KV-Connect to be Discontinued in October 2025: Transition to KIM and New FHIR Standards

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kv.digital announces that it will discontinue "KV-Connect," a communication service provided over the past decade, effective October 2025. While this service has been used by medical institutions and related organizations, KIM (Kommunikation im Medizinwesen) is now established as the standard for secure communication in healthcare, making parallel operation of KV-Connect unnecessary. Many technically migratable applications (e.g., 1ClickAbrechnung, eArztbrief) have already successfully transitioned to KIM. This system change occurs in the background through collaboration with software vendors, kv.digital, and data reception centers, meaning most practices should continue operating as usual. A key development is the availability of new FHIR-based interfaces for the 116117 appointment service, which have been operational since April 1, 2025. These replace the previous KV-Connect interfaces used for "billing information" and "referral codes." The article advises practices whose applications are still running on KV-Connect to contact their software vendor. Overall, this article highlights the ongoing standardization and modernization of medical communication infrastructure.