Healthcare training with an education voucher
Online training for practices, hospitals and care: digital health, DiGA, clinical coding and medical billing. Can be funded with an education voucher.
The training in this area is for people who work in healthcare or want to enter it, but not necessarily at the bedside. It is about organisation, billing and digitalisation in medical practices, hospitals and care facilities. The target group includes, for example, medical assistants, care workers, administrative staff and career changers. Experience in healthcare helps in all courses, but none of them requires it.
There are two focuses. In billing and documentation, the “Clinical coding specialist (DRG and PEPP)” course teaches coding with ICD and OPS and hospital billing, while “Practice and billing management” covers billing under EBM and GOÄ and how to organise a practice. In digitalisation, the range goes from the “DiGA assistant” course through “Digital health coordinator” with IT security, data protection and interoperability to “Digital health manager” with telemedicine, the Digital Act and change management. All five are supported online distance learning courses and take about 7 to 9 weeks full time or 14 to 17 weeks part time.
The courses are AZAV certified, approved by the ZFU and can be funded with an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) under § 81 SGB III; if you are employed, the Qualifizierungschancengesetz is also possible. Funding is decided by your employment agency (Agentur für Arbeit), since 2025 also if you are supported by a Jobcenter. At the end you receive a certificate from the training provider, not a state-recognised vocational qualification. Our advice is free, and we work out which course fits your experience and goal.
Funded courses in this area
5 courses
AZAV-certifiedEducation voucher
Clinical coding specialist (DRG and PEPP)
Course code KB-2424
View detailsWhat to look for when choosing a course
- Decide on your focus: do you want to code and bill, or introduce digital processes? That determines whether coding, practice management or the digital health courses fit.
- Know what the certificate is: the courses end with a certificate from the training provider. They do not replace training in a healthcare profession.
- Bring German at B1: technical language, legal requirements and billing rules require good German. All five courses ask for at least B1.
- Plan for self-study: these are distance learning courses with tutor support, not live classes. For the DiGA assistant course you also need a webcam.
Frequently asked questions about this area
Can I start without experience in healthcare?
Yes, in all five courses experience in healthcare is helpful but not required. The clinical coding course explicitly names career changers as a target group. For the DiGA assistant course, basic knowledge of the healthcare system and experience with digital applications are an advantage. If you are new to the sector, expect a lot of technical terms and plan enough study time.
What is the difference between DRG and EBM?
DRG and PEPP are systems for billing hospital cases; PEPP applies to psychiatry and psychosomatics. They are the subject of the clinical coding course. EBM and GOÄ are fee schedules for outpatient services in medical practices, for statutory and private patients. They are covered in practice and billing management. So the choice depends on whether you would rather work in a hospital or in a practice.
What are DiGA and what do I learn as a DiGA assistant?
DiGA are digital health applications, for example apps that doctors can prescribe. The DiGA assistant course covers the basics, technical and functional aspects, integration into patient care, clinical evidence and benefit assessment. It is aimed, for example, at medical assistants who want to use such applications confidently in a practice and inform patients about them.