“We strive for a world where all people have access to patient-centered, high-quality, digital healthcare regardless of location.”
Ben and Dorian, Founders of MedKitDoc
Dr. med. Benjamin Gutermann
Founder & Chief Medical Officer
“We strive for a world where all people have access to patient-centered, high-quality, digital healthcare regardless of location.”
Ben and Dorian, Founders of MedKitDoc
Dorian Koch
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you need medical help but can’t get it?
If you had been there at the time when we were told that the doctor didn’t have time to make a home visit to our chronically ill grandmother, you would have felt our worry and panic at that moment. Ben, the doctor from the both of us, lived hundreds of miles away and would have loved to help immediately over the phone. But the reality was: in order to help him, he would have had to listen to her heart and lung sounds. But there was no way for him to do this over the phone.
We had to carry our chronically ill grandmother down the frozen stairs in the middle of winter and wait for hours in the emergency room. When the doctor finally came, he attended to us for two minutes, during which he used the stethoscope to check whether hospitalization was necessary. In Germany, you often have to wait many days or even weeks for a doctor’s appointment, not to mention persuading the doctor to make home visits.
What if there was a way to ensure that everyone had access to medical care at any time and from any place? Ben kept repeating, “If only I could use my stethoscope … if only I could measure her oxygen saturation …” At some point, we realized that with the combination of a doctor, video calls AND medical equipment, we could almost double the number of consultations we could provide remotely. If we had realized this earlier, our family would have been spared a lot of suffering. That’s why we are now on a mission to help everyone get quality remote medical care for themselves and their families.
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For the time being, we focus our offer on segments where we can directly help people with the greatest medical needs – therefore, you can find our offer primarily in nursing, and doctors’ offices.
Benjamin Gutermann, Founder & CMO
Ben not only provided the infrastructure of the medical practice and the medical knowledge, but also tested hundreds of so-called “connected medical devices” for use. He assembled the first dozens of cases of medical devices (later called “MedKit”) by hand in the basement of the practice. And with the help of his feedback, the development of a usable live transmission of stethoscope sounds was possible in the first place.
He is a specialist in general and emergency medicine, a senior emergency physician and still passionately runs a very progressive practice. As Chief Medical Officer (CMO), he looks after the medical field.
Dorian Koch, Founder & CEO
Dorian has a background in business informatics and combines business and technical understanding. With his many years of experience as an IT project manager in the field of connected devices, he developed the first MedKitDoc app, with live transmission of stethoscope sounds, on the side. In addition, his experience as a McKinsey consultant enabled him to optimise device combinations and negotiate with suppliers to actually form a company from the family idea.
He founded BDS Digital Health Solutions GmbH with Ben and Siegfried at the beginning of 2020 from joint financial resources. BDS, by the way, stands for Ben, Dorian and Siegfried – the three family members when the company was founded. Today, Dorian, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), is mainly responsible for the overarching management of the company and in his “spare time” tries to support mainly with the product and tech topics.
Patrick Bieg, Co-Founder & CRO
Patrick joined MedKitDoc in June 2020. He brought the necessary knowledge for business start-ups, financial planning and certifications. Prior to joining MedKitDoc, Patrick has worked as a controller in corporations and as a company founder, including a focus on risk management for critical infrastructure issues.
Today, as Chief Regulatory Officer (CRO), he is responsible for the regulatory compliance of all specifications, e.g. for software as a medical device.
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