Press Release
Mainz / Karlsruhe, May 28, 2026 – The IDG Institut für digitale Gesundheitsdaten RLP gGmbH (IDG) Institute for Digital Health Data RLP and IT-Choice Software GmbH (IT-Choice) have officially solidified their long-standing collaboration into a strategic partnership.
The goal is to structure and formalize the joint development, support, and prospective marketing of digital solutions in the healthcare sector in the long term.
The partnership builds on numerous successfully implemented projects in which IDG and IT-Choice have realized digital applications for the healthcare sector and public administration – particularly in the area of registry-based documentation and data-driven specialized processes.
“Digitalization in healthcare needs reliable partners who not only provide technology but also jointly enable sustainable solutions,” explains Philipp Kachel, Managing Director of IDG. “We share a long-standing partnership with IT-Choice, which we are now consciously placing on a strategic foundation.”
Mirko Ketterer, Managing Director of IT-Choice Software GmbH, also emphasizes the importance of the partnership: “IDG is a central partner for us in implementing complex digital projects in the healthcare sector. Deepening our collaboration creates clarity, reliability, and a shared perspective for the coming years.”
Joint further development of digital platform solutions
The core of the partnership is collaboration based on IT-Choice’s STARKIT platform. On this technological basis, individualized software solutions are created for IDG’s customer projects. While IT-Choice is responsible for the technical development, maintenance, and third-level support of the platform, IDG handles project management, technical specification, customer communication, and the operation of the respective solutions, among other things.
Furthermore, IDG uses the data collected in the specialized applications as a basis for evaluations, reports, and data-based decision support. In doing so, IDG contributes to the evidence-based management and further development of care and administrative processes in healthcare.
Successful projects as a foundation
The strategic partnership is based on a variety of already realized projects. These include, among others:
- GeRDa – Health Resource Database
- Impfdokumentation Rheinland-Pfalz – Vaccination Documentation Rhineland-Palatinate
- ÖGD-Portal – Public Health Service Portal
- POI Register – Register for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
- STIC Register – Register for Serous Tubal Intraepithelial Carcinoma
- TheraSurv – Surveillance for the Therapy of Post-COVID Syndrome in Rhineland-Palatinate
These projects exemplify the common goal of creating digital solutions that offer real added value in the healthcare sector – both for institutions and for specialist users.
Focus on sustainable digitalization in healthcare
With this strategic partnership, IDG and IT-Choice aim not only to continue their collaboration but also to expand it purposefully. The bundling of technological expertise, project management, operational experience, and specialized knowledge is intended to enable even more efficient development and operational processes in the future.
The Institut für digitale Gesundheitsdaten RLP
The Institut für digitale Gesundheitsdaten RLP creates digital, interoperable, and quality-assured processes and systems. With these, it collects, processes, analyzes, and visualizes data and links them to generate usable knowledge. IDG provides necessary data, tools, and information to support others in improving the health of every individual. Approximately 90 dedicated employees work closely together for this purpose. IDG has many years of experience in handling sensitive patient data and its societal use.
IT-Choice Software GmbH
For over 20 years, IT-Choice has been developing specialized software solutions for the healthcare sector. With its applications, this medium-sized company supports medical facilities, particularly in the areas of oncological documentation, study management, and patient surveys. In addition, IT-Choice realizes individual software projects that are precisely tailored to customer requirements. IT-Choice is part of the synava Group, an association of leading healthcare IT companies dedicated to sustainably improving the quality of healthcare and continuously enhancing patient care.
