Cologne University Hospital digitizes with Recare
09.11.2023 14:40
The University Hospital of Cologne is introducing digital discharge management to coordinate further follow-up care after a hospital stay. The software-as-a-service provider Recare, whose platform enables transitions in the areas of nursing, rehabilitation, aids and homecare, was able to prevail in a tendering process as part of the Hospital Future Act (KHZG).
In the future, the University Hospital of Cologne will have access to Recare's follow-up care network, which currently includes 4,200 facilities and services in North Rhine-Westphalia. With the help of the platform certified according to ISO 27001, the University Hospital of Cologne can simultaneously request the relevant follow-up providers with all relevant data and automatically keep an eye on their acceptances or rejections. They can then accept or reject the request with just a few clicks and exchange documents and messages with the clinic via an end-to-end encrypted chat.
Support for social services
“We are pleased to have found an experienced provider of discharge management software in Recare. “Through this software solution and the associated process improvement, we are able to support our social service employees in particular in their complex coordination of discharge and transfer management, as well as simplify communication and follow-up care planning with our cooperation partners,” explains Dr. Georg Langebartels, Medical Coordinator & Medical Information Officer at the University Hospital of Cologne.
Recare CEO and co-founder Maximilian Greschke adds: “We are very pleased to now count the University Hospital of Cologne among our customers. Our solution not only relieves the burden on healthcare staff, but also benefits patients, who can receive further care quickly.”
The twelfth clinic in Cologne is already using Recare
For the Berlin company, the university clinic is already the twelfth hospital in Cologne to use its technology. “The extensive use of the Recare platform in Cologne offers a major advantage for healthcare in the city and its surroundings: the promotion of networking across sector boundaries. On the one hand, this collaboration makes the platform particularly valuable for nursing and rehabilitation facilities, as they are able to process inquiries from all participating clinics centrally and clearly. On the other hand, hospital transfers can be carried out quickly,” adds Recares Sales Director Nico Thomas Gollnick.
Digital discharge management funded by the federal government
The KHZG aims to advance the digitalization of hospitals. Projects with a total volume of up to 4.3 billion euros are funded. The federal government is providing three billion euros for this, and the states are contributing a further 1.3 billion euros. This enables hospitals to invest in future-oriented emergency capacities, digitalization projects and IT security. Digital discharge management is part of the second of eleven eligible offenses.