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OPAN® • The most widely used platform for online patient referrals.

Select service and start referral:

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Spitex

Receive comprehensive care and support at home.

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Home

Experience close and competent care in a family atmosphere.

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Rehab

Find support for your rehabilitation in all aspects.

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Psychiatry

Benefit from innovative and proven treatment concepts.

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Counselling & Care

For support in housekeeping, administration and specialist advice.

What is OPAN®?

Discover OPAN® • the leading platform for online applications to outpatient and inpatient service providers

OPAN® is a central platform for digital networking in healthcare, specializing in outpatient and inpatient care. Our system enables efficient coordination between various actors such as hospitals, clinics, medical practices, home care organizations, nursing homes, and other service providers.

The platform offers standardized processes for online patient applications, coordination management, and secure communication. This contributes to reducing administration and minimizing transmission errors. OPAN® supports structured workflows adapted to the growing complexity of healthcare.

A key advantage of OPAN® lies in improving the information flow between all participants. The platform allows efficient and precise transmission of relevant patient data and enables structured, case-related information exchange.

OPAN® facilitates and optimizes communication between healthcare providers and provides the technical infrastructure and platform for data exchange.

Who uses OPAN®?

Numerous organizations and institutions are already using the system today.

Whether you're a referrer or a provider - OPAN® is ready for you. Register now with OPAN® and join us in setting sail towards a future where communication runs smoothly, securely, and efficiently.

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Organization card - Who uses OPAN®?
OPAN® in use
Hospitals & institutions 234
Practice / Doctor 2'867
Spitex 827
Homes 148
Counseling and assistance 32
Self employed nurses 57

Participating organizations

Participating organizations

Participating organizations

Participating organizations

Participating organizations

Networking in Healthcare

Secure online applications for efficient healthcare

OPAN® transforms digital networking in healthcare through innovative solutions. Our platform enables standardized, secure, and reliable online applications. OPAN® offers encrypted data transmission, structured workflows, and a comprehensive provider directory.

As a transmission platform, we optimize collaboration between healthcare providers, simplify administrative processes, and contribute to improving patient care.

Hospitals & Institutions

Refer patients for follow-up care

Rehabilitation Clinics

Refer and receive patients

Psychiatric Clinics

Refer and admit patients

Social Services & Patient Administration

Coordinate patient transitions

Homes

Offer inpatient care

Medical Practices / Doctors

Initiate outpatient and inpatient referrals

Authorities

Arrange official referrals

Health Regions & Coordination Centers

Manage regional patient flows

Private Individuals & Relatives

Search for suitable care options

Spitex

Provide home care and support

Outpatient Rehab & Psychiatry

Enable therapy in familiar surroundings

Counselling & Care

Support in daily life and personal matters

Freelance Nursing Professionals

Offer specialized nursing services

Application platform no. 1

76'068 Applications in the last 12 months

Since OPAN®'s operational start in February 2013, the monthly number of applications has increased more than a hundredfold. OPAN® has established itself as a central platform for referrals to aftercare institutions and healthcare organizations.

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350'000 +
Total applications
6'639
Applications last month
33 %
Outside of office hours

OPAN® solutions & functions

Registration / Assignment

Simple registration, efficient referral - OPAN® for optimal aftercare.

Messages & documents

The OPAN® “Messages & Documents” module enables the secure and encrypted transmission of documents up to 500 MB.

Search4Care

Transition management for social services and patient administration - efficient placement of rehab, nursing home and psychiatric patients.

Interfaces & integration

Seamless and flexible integration into specialist applications. Send and receive structured data with the OPAN® API.

Case communication

The OPAN® case communication module optimizes exchange and collaboration in the area of outpatient aftercare.

Capacity management

Efficient management and presentation of capacities. Agile capacity management for modern healthcare providers.

Testimonials

What our customers say about us

    • Easy visibility of the service areas

      As a private Spitex service, we rely on the Opan platform to make it easy for referring agencies to see the areas in which we are active. This ensures that inquiries reach our Spitex in a targeted manner and additional clarification work can be avoided.

      Gerda Saxer, Leitung Pflege Schweiz, Qualis Vita
      Gerda Saxer

      Leitung Pflege Schweiz, Qualis Vita

    • OPAN® reinvents itself

      OPAN® Care is a further development of OPAN® Online Patient Registration. The ASPS welcomes this step, as the new rubric and modernized design offer users many advantages. The range of services is also being expanded. Registration for inpatient long-term care and rehabilitation stays will be possible. Private Spitex organizations are becoming increasingly important for the security of care. We therefore appreciate the new collaboration functions, which promote interprofessional exchange and cooperation.

      Marcel Durst, Geschäftsführer, Association Spitex-privée Suisse ASPS
      Marcel Durst

      Geschäftsführer, Association Spitex-privée Suisse ASPS

    • OPAN® Spitex - real added value

      "For us as a Spitex organization, the cooperation with OPAN® is very enriching. The registration processes are uncomplicated, targeted and can be carried out quickly. be carried out quickly. The transfer to another institution is also easy, because the template can be forwarded in full with all the useful information. This saves us a lot of work. When we have questions and other concerns, we always find OPAN® constructive and benevolent."

      Petra Messerli, Klientenservice Spitex Stadt Luzern
      Petra Messerli

      Klientenservice Spitex Stadt Luzern

    • Registration for Spitex services - digital, anytime and anywhere with OPAN®

      With OPAN®, registration for Spitex services is digital and can be done anytime and anywhere. All the information required to plan an initial intervention at the client's home is available promptly - there is no need to make telephone inquiries or collect discharge and transfer reports on paper. OPAN® also simplifies the exchange of information between specialists from the hospital, GP practice, rehabilitation clinic, retirement and nursing home and Spitex. This is entirely in the interests of integrated patient care.

      Cornelis Kooijman, Co-Geschäftsführer Spitex Schweiz
      Cornelis Kooijman

      Co-Geschäftsführer Spitex Schweiz