Kaia Health Uses AWS to Offer Its Digital Health Applications Worldwide

Digital healthcare providers and health technology companies operating in Germany must comply with data privacy and security regulations to achieve DiGA certification. In February 2023, Kaia Health achieved DiGA certification for its back pain application. With this certification, the company’s app can be prescribed by doctors and covered by health insurance companies, which makes it accessible to all insured patients.

Kaia Health could provide services to patients in Germany, but to offer its services to patients worldwide, Kaia Health needed a global, scalable, and secure infrastructure. To achieve this, Kaia Health migrated its applications to AWS. Kaia Health’s use of AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS), which developers can use to create, manage, and control cryptographic keys across applications and AWS services, helps the company to maintain compliance in different regions. “One of the requirements for DiGA certification is that we’re in control of our data,” says Hermann. “On AWS, our data is available and in our control.”

Using AWS products, Kaia Health reduced maintenance and infrastructure complexity through automation, which helped the company use resources more efficiently. Architecting its solution around security also helped optimize costs. “Instead of a fixed fee, pricing is based on what we use,” says Hermann. “Before, we had higher costs for services we didn’t even need.”

Kaia Health’s solutions are now faster and more scalable, and its computer vision models show reduced latency. The company is offering new digital health innovations with voice assistants using large language models. Using AWS, these innovations can be seamlessly deployed in other regions, so customers around the world can access new features quickly.

With the help of AWS, Kaia Health is making it possible for more patients around the world to access digital health services. As it continues to expand globally, patients will benefit from digital therapies for treating musculoskeletal conditions as well as enhanced support and care options.

“Our vision is to make high-quality and effective digital therapies accessible to everyone,” says Hermann. “AWS provides secure and innovative infrastructure solutions that we can use to make this possible.”