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Telekom goes Lab Medicine

In recent years, Deutsche Telekom has developed into a significant player in the field of laboratory medicine by providing innovative IT solutions and digitalization concepts for the healthcare sector. Although Telekom is traditionally known as a telecommunications company, it has greatly expanded its portfolio in the healthcare sector and now offers comprehensive solutions for clinics, laboratories, and other medical facilities[1]. In the field of laboratory medicine, Telekom plays an increasingly important role in networking and digitalizing processes. The company provides platforms and infrastructures that enable laboratories to efficiently process, store, and exchange data. A specific example of this is Telekom's collaboration with vitagroup, offering an open platform in the Open Telekom Cloud[3]. This platform, the HIP Clinical Data Repository (HIP CDR), enables clinics and laboratories to use, centrally store, and…