Better has formed a strategic partnership with Swiss company CISTEC AG, a leading provider of hospital information systems, to jointly promote the development and adoption of openEHR-based solutions in Switzerland.
Through the Better Partner Development Program, CISTEC, with its well-known hospital information system KISIM, will have the opportunity to explore and test openEHR technologies and benefit from Better’s expertise in open standards. The collaboration will focus on knowledge sharing, technical enablement, and the advancement of interoperability in the Swiss healthcare sector.
As part of the partnership, Better will support CISTEC in piloting openEHR-based approaches, including clinical modelling and integration testing, and will provide guidance on best practices for implementing open standards. The goal is to accelerate the adoption of openEHR in Switzerland and to help drive innovation in hospital information systems.
Over the coming months, CISTEC will engage in pilot projects and proof-of-concept initiatives to further advance openEHR in the Swiss market.
For the benefit of hospitals across Switzerland
“We are excited to deepen our engagement with the Swiss healthcare digital ecosystem via this partnership with CISTEC. For Switzerland, this collaboration represents a significant step forward in driving modern, open standard-based solutions. Better is committed to supporting CISTEC with our platform, tools, and technical expertise to help deliver flexible and interoperable solutions aligned with clinicians’ needs,” said Torsten Barthel, Sales Director for Better Deutschland GmbH.
Markus Käppeli, CTO for CISTEC AG, added: “At CISTEC, we continuously innovate to improve clinical efficiency and patient care. By partnering with Better, we see an opportunity to bring openEHR foundations into the Swiss healthcare market, enabling more robust interoperability, greater adaptability, and long-term sustainability. We believe this collaboration will benefit clinicians and hospitals across Switzerland.”
The successful implementation of this partnership will help accelerate the transformation of hospital information systems in Switzerland. It will also position both companies to respond to growing demands in Europe for open standard systems, better data exchange, regulatory compliance, and flexible deployment.
About CISTEC AG
CISTEC AG is a Swiss vendor specialising in clinical information systems. Its flagship product, KISIM, supports the daily work of physicians, nurses, and other specialists across many Swiss hospitals in public, private, psychiatric, and rehabilitation settings. It was developed in Switzerland for Switzerland, with strong emphasis on quality, secure data exchange, clinical workflows, and usability.
