- By Doreen Witt
KHVVG as an opportunity: Why best-in-class partners instead of a complete solution
The KHVVG calls for holistic digital strategies in healthcare – and at the same time promotes the shift away from isolated IT structures toward interoperable, future-proof solutions. For IT service providers and clinics, this means complex requirements, but also new business opportunities. The key is to have the right partner at your side – one that offers security, scalability, and interoperability in equal measure.
Why image data management is now becoming a strategic success factor
The Hospital Care Improvement Act (KHVVG) provides over €50 billion for the digitization and restructuring of German hospitals by 2035. The aim is to network previously separate IT systems and create a holistic, efficient data strategy. To achieve this, hospitals need specialized IT service providers who can coordinate projects and pool technical expertise.
Instead of relying on inflexible all-in-one solutions, the KHVVG supports the development of a partner ecosystem: IT service providers and clinics work together with best-in-class providers such as Telepaxx to integrate the best solution for each discipline. Especially in the sensitive area of image data management, this collaboration ensures security, interoperability, and eligibility for funding.
IT service providers as orchestrators – integrating specialist knowledge correctly
KHVVG projects are teamwork. However, they are only successful if hospitals and IT service providers clearly define their roles: IT service providers and hospitals specify the requirements, formulate the strategy, and take on overall coordination, while specialized software partners such as Telepaxx contribute their expertise in critical areas. Together, they act as a partner ecosystem.
Such collaborations offer advantages for all parties involved compared to all-in-one solutions from providers of monolithic systems. We explain why using the example of our cloud software for medical data:
Market development and requirements for 2025: Cloud, sovereignty, security
The trend toward the cloud is part of a comprehensive development in healthcare. Digitalization is no longer an end in itself, but rather the basis for efficient, secure care. KPMG's Cloud Monitor 2025 clearly shows that 62% of German companies pursue a cloud-first strategy, 58% consider sovereign cloud offerings to be indispensable, and 54% cite IT security as a top priority. Cloud technologies are thus the new standard – including for healthcare.
Partners with C5 certification and ISO 27001:2022 certification such as Telepaxx take on important tasks to maintain IT security and help to cover this risk area. At the same time, they enable hospitals and IT service providers to focus their own resources on their core competencies: holistic concepts and the implementation of projects in the facility. Best-in-class providers that offer manufacturer-neutral solutions, such as Telepaxx, meet the highest security standards with their cloud-based image data management software while ensuring a high level of interoperability. This allows hospitals to benefit from scalable cloud structures and IT service providers to benefit from predictable processes and verified security.
Excellent security: Europe's cloud pioneer for image data
Telepaxx is one of Europe's leading providers of cloud software for managing medical image data – and one of the first German software companies to receive C5 certification and ISO 27001 certification.
The operational challenge: bringing image data in hospitals under control
Practical experience shows that structured image data management is crucial for ensuring that digital hospital processes are efficient and secure. Large amounts of data from CT, MRI, or X-ray systems can only be reliably managed with well-designed workflows and clearly defined standards.
- Volume: Modern facilities generate several terabytes of image data every day.
- Security: Data protection and information security are an integral part of every project.
- Complexity: Different data structures used by manufacturers to date require interoperable, vendor-neutral solutions based on standards.
- Long-term use: Image data is a key basis for diagnostics, research, and AI applications and is subject to long retention periods regulated by law.
Recent studies by the European Society of Radiology from 2025 show that cloud services and data compression reduce storage requirements and costs. At the same time, these measures improve image retrieval speed.
These are clear advantages of scalable cloud architectures. Hospitals that use KHVVG funding to fundamentally revolutionize their IT are also laying the foundation for the following examples of interoperable projects.
Practical examples of eligible KHVVG projects with Telepaxx
The Hospital Future Act (KHVVG) offers significant financial support for digitization projects in hospitals and medical care facilities. Telepaxx supports you in making targeted use of these funds in the area of image data management. Three examples:
1. Cross-location care – sharing image data securely and using it efficiently:
- Your goal: As a hospital or medical care center, you want to exchange patient data securely and make treatment pathways more efficient.
- Our solution: Telepaxx enables cross-location and cross-sector access to image data – securely, quickly, and in compliance with data protection regulations. This shortens processes and measurably improves the quality of care.
- Tip for further reading: The St. Josef Hospital case study shows how cross-sector collaboration works in practice.
2. Telemedicine networks – providing image data for quick decisions:
- Your goal: Specialists at your hospital should be able to exchange findings, second opinions, and diagnoses more quickly and securely.
- Our solution: Telepaxx gives medical teams instant access to image data—regardless of location and with the highest security standards. This speeds up decision-making processes and improves patient care.
- Tip for further reading: How cloud technology simplifies everyday life in medical networks.
3. Data integration and interoperability – connecting and modernizing systems:
- Your goal: As a hospital, you want to modernize your HIS or PACS systems while improving data availability.
- Our solution: Telepaxx offers manufacturer-neutral, scalable solutions that consistently archive data via standard interfaces such as HL7 or FHIR and exchange it between systems. This creates a future-proof infrastructure.
- Tip to deepen your knowledge: PACS & VNAs: Why hospitals should store data vendor-neutrally and Making the PACS fit for the future: An overview
Are you already working on KHVVG projects? Find out in a personal consultation how Telepaxx can support you in the digital transformation of image management.
Why working with Telepaxx is worthwhile
Image data management is the foundation of any sustainable, holistic data strategy in healthcare. IT service providers who rely on specialized partners early on improve the quality of their project implementation, meet regulatory requirements, and secure long-term competitive advantages. A partnership with a professional partner such as Telepaxx offers decisive advantages for both clinics and general contractor IT service providers.
- Strategic added value: As a best-in-class provider with interfaces to a wide range of other software solutions, Telepaxx supports the development of interoperable IT systems and strengthens the innovation and funding capabilities of clinics and partners.
- Technological excellence: Through continuous development, cloud expertise, and a high-performance backend, Telepaxx offers powerful, modern solutions at the cutting edge of technology.
- Future-proof: Telepaxx systems are scalable, interoperable, and adaptable, enabling them to respond to new technical and clinical requirements in the long term.
- Many years of industry experience: With decades of experience in medical data management, Telepaxx understands the specific challenges faced by clinics and IT service providers and offers tried-and-tested solutions.
- Comprehensive expertise: Support from planning to operation of digital image data solutions—including cloud archiving, interface management, and compliance certification.
- Certified security: ISO 27001 and C5 certification guarantee the highest data protection and security standards.
- Seamless integration: Standardized interfaces enable flexible, scalable implementations.
- Efficiency: Cloud-based solutions reduce operating costs, improve access times, and increase cost-effectiveness.
Are you currently planning KHVVG projects? Talk to us about how Telepaxx can be your reliable partner for secure and efficient image data management.