{"id":10882,"date":"2026-02-09T14:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/pressemitteilung-deutsche-it-partner-unterstuetzen-proms-plattform-schweiz\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:43:01","slug":"press-release-german-it-partners-to-support-switzerlands-national-proms-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/press-release-german-it-partners-to-support-switzerlands-national-proms-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release &#8211; vitagroup and healthbrain partner to support Switzerland\u2019s national PROMs programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;magazin-titel&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lichtgrau&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;headline-xl&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>vitagroup and healthbrain partner to support Switzerland\u2019s national PROMs programme<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;introduction&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Press Release<\/h2>\n<p>vitagroup is partnering with\u202fhealthbrain to support the delivery of Switzerland\u2019s national programme for the implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), commissioned by the\u202fEidgen\u00f6ssische Qualit\u00e4tskommission (EQK). The initiative aims to embed patient-reported outcomes into routine care and advance quality development across the country\u2019s healthcare system.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;back-button-row lichtgrau&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1689591697517{background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">#default-btn-797357478ee6ce9fd2e02b937aa7382b.ico-right-side > i {\n  margin-right: 0px;\n  margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-797357478ee6ce9fd2e02b937aa7382b > i {\n  margin-right: 8px;\n}<\/style><div class=\"btn-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/news-stories\/magazin\/\" class=\"default-btn-shortcode dt-btn dt-btn-m link-hover-off tertiary small back \" id=\"default-btn-797357478ee6ce9fd2e02b937aa7382b\" title=\"Magazin\"><i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-arrow-12\"><\/i><span>back<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;magazin-content&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lichtgrau&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;no-padding-top&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Following a national procurement process, the programme was awarded to a consortium led by healthbrain bringing together expertise from clinical, research, patient representation and digital health. The technical solution is based on the international openEHR data standard and delivered via vitagroup\u2019s vendor-neutral, open data platform \u2013 the Health Intelligence Platform (HIP) \u2013 designed to enable the scalable use of structured health data.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69de755671db2\" data-id=\"69de755671db2\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112413546 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112413546 BCX8\">Enabling c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW112413546 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112413546 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112413546 BCX8\">omprehensive\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112413546 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112413546 BCX8\">patient\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112413546 BCX8\">view<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW112413546 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The programme initially focuses on orthopaedic care pathways, including hip, knee and shoulder treatments, following patients from hospital admission through post-discharge follow-up. In addition to PROMs, Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) and Clinician-Reported Outcome Measures (CROMs) are being collected to provide a more comprehensive view of treatment effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is being carried out as part of a national pilot from April 2025 to December 2027 and is intended to generate practical experience in capturing, analysing, and meaningfully using PROMs data in everyday clinical practice. The system has been live since November 2025, with the first patients already onboarded and PROMs integrated into routine Workflows.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-content-box-container quote-with-image ratio-3-5\" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"box-shadow: px px px px none;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"    >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;quote&#8221;]By supporting this project through the Health Intelligence Platform, we are helping to establish a sustainable infrastructure for quality-driven care in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote-source\">Joachim Neugebauer<br \/>\nVice\u00a0President\u00a0Clinical Care Solutions, vitagroup<br \/>\n<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10517&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;]\t\t<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Urs Wittwer, founder of healthbrain:\u00a0\u201cStructured, interoperable data is crucial to ensure the full value of patient-reported outcomes. By combining the healthbrain solution with vitagroup\u2019s data platform \u00a0alongside the strengths of our additional project partners \u2013 this initiative creates a scalable foundation for patient-centred quality measurement in Switzerland.\u201d[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-content-box-container quote-with-image ratio-3-5\" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"box-shadow: px px px px none;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"    >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;10916&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;quote&#8221;]By combining the healthbrain solution with vitagroup\u2019s data platform (&#8230;) this initiative creates a scalable foundation for patient-centred quality measurement in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote-source\">Urs Wittwer<br \/>\nFounder of healthbrain<br \/>\n<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lichtgrau no-padding-top&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;cta-card akzent&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;lichtgrau no-padding-top&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;top-title&#8221;]Press release for download[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\u201eGerman IT partners to support Switzerland\u2019s national PROMs programme&#8221;[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69de755671e7b\" data-id=\"69de755671e7b\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"30\" data-height-tab=\"30\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"the7_shortcodes-inline-css\">#default-btn-e509bc0e8e4fd2648a85a000a589dc08.ico-right-side > i {\n  margin-right: 0px;\n  margin-left: 17px;\n}\n#default-btn-e509bc0e8e4fd2648a85a000a589dc08 > i {\n  margin-right: 17px;\n}<\/style><a href=\"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026_02_Pressrelease_vitagroup_healthbrain_switzerland.pdf\" class=\"default-btn-shortcode dt-btn dt-btn-m link-hover-off ico-right-side secondary invers btn-inline-left \" target=\"_blank\" id=\"default-btn-e509bc0e8e4fd2648a85a000a589dc08\" title=\"Download PDF\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Download PDF<\/span><i class=\"icomoon-the7-font-the7-arrow-13\"><\/i><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>vitagroup is partnering with\u202fhealthbrain to support the delivery of Switzerland\u2019s national programme for the implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), commissioned by the\u202fEidgen\u00f6ssische Qualit\u00e4tskommission (EQK).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-partnership","category-107","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10882"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11058,"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10882\/revisions\/11058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hip.vitagroup.ag\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}