summer, we developed the website for the Center of Excellence for Digitalization and Care on behalf of the GKV-Spitzenverband. Thanks to close collaboration, combined expertise, and efficient project management, we were able to create a modern, accessible portal in a very short time.

Modern portal for the healthcare sector