More than 4000 service providers for over 400 assistive devices in the spectrumK contract database

28.04.2015 12:41

At the assistive devices day, spectrumK presented its new contract database and provided information about the impact of the Healthcare Strengthening Act on the procurement of assistive devices.

Assistive devices can improve quality of life and provide important support for many people in managing their daily lives. Procuring assistive devices is therefore also one of the central issues for statutory health insurance funds.

To ensure an adequate supply of appropriate and high-quality products for all those with statutory health insurance in the future, spectrumK has concluded nationwide procurement contracts, which more than 4,000 service providers have now joined. Through continuous market monitoring and the consolidation of health insurance fund interests in legally sound, cross-fund contracts, therapy costs can be significantly reduced and savings potential realized sustainably.

Contracts are only as good as their implementation. By providing a contract database developed specifically for spectrumK's client health insurance funds, these funds are enabled to conduct transparent and highly efficient contract management in the area of assistive devices. At the Assistive Devices Day on April 22nd in Essen, spectrumK clearly explained the functionality of this database, which will be used to manage all spectrumK assistive device procurement contracts with the health insurance funds starting May 1st, 2015. Another key focus was on changes to existing contracts. In this context, spectrumK also provided information on the potential impact of the Healthcare Strengthening Act on the provision of assistive devices.