Quality Ring Medical Software

Qualitätsring Medizinische Software e.V. (QMS) is a German registered association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1992 and headquartered in Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves as the industry association for companies that develop software solutions for outpatient medical care in Germany. QMS brings together solution providers and service providers in the healthcare sector, originally to enable exchange between practice software solutions and medical measuring devices, and today to standardize all data exchange processes across sectors — between records, service providers, networks, and management companies. The association's purpose is to develop, test, maintain, and promote standards for the interoperability of IT solutions in the healthcare system. Its work aims to increase the quality, efficiency, and safety of public healthcare and thereby reduce costs. QMS is best known for developing the Gerätedatenträger (GDT) standard, a protocol for integrating medical measuring devices into electronic patient records, and for maintaining the LDT (Labordatenträger) standard. It is also a co-founder of SCIPHOX. QMS provides its members with practice-tested interface specifications for their applications. In the case of the GDT record description, QMS e.V. offers a free test module for testing. The association also issues official statements to the German federal government, gematik, and the KBV (National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians) before new laws, guidelines, and specifications for outpatient care are finalized. It operates a closed knowledge network and intranet for its members, facilitating experience exchange and networking among partners with complementary expertise. Membership is aimed at manufacturers of medical software, consultants, and service providers who want to establish themselves in the German outpatient medical care market. QMS supports them with information and know-how for establishing secure and future-proof e-health products, as well as assistance with regulatory processes, particularly around standardization. The association positions itself as a recognized body that bundles industry expertise and provides orientation where others see only complexity.

Qualitätsring Medizinische Software e.V. (QMS) was founded in 1992 in Germany as a registered association (eingetragener Verein). Its original purpose was to facilitate exchange between practice software solutions and medical measuring devices, bringing together providers of IT and medical technology. Over time, its scope expanded to address the standardization of all data exchange processes across sectors — between patient records, service providers, networks, and management companies. The association is headquartered in Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It developed the Gerätedatenträger (GDT) standard, a protocol for integrating medical measuring devices into electronic patient records, and maintains the LDT (Labordatenträger) standard for laboratory data. QMS is also a co-founder of SCIPHOX, an initiative for standardizing communication in healthcare. QMS provides its members with practice-tested interface specifications for their applications. For the GDT record description, it offers a free test module. The association issues official statements to the German federal government, gematik, and the KBV before new laws, guidelines, and specifications for outpatient care are finalized. It operates a closed knowledge network and intranet for members to exchange experiences and find partners with complementary expertise. As of the official website, QMS is undergoing a website relaunch starting in September. The association continues to represent companies that develop software solutions for outpatient medical care, aiming to increase quality, efficiency, and safety in public healthcare while reducing costs.

• 1992

  QMS founded as a registered association in Germany.

• Developed the GDT (Gerätedatenträger) standard for integrating medical measuring devices into electronic patient records.

• Co-founded SCIPHOX, an initiative for standardizing healthcare communication.

• Website relaunch planned starting September.

Recognized industry association that bundles expertise in outpatient medical IT, defines interoperability standards, and represents members' interests before government and healthcare bodies.

• GDT (Gerätedatenträger) standard

  Protocol for integrating medical measuring devices into electronic patient records; free test module available.

• LDT (Labordatenträger) standard

  Standard for laboratory data exchange.

• SCIPHOX

  Co-founded initiative for standardizing healthcare communication.

1. 1QMS – Verband für Lösungsanbieter Ambulante Versorgungqms-standards.de
2. 2Qualitätsring Medizinische Software – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Quality ring medical software – Wikidatawikidata.org