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We are pleased about the successful collaboration with the Institute for Digital Health Data (IDG Rhineland-Palatinate) in setting up the Rhineland-Palatinate Health Resources Database (GeRDa). The project commissioned by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Science and Health (MWG) supports, among other things, the implementation of the new legal requirements under the Hospital Care Improvement Act (§ 135e SGB V).
What is GeRDa?
GeRDa is a central online portal that supports structured communication between the Ministry of Health and hospitals in Rhineland-Palatinate. A core function is the application for service groups, which the portal makes simpler, more digital and future-proof. The portal connects institutions, the ministry and the Medical Service on one platform, creating transparent and efficient processes for everyone involved.
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Key functions
Via GeRDa, hospitals can manage their service group applications securely and conveniently online. The portal offers, among other things:
Management of master data and user accounts
Regular import of InEK data for benchmarking and analyses
Digital submission of service group applications
Automated status management with notifications
Electronic submission of applications to MWG and the Medical Service
The digital system ensures:
Statistical evaluations of application status, deadlines and capacity utilization
Role concepts for the ministry, institutions and payers to process the same institution’s documents in parallel
Secure access to civil protection plans via password-protected documents
Research options in the system by exporting data to CSV files
Recording of calculation and occupancy days, case numbers and planned beds by institutions and the ministry, as well as calculation of length of stay, utilization period and average occupied beds/places
Additional functions, such as advanced evaluations, automated reminders or the integration of expert report uploads, are being implemented, and further digital services are being planned.
More transparency and speed
GeRDa creates a central data basis for digital communication, application submission and data capture in Rhineland-Palatinate.
The digital system ensures:
On-time and traceable application submission
High data integrity and security
Consistent data that complies with data protection requirements
Accelerated coordination processes between all parties involved
An important step towards digital modernization
The development of GeRDa shows how close collaboration between the ministry, IDG Rhineland-Palatinate and IT-Choice creates modern, user-oriented solutions.
Together, we continue to drive forward the digitalization and simplification of administrative processes in healthcare and create a solid foundation for future digital projects in the public health service.
Florian Born, Deputy Head of the Health Department at MWG, confirms: “Thanks to the professional collaboration with IT-Choice, we were able to develop a powerful and user-friendly portal that significantly optimizes our internal processes and structures the dialogue with hospitals.”
IT-Choice is developing a new Trusted Third Party for the NCT
We are pleased to be developing a new Trusted Third Party for the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) together with the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).
The project is based on our STUDYSTARframework and is being implemented under the scientific direction of the DKFZ, in close collaboration with all NCT sites.
A platform for data protection, data quality, and research organization
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The goal of the new NCT Trusted Third Party is to establish a central, independent platform that optimally integrates data protection, data quality, and research organization. In the future, the new Trusted Third Party is intended to combine identity, pseudonym, and consent management in a secure, modern web application.
What the new NCT trust office will deliver
The application will be gradually expanded into a central infrastructure for study participant management and will offer the following functions, among others:
Identity data management: Administration and organization of study participants and metadata, identification of duplicate study participants
Pseudonym management: Generation, management, and re-identification of pseudonyms, both for studies conducted at the NCT and for the transfer of data to the central NCT Data Repository and for secondary use of the data
Consent management: Documentation of digital consents in accordance with the FHIR standard via the GRAVITY IntegrationServer
Service functions: Correction of identity data, clarification and correction of uncertain matches – or patients incorrectly identified as identical –, implementation of requests based on data subject rights under the GDPR, contacting the relevant bodies in the event of data protection breaches, processing withdrawals, and much more
All components are accessible via a secure web interface and standardized APIs and can be seamlessly integrated into the existing systems at NCT sites.
Collaboration for a modern research infrastructure
By developing the new NCT trust office, the DKFZ, the NCT sites, and IT-Choice are pursuing a common goal: to further modernize the digital infrastructure of clinical research.
The solution is intended to help securely connect data, simplify processes, and strengthen collaboration between research and care.
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