CompuGroup Medical

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA (CGM) is a publicly traded software enterprise based in Koblenz, Germany, with a focus on healthcare technology solutions. The company creates cloud-hosted and digital tools that aid clinical and administrative operations in medical offices, pharmacies, laboratories, and hospitals. In 2023, CGM reported revenues of €1.2 billion and employed more than 9,200 staff worldwide, supporting over 1.6 million users across 56 countries. For several years, CGM has maintained a dominant position in Germany’s outpatient market through its practice management systems (PVS). Since 2013, CGM’s stock has been part of the TecDAX index, underscoring its robust financial results and prominent role in the healthcare software sector.

History

Compudent GmbH was established in 1984 by Jürgen Riebling, Peter Kirchdorfer, Ursula Spitta, Max-Georg Prahl, and Walter Schäfer and went public two years later in 1986. In 1992, Frank Gotthardt acquired all common shares and merged the company with his own "Gotthardt Computer GmbH," continuing under the name "Compudent AG." Originally concentrating on dental information systems, the firm broadened its software offerings by 1993 and adopted the name Compugroup Holding AG in 1997.

By 2004, the company had expanded into the Czech Republic with physician information systems and shortly thereafter extended hospital information system solutions into Slovakia and Poland. It also developed medical software for France, Spain, and Italy. Within Germany, its product range grew to encompass medical archiving, hospital and laboratory information systems, drug databases, multimedia communication platforms, physician portals, administrative applications, web-based patient records, and intelligent support systems.

CompuGroup Medical secured market leadership in Austria for hospital information systems as well as solutions catering to private practitioners, acute care facilities, rehabilitation centers, and social service providers. Additionally, it entered Turkey’s market offering software for doctors, hospitals, and health insurers. The company further expanded internationally into Scandinavia, Africa, Asia, the United States (providing doctor information systems and online patient records), and the Netherlands (specializing in doctor and pharmacy software).

To facilitate its global expansion efforts, the company changed its name from Compudent AG to CompuGroup AG around the year 2000. In 2010, it unified its various subsidiaries under the CompuGroup Medical brand. The legal form transitioned from a German stock corporation to a European Societas Europaea in 2016.

In February 2020, CompuGroup Medical acquired portions of Cerner’s healthcare IT assets in Germany and Spain. This included leading hospital information systems such as medico and Soarian Integrated Care in Germany as well as Selene in Spain.

Founder Frank Gotthardt resigned as CEO on December 31, 2020, to assume the role of Chairman of the Board. His son, Prof. (apl.) Dr. med. Daniel Gotthardt—who joined the board in 2020—was appointed CEO effective September 1, 2024.

Following Germany’s nationwide adoption of electronic prescriptions in January 2024, CompuGroup Medical’s hardware and software solutions were responsible for enabling roughly 30% of all e-prescriptions generated at general practitioner offices.

Operations

As of 2017, the organization had approximately 4,600 employees distributed across 19 nations, including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. With its headquarters located in Koblenz, the company stands as a prominent global supplier of healthcare software solutions, with the majority of its core software development activities also centered there.

Key personnel

Board of directors

• Frank Gotthardt (Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Daniel Gotthardt (Chief Executive Officer)
• Daniela Hommel
• Emanuele Mugnani
• Hannes Reichl
• Dr. Ulrich Thomé, Managing Director for Outpatient Information Systems (DACH region)

Collaborations

The company is engaged in a project funded by the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia alongside five healthcare organizations aimed at improving medication therapy safety (AMTS). Furthermore, it has collaborated with Koblenz University of Applied Sciences to create a "Software Engineering in Healthcare" academic program and supports a dual study initiative in eHealth in partnership with Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.