Reimbursement of Digital Health Applications
By the Digitale-Versorgungs-Gesetz (DVG; Digital Healthcare Act), the reimbursement of digital health applications (DiGA), also known as medical apps, by the German statutory health insurance is possible. Ecker + Ecker provides advice on multiple aspects of DiGA reimbursement with the following services:
Reimbursement strategy
- Review of requirements as per German Social Code (SGB V), § 139e, para. 2, sentence 2
- Analysis of studies required to prove positive healthcare effects on medical treatment
- Early advice with involvement of BfArM
Support and review of reimbursement
- Supporting the listing in the DiGA directory to be set up by BfArM as per SGB V, § 139e
- Compilation of application documents for the assessment of the reimbursement
- Analysis of ongoing assessment procedures
Generation of evidence
- Evaluation of available studies
- Evaluation and development of study designs
- Preparation of SAP
Negotiation of reimbursement price
- Negotiation of reimbursement price with the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband, GKV-SV)
- Support in potential arbitration procedures
- Price modelling
- Concepts for direct contracts with health insurance funds
Please contact
Dr. Claudia Pütz
Phone +49 (40) 41 33 081-12
diga(at)ecker-ecker.de
