Sana Kliniken and Kumi Health are digitizing clinical treatment processes

26.04.2022 10:20

Sana Kliniken AG and the Hamburg healthtech startup kumi health GmbH are cooperating to ensure the quality of care for patients in the future through standardized digital treatment paths. The pilot project is being carried out by the Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg in Berlin.

Under the clinical direction of the chief physician for visceral surgery Prof. Dr. Michael Heise will start introducing Kumi Clinical at the Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg from May. Using the software, clinical teams plan, organize and synchronize treatment using a digital checklist. From admission to follow-up of an inpatient stay, the patient goes through a digital treatment path that is based on medical standards (SOPs) and can be flexibly adapted. To this end, all roles involved in the treatment process are involved: doctors, nursing staff, service employees, occupancy and discharge management as well as medical controlling. This ensures that everyone involved has the latest information at all times and that the treatment path is processed completely.

“The digital transformation of Sana Kliniken AG is characterized by the intelligent networking of people, data and technology. Kumi Clinical follows this principle and therefore offers considerable potential in terms of patient safety, employee relief and cost-effectiveness,” says Michael Rosenstock, head of Sana Digital. “Our common goal is to optimally prepare the hospital for the future by providing the best possible patient care and relieving the workload on clinical teams,” says Dr. Timothy Mende, Founder and CEO of Kumi Health. As a doctor, Dr. Mende personally experienced disordered processes in hospitals and founded the start-up Kumi Health in 2014 to make digitalization progress tangible in hospitals - for improved process reliability in the treatment of patients.

Sana Kliniken recognized as a pioneer in digitalization

Sana Kliniken AG is continuing its approach of innovative collaborations to further digitalize patient care processes and clinical processes. Sana Digital has served as the central contact point for disruptive and digital solutions in the Sana Group since 2016. The Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg in particular is considered a pioneer within the Sana network: the magazine “International Newsweek” from the USA once again honored the clinic as “World's Best Hospital 2022” in Germany at the beginning of March. With the implementation of Kumi Clinical, the collaboration between clinical teams will be rethought in a new and, above all, digital way: “We are convinced that we can optimally position our company for the future with further digitalized processes and set new standards. Kumi is a pioneer in the field of treatment excellence. We were able to convince ourselves of this when we exchanged ideas with decision-makers from hospitals who use the platform every day,” says the administrative manager of the Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg, Alexander Matthes. After successful piloting, the software will be used in the Sana network.