Prior Information Notice For Devices For The Disabled – Call For An Innovation Competition For Aids In The Field Of Orthopedic Technology

Prior Information Notice For Devices For The Disabled – Call For An Innovation Competition For Aids In The Field Of Orthopedic Technology. The Barmer And The Techniker Krankenkasse (Tk) Maintain Joint Contracts In Accordance With Section 127 Paragraph 1 Sgb V For The Supply Of Their Insured Persons With Products From The Orthopedic Technology Supply Sector. In These Contracts, The Supply Of Aids From The Product Areas 05 Bandages, 17 Aids For Compression Therapy, 23 Orthoses, 24 Leg Prostheses, 37 Breast Prostheses, 38 Arm Prostheses Is Agreed. From The Perspective Of The Above-Mentioned Health Insurance Companies, It Is Urgently Necessary For All Those Involved In Care To Communicate Together About Securing Care In The Future And Its Design. The Participating Health Insurance Companies Are Asking Interested Service Providers, Manufacturers And Interest Groups From The Above-Mentioned Care Areas To Participate In An Ideas Competition With The Focus On - Care Processes - Digitalization, If Necessary Taking Into Account The Use Of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) - Impending Lack Of Skilled Workers / Security Of Supply In Rural Areas - Sustainability (Improving Or Establishing Reuse/Reprocessing Processes) - Billing Procedures Taking Into Account The Legal Standards Applicable To The Supply Of Medical Aids. The Tk Is The Contact Person In This Context. Interested Service Providers Can Submit Their Concepts And Ideas Informally By Email To The Following Address: [email protected] For Technical Questions, Please Contact [email protected] We Ask That Concepts Be Submitted By August 31, 2026, Stating The Subject Ideas Competition Ot. This Is Not An Exclusion Period.