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

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Spitex

Basic and pediatric home care, psychiatry, palliative care + housekeeping

Find the right Spitex organization or freelance care professional for your needs
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Counselling & Care

Help in everyday life and expert advice - for every life situation

Household help, advice or special care - for dementia, para/tetraplegia, old age or early childhood
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Home

Here you can find a suitable home for short or long-term care

Various forms of accommodation, care categories and offers for therapies, activation and social contact

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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Participating organizations

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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

89'597 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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470'000 +
Total applications
8'170
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

    • Transparency and efficiency in post-discharge care

      S4C provides a link to the only established platform for organising inpatient post-discharge care in Switzerland. Available capacity can be viewed, and the need for 'manual' allocation of places is eliminated thanks to an optimised referral process.

      Nadja Kreisser, Head of Post-Discharge Management Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
      Nadja Kreisser

      Head of Post-Discharge Management Cantonal Hospital Winterthur

    • Stronger than yesterday

      True to our motto 'Stronger than yesterday', we are proud to have played an active role in the development of OPAN Search4Care. This new digital tool for patient registration (e.g. for rehabilitation) fosters collaboration with our referring practitioners by providing streamlined communication channels. The platform combines innovation with high-quality rehabilitation.

      Ramon Sprenger, Head of Hospitality Management / Member of the Clinic Management Team, VITREA Rehabilitation Clinics Dussnang and Zihlschlacht
      Ramon Sprenger

      Head of Hospitality Management / Member of the Clinic Management Team, VITREA Rehabilitation Clinics Dussnang and Zihlschlacht

    • Capacity overview and applications for care homes

      Referring agencies, relatives and prospective residents can see at a glance the care places, apartments and day care services currently available, and can start the application process straight away. Thanks to Domicil Bern's digital presence on the OPAN platform, applications can now be submitted around the clock – at any time of the day or night.

      Erika Burri, Head of Interface Coordination, responsible contact for OPAN, Concara
      Erika Burri

      Head of Interface Coordination, responsible contact for OPAN, Concara

    • An important step towards digital referrals

      ZURZACH Care supports Search4Care as an important step towards a digital and standardised referral process from acute hospitals to rehabilitation facilities. The close and constructive dialogue with OPAN is extremely valuable to us and clearly demonstrates how clear processes and transparent procedures enhance efficiency throughout the care chain. We hope for broad participation from both acute hospitals and follow-up care providers – because only by working together can an efficient and sustainable referral process be successfully established.

      Rosi Gaufroid, Head of Central Patient Management, ZURZACH Care
      Rosi Gaufroid

      Head of Central Patient Management, ZURZACH Care

    • Efficient processes and reliable support

      Thanks to OPAN, we at Spitex Canton Zug can now work in an even more structured and targeted manner with hospitals, doctors' surgeries, rehabilitation centres, care homes and other referring organisations. All the information required for the initial intervention is immediately available, which saves time and enables our clients to receive care more quickly. We find it particularly useful that health insurance and GP details are now transferred directly into the system, making processes more efficient and reducing the risk of errors. OPAN's support is always prompt, solution-oriented and straightforward, and the clear statistics help us to continuously improve our work.

      Claudia Meier, Specialist Professional Development Spitex Canton Zug (OPAN Administrator)
      Claudia Meier

      Specialist Professional Development Spitex Canton Zug (OPAN Administrator)

    • A strong partnership on equal terms

      As Spitex CareOne Schweiz AG, we place great emphasis on quality, reliability and practical solutions. OPAN Care impresses us with its highly professional, structured yet flexible approach to collaboration. Communication is clear, swift and solution-oriented; processes are efficient and tailored to the realities of outpatient care. OPAN Care thinks proactively, acts with foresight and is a genuine, trustworthy partner for us in our day-to-day care work.

      David Kephas Tanner, Managing Director Aarau location, Spitex CareOne Schweiz AG
      David Kephas Tanner

      Managing Director Aarau location, Spitex CareOne Schweiz AG

    • A great platform with excellent benefits

      Since I joined the OPAN platform, I've been receiving far more enquiries. I find OPAN user-friendly and easy to use. As I receive sufficient information about clients from the organisations via OPAN, there's no need for time-consuming emails with them. I can't recommend OPAN highly enough.

      Carmen Tschanz, Independent outpatient psychiatric specialist
      Carmen Tschanz

      Independent outpatient psychiatric specialist

    • Register digitally, plan clearly, provide care with peace of mind

      At procarenia, we place great importance on digitalisation and efficient processes – OPAN is exactly the right solution for this. Digital registration significantly reduces our administrative workload and makes all relevant information available in a timely manner. It also allows us to present our capacities and service areas transparently. This ensures that enquiries reach us in a targeted manner and processes are noticeably simplified.

      Sina Auer, Managing Director, Procarenia AG
      Sina Auer

      Managing Director, Procarenia AG

    • An important step towards digital referrals

      ZURZACH Care supports Search4Care as an important step towards a digital and standardised referral process from acute hospitals to rehabilitation facilities. The close and constructive dialogue with OPAN is extremely valuable to us and clearly demonstrates how clear processes and transparent procedures enhance efficiency throughout the care chain. We hope for broad participation from both acute hospitals and follow-up care providers – because only by working together can an efficient and sustainable referral process be successfully established.

      Marco Brauchli, CEO, ZURZACH Care
      Marco Brauchli

      CEO, ZURZACH Care

    • 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® 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