German Health Insurance Case Study in ebXML for medical aid devices supply

The German Health Insurance company Deutsche Betriebskrankenkasse (DBKK) has implemented the application Electronic Platform for Medical Aids (EHP), which manages the organisation of business processes between the insurance company and their suppliers. In particular it handles the workflow for the order and delivery of medical devices and aids from medical technology companies.

The process includes:

􀂄 accept prescriptions for medical aids
􀂄 research medical aid products
􀂄 deliver and receive cost estimates from contract and cooperation partners
􀂄 approve requests for medical aids
􀂄 control shipment of medical aid products
􀂄 functionalities for quality control of the business process

You can read the full case study here:

http://www.ebxmlforum.net/documents/ebxml_case_study_erweitert_final.pdf