General practitioner program at Avi Medical

Your benefits

Access to short-term appointments

If you commit to one of our practices, we want to make sure we can be there for you in a timely manner and offer you added convenience.

In the Avi Medical app, you have access to additional (video) consultations for minor matters with your account. If, for example, you spontaneously need a sick note or a referral, you can more easily find a well-fitting appointment that fits into your daily routine.

These appointments are released daily and are between 5 and 10 min long.

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Check-up every 2 years

The statutory health insurance funds cover a comprehensive preventive check-up (Check-up 35) every three years from the age of 35 onwards.

Patients enrolled in a primary care physician program receive this screening every two years.

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More time for personalized care

In the general practitioner program, you commit to one practice as your primary care provider instead of switching between primary care physicians, so the practice you choose is able to keep track of your health.

The health insurance company therefore pays for higher treatment costs: Your doctor has more freedom, e.g. for: more time in appointments, additional consultations on nutrition, smoking, stress or weight, exchange with your specialists.

Evidence shows that patients in family medicine programs receive better care (e.g., fewer hospitalizations and complications from chronic conditions)*.

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Frequently asked questions

In which cases can I visit other doctors?

The system of the family doctor program works on the basis of trust and neither Avi Medical nor the insurance company controls which doctors you visit.

Of course, you can always go to other primary care physicians if you can't get an appointment at your office, if you have an emergency, or if you are on vacation.

However, it is not possible to enroll in a GP program with more than one practice.

If the health insurance company becomes aware that different GPs are being visited in parallel, this can lead to exclusion from the program, for example.

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As a member of which statutory health insurance companies can I participate?

In the long term, we would like to offer the program to all patients with health insurance. We are currently working on concluding the contracts with the health insurance companies. At the start of the program, patients insured by TK, DAK, KKH, hkk, HEK and BARMER can participate. The AOK and others will follow soon.

How do I end my participation in the program?

If there is an important reason, e.g. you move or are dissatisfied with the care in your practice, you can leave the GP program at any time. In principle, you can always cancel in writing at the end of a participation year.

Will I have to pay for the GP program at some point?

No, the GP program is a permanently free offer from your health insurance company. Health insurers are required by law to offer this special form of primary care in participating practices.

I have private insurance. Is the program also available for me?

Not yet, but we are working on it. In the future, Avi Medical would also like to offer a program for privately insured patients so that all patients can enjoy the same benefits. This service will then not be financed by the insurance companies, but purely by Avi Medical.

When do I start benefiting from the advantages of the GP Program?

Your GP program with all the benefits starts:

In the following quarter, if you have registered in the 1st month of the previous quarter.
In the quarter after next, if you registered in the 2nd/3rd month of the previous quarter.

You will find out the start date in the Avi Medical app and in writing from your health insurance company.

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What is the enrollment process?

We submit a participation form to the health insurer after you have enrolled in the GP program in the app. After enrollment, your benefits always become active as of the next quarter (if enrolled in the first month of the previous quarter) or the quarter after next (if enrolled in the second or third month of the previous quarter).

Example: Registration in April - membership with all benefits active from July.

Registration in May - membership active from October.

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Will I be disadvantaged as a patient if I do not participate?

No, we will continue to offer you the usual high quality of care. Participation in the GP program is voluntary. Of course, there are patients who do not need a fixed contact person at the moment or who do not want to commit themselves. We understand that.

In what cases do I need a specialist referral?

You can visit all ophthalmologists, pediatricians, gynecologists, dentists, and other specialists you are already seeing directly.

In case of new complaints, we will first consult you in our practice and, if necessary, refer you to suitable specialists. With the referral, we receive all findings issued there completely in our practice and you do not have to worry about anything more.

You can always call on emergency services.

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The new General Practitioner Program

Our additional services

Exclusively in the GP program

How to take part

Quick and easy registration in the app

Learn about the program

Sign up

Your participation starts

The new General Practitioner Program

Simply better care

Your benefits

Frequently asked questions