innovas GmbH

innovas GmbH works for health insurance providers in Germany, checking hospital invoices and care claims. Its main tool is KOLUMBUS, an expert software system that supports both the formal and the medical review of invoices.

What innovas GmbH offers

• Invoice verification — full formal and content-based review of hospital bills as a way to manage performance.
• KOLUMBUS software — rules-based audit software, with AI built in since 2015.
• SaaS solutions — several software-as-a-service products operated since 2003.
• Business process outsourcing — takes over hospital invoice review and care services work.
• Training and coaching — courses on coding, rule editing and billing review.

Who it works with

The customers are health insurers and other payers. The company says most German health insurers use its software, and it points to a long record of audits carried out each year.

Key facts

• Software: KOLUMBUS
• Services: training events and advice on billing checks
• Sector: statutory health insurance in Germany