The EBM laboratory reform 2025: challenges and solutions for your laboratory
The Laboratory Reform 2025 will bring significant changes for all medical laboratories. These changes will have a profound impact on daily operations, billing and the digitalization of laboratory processes. As a provider of laboratory software and order entry solutions, we want to help you master these challenges and ensure that your laboratory continues to operate efficiently and in compliance with regulations in the future.
What will change as a result of the Labor Reform 2025?
The Laboratory Reform 2025 was introduced by the decision of the Evaluation Committee in April 2024 and will take effect from January 1, 2025. Here are the most important changes:
- New flat rates for collection materials and order entry systems
In future, laboratories must use flat rates for the provision of collection materials and for digital order placement and tracking (order entry). - New version of the flat rates for transportation costs
The regulations for billing transportation costs are being revised, which will affect the handling and reimbursement of costs. - Devaluation of many laboratory services
In order to finance these new flat rates, the reimbursements for many preventive and curative laboratory services will be devalued, which will place a financial burden on laboratories.
The challenges for laboratories
This reform presents laboratories with several key challenges:
- Cost management:
The new flat rates and the devaluation of laboratory services mean that many laboratories will feel financial pressure. They will have to find ways to make their costs more efficient without compromising the quality of their services. - Digitization:
The requirements for the provision of digital order entry systems and their integration into existing practice management systems (PVS) and laboratory information systems (LIS) require extensive investment in IT infrastructures. - Compliance with the new regulations:
Laboratories must ensure that they implement all new regulations and flat rates in the EBM correctly in order to avoid financial losses. - IT security:
Due to their classification as critical infrastructures, laboratories must invest considerable resources in protecting their IT systems.
Our solutions: How we can help you
As a provider of laboratory software and order/entry systems, we offer customized solutions that help you adapt to the laboratory reform 2025 and successfully master these challenges:
1. digitization with our order entry systems
Challenge: The reform requires seamless digital order placement and tracking between laboratories and medical practices. However, many laboratories are not sufficiently digitized to meet the new requirements.
Our solution: Our order entry software offers full integration with common practice management systems (PVS) and laboratory information systems (LIS). With our solution, laboratories and medical practices can exchange data quickly and securely, making the entire process more efficient. Automated order entry reduces manual effort and improves the quality of data transmission.
2. efficient cost management and support in implementing the new flat rates
Challenge: The new flat rates for collection material and order entry result in additional costs, while at the same time many laboratory services are devalued.
Our solution: We offer scalable and cost-effective solutions that enable you to manage your order entry processes efficiently without incurring unnecessary financial burdens. Our modular pricing structures offer flexibility, so you only pay for the features you actually use. This helps you to keep your costs under control while ensuring the quality of your services.
3. IT security solutions for KRITIS requirements
Challenge: Laboratories must comply with high IT security standards in order to protect sensitive health data. These requirements are constantly increasing.
Our solution: With our integrated security solutions, you can be sure that your laboratory software meets the highest security standards. Our systems are GDPR-compliant, offer encrypted communication and meet the requirements of the KRITIS regulation. This allows you to optimally protect your IT infrastructure and meet the legal requirements.
4 Seamless integration and interoperability
Challenge: Many laboratories work with a variety of systems that do not communicate optimally with each other. This leads to inefficient processes and sources of error.
Our solution: Our software solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with your existing systems. We offer comprehensive interface solutions that enable you to connect your laboratory software with various practice management systems (PVS) and laboratory information systems (LIS). This improves collaboration between laboratories and medical practices and increases efficiency.
5. proactive support and compliance advice
Challenge: Laboratories must ensure that they implement all new EBM specifications correctly and bill the correct flat rates in order to avoid financial disadvantages.
Our solution: We offer you regular software updates to ensure that you are always up to date with the latest EBM requirements. We also offer training and consulting services to help you fully understand and correctly implement all the new regulations of the Laboratory Reform 2025. Our experts are always on hand to ensure your laboratory is compliant and financial losses are avoided.
Conclusion: With us, you are well prepared for the laboratory reform 2025
The laboratory reform 2025 brings many challenges, but with the right partners at your side, you are well prepared. Our laboratory software and order entry solutions not only provide you with the tools you need to meet the new requirements, but also help you to increase the efficiency of your laboratory, reduce costs and ensure the highest IT security standards. Contact us today to find out how we can help you successfully implement the reform.
