Care and health
KIM
Abbreviation for Kommunikation im Medizinwesen
In short and in plain language
KIM is a safe email system for health care in Germany.
It runs on a closed network for health data.
Doctors, hospitals, care homes and health funds use it. They send messages and files to each other. The data is locked with a code.
Care services use it to send their work records.
Definition
KIM is a secure email service within the German healthcare telematics infrastructure. Practices, hospitals, care facilities and insurance funds use it to exchange messages and documents in encrypted form. Care services use it, for example, to transmit service records electronically.