Navigating Swiss Market Access #medtech #digitalhealth

How ready is Swiss healthcare for digital transformation? Prof. Alfred Angerer from ZHAW joins us to discuss the key findings from the latest Digital Health Report and what they mean for patients, hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, and technology developers - startups, pharma, and medtech. Tune in for a clear-eyed look at the opportunities, barriers, and future of digital health in Switzerla...

In this episode, co-hosts Gurmit and Angelina speak with Dr. Christine Jacob , Digital Strategist, Health Tech Researcher, Lecturer at FHNW, and internationally recognised expert in technology adoption in healthcare. With over 20 years of industry experience exploring how social, organisational and technical factors shape the acceptance of digital health tools, Christine brings a unique, science-b...

In this episode (in Swiss German) , host Angelina Rau sits down with Barbara Meier , attorney at law at VISCHER AG and expert in tariff and healthcare law, to unpack one of the most complex yet crucial topics for digital health innovators in Switzerland — reimbursement and tariffs. They discuss how Digital Health Applications (DiGAs) — software-based medical devices such as health apps or digital...

Are you a Switzerland-based stakeholder interested in the market access assessment of digital health technologies for the Swiss market? We value your input on how digital health technologies (DHTs) are currently assessed for market access (leading to reimbursement) in Switzerland — particularly by those without deep regulatory expertise .  Two webinars will be held in October 2025 to provide conte...

Jennifer Woods, Swiss Patient Leader and PPI partner, shares how Switzerland can strengthen patient access to digital health technologies: from usability and patient-reported outcomes/experience measures (PROMs & PREMs) to data privacy & security, value-based care, and the daily burden of illness. Beyond highlighting the gaps, she points to solutions — such as integrating patient voices ea...

Rosa, Head of HTA at AQuAS (Barcelona), talks about her experience with developing fit-for-purpose assessment frameworks for digital health technologies. She shares how the Spanish HTA network, RedETS, follows a grassroots approach — identifying common needs and building methods that truly capture the value of these innovations . Rosa reflects on how this experience can support better decisions ar...

Host Gurmit speaks with Dr. Julia Müllner, Deputy Section Head at eHealth Suisse, about the vital role of interoperability for digital health technologies. From empowering Parkinson’s patients to challenges and strengthening Swiss health IT infrastructure, Julia explains how better data integration can enhance care delivery, improve patient outcomes, and support market access for digital health te...

In this episode, we explore the reimbursement landscape for digital health technologies (DHTs) in Switzerland with Angelina, offering an introductory overview of key pathways to market access. We focus on the inclusion of DHTs in Switzerland’s compulsory health insurance system ("OKP") and touch on the essential reimbursement criteria—known as the "EAE criteria" or "WZW-Kr...

In this debut episode, Gurmit presents his Value Assessment Dashboard (VAD) —a comprehensive tool designed to evaluate digital health technologies across seven key value domains . The VAD helps determine a technology’s potential for reimbursement, market access, and adoption , bridging the gap between innovation and patient access to better healthcare. Developed as part of Gurmit’s MSc Medical Inf...

We will be exploring, developing a better understanding, and uncovering strategies & tactics to enhance Swiss market access (reimbursement) for digital health technologies (DHTs), including MedTech and Medical Devices.   With our combined expertise in digital health technologies, we’ll invite key stakeholders to share their insights, where we will:   a. discuss their challenges, opportunities,...