Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Martin Gersch, Prof. Dr. Daniel Fürstenau, and Prof. Dr. Hannes Rothe, and accompanied by family and colleagues, Lars Stegemann successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled "Managing Interoperability of Digital Health Platform Ecosystems" on July 11, 2024.

In his cumulative dissertation, Lars Stegemann extensively explored the topics of electronic health records (ePA), digital health applications (DiGAs), and emerging platform ecosystems. A key outcome of his work is an interoperability maturity model, which he developed through a design research approach. The complete dissertation by Lars Stegemann is available on Refubium.

We congratulate Lars Stegemann and wish him all the best and much success in his future professional and personal endeavors!