The company
Our commitment: Health for everyone.
Too often, people fall through the cracks of a failing healthcare system – and costly interventions are needed to rescue them. But what if we focused on repairing the system instead? Preventing suffering and reducing costs – that’s the mission we take on: developing and implementing holistic concepts from start to finish.
Who we are
Founded in 2003, OptiMedis is now one of the market leaders in the development and implementation of innovative forms of healthcare. We come from the fields of health sciences, economics, medicine and nursing, IT, sociology and many other areas – as a team we bring together different perspectives on the healthcare system and develop innovative and feasible concepts. We are united by the desire to create fairer, more efficient and better healthcare and at the same time promote the development of society as a whole.
What we do
We work to create better health for everyone. To us, this means ensuring equal access to health – whether someone lives in a city or a rural area, and regardless of their social background. That’s why we develop evidence-based care structures and interventions that enable people in every region to live as healthy a life as possible – while also easing the burden on healthcare providers. Our work includes tailored prevention programs, health promotion, targeted care management, stakeholder networking, and new (digital) solutions. Every concept we develop is based on data and grounded in scientific evidence. We are partners in numerous EU and Innovation Fund projects and maintain strong networks in healthcare, research, and policymaking.
Who we work with
Our customers come from a wide variety of sectors: Health insurance companies, local authorities, ministries, universities, associations, industry, hospitals and many more. In our projects, we rely on close cooperation with stakeholders in regional networks, research institutions and associations. Thanks to our strong political network and our international research and innovation fund projects, we also work hand in hand with experts from all over the world.
What makes us different
We combine economic thinking with a strong focus on the common good – and aim to help solve urgent societal challenges. Our innovative financing model shifts the incentives in the healthcare system: Instead of paying for the volume of services provided, we reward the value and outcomes achieved. This creates motivation for all stakeholders to improve population health and strengthen people’s health literacy.
Facts and figures
2003
founded
Team of
35
Professionals
Based in
Hamburg
Taking on social responsibility
Our work affects the lives of many people, employees, network and business partners as well as numerous stakeholders in the social and healthcare sectors. We therefore bear a high level of social responsibility, which we describe in more detail in our Code of Ethics and our Gender Equality Plan.
OptiMedis is one of the companies included in the prequalification database for the supply and services sector. This means that we have proven our suitability for public contracts to chambers of industry and commerce and the contract advisory bodies they support.
Our Optimedis Board
Dr. h. c. Helmut Hildebrandt
Dr. rer. medic. h. c. Helmut Hildebrandt is Chairman of the Executive Board of OptiMedis AG. His focus is on the development and management of healthcare regions and regional care interventions. From 2005 to 2018, for example, he was Managing Director of Gesundes Kinzigtal GmbH, which is responsible for integrated care in the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg, in addition to his role on the Executive Board of OptiMedis AG. He is also Managing Director of Gesunder Werra-Meißner-Kreis GmbH in North Hesse.
As co-chair of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Health Policy Commission, Helmut Hildebrandt contributed to the recommendations published in 2013 for reforming the current incentive and remuneration system in the direction of quality and efficiency. He served for three terms on the board of the International Foundation for Integrated Care and for more than ten years on the board of the German Managed Care Association, working to optimize incentives for better health outcomes for patients, both nationally and internationally. He was also a board member of the German Network of Health-Promoting Hospitals and received the 2022 Forward Thinker Award from the Initiative Gesundheitswirtschaft, the B. Braun Foundation and Bibliomed-Verlag.
The pharmacist and health scientist has many years of experience in qualitative research (medical sociology) and conceptual work in health promotion and organizational development. He has worked for many years on prevention projects for the World Health Organization and has advised hospitals, health insurance companies, associations, companies and institutions in the healthcare industry for over 30 years on organization, strategy and system development, including as a restructuring manager in the hospital sector.
