Leading association for digital health care with a new board
14.11.2023 14:42
The umbrella association for digital health care (SVDGV) appointed a new board of directors on October 26, 2023. The board election took place at the annual general meeting in Berlin. A total of six board members and one board chairman were appointed. Four members were re-elected and three new members were added to the board. As the leading association in the e-health industry, the board of the SVDGV wants to continue to contribute through its work to making healthcare fairer, more effective and more sustainable through digitalization.
The new board of directors of the leading association for digital health care consists of: Dr. Julian Braun (General Counsel Medical Law, Ada Health), Henrik Emmert (Founder and Managing Director aidhere), Dr. Anna Haas (Managing Director Germany, Oviva), Dr. Paul Hadrossek (Founder and Managing Director Health8), Anisa Idris (VP Market Access & Health Policy, Ada Health), Markus C. Müller (Founder and Managing Director Nui Care), Dr. Christoph Tweesten (co-founder and managing director of Perfood). Dr. was appointed chairman of the board. Paul Hadrossek elected as first deputy Dr. Anna Haas.
In its future work, the new board of the SVDGV wants to further expand its political work and, in particular, actively develop the subject areas of telemedicine, digital prevention, digital care, digital diagnostics and digital health applications. In the past, the association has been an important source of inspiration and negotiating partner in the drafting of legislative or regulatory procedures.
Another focus will be technical topics and projects, such as the association's own bug bounty program, the connection of digital health applications (DiGA) to the electronic patient record (ePA) and the e-prescription for DiGA. In addition, the exchange with health care professionals will be deepened and the focus will be on European markets
expanded for digital health solutions.
Dr. Paul Hadrossek, CEO of the SVDGV: “There are still many hurdles in the German healthcare system and a lot of work is needed to create structures that do justice to patients and providers and develop the full potential of high-quality, effective care. The SVDGV is a unique association and proves that future-oriented supply solutions already exist in Germany today. As a board member, our work can make a decisive contribution to ensuring that the potential of digital care finally becomes a reality.”
The leading association for digital health care now has 176 member companies (there were 51 in the year it was founded in 2019) and has developed into one of the largest training providers in the field of e-health: In 2023, the association offered more than 90 events to impart knowledge.
“Digital solutions close gaps in care for patients, expand therapy options for practitioners and thus contribute to better care. Despite the noticeable growth of the association and the successful results of the association’s work, there is still a gap between the reality of care and what is actually possible,” says Dr. Anne Sophie Geier, managing director of the SVDGV. “I am therefore happy to have such a committed and strong board of directors who will continue to actively represent the interests of our members in the future.