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NOVENTI and DoctorBox start strategic partnership
The NOVENTI Group and DoctorBox GmbH are starting a strategic cooperation for the further development of the electronic health record. The NOVENTI Group, as a system-relevant driver on the German healthcare market, is thus taking another resolute step towards actively shaping the interfaces for networked healthcare.
The electronic health record or in the further development the electronic patient record (Elektronische Patientenakte = ePA) is the central element of networked healthcare and the telematics infrastructure. By January 2021 at the latest, the statutory health insurances must offer such an ePA to their insured members. It enables the documentation of the medical history - including electronic medication plans, electronic doctor's letters, diagnoses and doctor's appointments - across all cases and institutions and thus becomes the pivotal factor of the communication between the service providers of the healthcare system.
DoctorBox offers a solution for the digital health record that is independent to any health insurance. The iOS- and Android-App serves the individual management of personal health data. DoctorBox is leading on the German market in regards to data protection as well as its functions, that entails document scanning, interaction between doctor and patient via a pain diary up to the emergency sticker with integrated vaccination pass as well as organ donation card. All documents and information are stored centrally; data sovereignty lies with the patient. The required connection to the telematics infrastructure and end-to-end encryption is expected to be completed in December 2019.
As a neutral platform, the DoctorBox app is in line with NOVENTI's strategy to develop general and accessible solutions for the networked healthcare system that will benefit all NOVENTI Group customers. For the first time, a pharmacy-owned company is investing in an independent health record that has established patient data sovereignty as a corporate philosophy. The cooperation thus offers a wide range of starting points for NOVENTI-Lösungen, which will serve to create synergies between the Group's subsidiaries. With this cooperation, NOVENTI is taking the next resolute step in actively shaping the digital networking in healthcare with the interfaces pharmacy and other service providers. At the same time, NOVENTI offers its customers the security that they are already prepared for the mandatory introduction of electronic patient records.
NOVENTI CEO Dr. Hermann Sommer comments: "In an increasingly networked healthcare system, the competitiveness of our Group is also strengthened by connecting ourselves with competent partners. With DoctorBox, we have such a partner who can further increase the impact of our group with innovative solutions".
"With NOVENTI as anchor investor and other existing investors from the fields of healthcare (Müller Medien, Labor Becker, Leica, etc.), artificial intelligence (arago, etc.), data management (Ximantix, etc.) and finance (Raiffeisen- und Volksbanken, Evercore, IEG), DoctorBox has completed an oversubscribed growth financing round in the mid-single-digit million range. DoctorBox and NOVENTI as minority investor will jointly promote the spread of the eRecipe decisively. Together, we will continue to put the patient at the centre of the exchange of health data," says Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Oliver Miltner, CEO of DoctorBox.
Stefan Heilmann, Group CEO at IEG – Investment Banking Group, states: “With NOVENTI’s strong impact in servicing within the health sector, the DoctorBox’s digital health record has found an ideal partner to build the leading digital health managing platform for European patients - independent of health insurances. “
IEG – Investment Banking Group has acted as exclusive financial advisor to DoctorBox.
More information about DoctorBox can be found on Wirtschaftswoche (German.)
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