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A man is holding his lower back.

24 June 2025

Question of the month: As a patient with a chronic condition, what is the best way to use the Compassana app?

The Compassana app is your personal companion in your everyday medical routine - especially if you are living with a chronic illness. It can help you to stay on top of things, coordinate your treatments and make communication with your doctors easier.

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A person with long blonde hair and a light blue shirt is sitting at a desk, holding his lower back with one hand. He appears to be in pain. On the desk are a keyboard, notebook and pen.

17 June 2025

How to manage a herniated disc without resorting to surgery

Even if it sounds counterintuitive, exercise is good for you if you have a herniated disc. Read on to find out about other things that can help.

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Right or wrong

10 June 2025

Compassana Quiz number 5: Right or wrong?

Once a month we put your knowledge to the test. Is that right? The Compassana app allows you to store your medical documents digitally.

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Medical professionals discuss at a glass table

03 June 2025

Compassana’s contribution to digital connectivity in the Swiss healthcare system

Due to certain standards, medical data can be exchanged electronically in an efficient manner. Thanks to Compassana’s participation in the FHIR working group of the HL7 User Group Switzerland, the mapping of treatment data has been defined in the FHIR implementation guide CH Core and is now available to the entire Swiss healthcare system.

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A woman is standing in a blooming field.

27 May 2025

Question of the month: What are the benefits of the Compassana app if I am in good health?

The Compassana app has been designed not just for people with chronic medical conditions in mind, but also provides many benefits for healthy, active individuals in their day-to-day lives.

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Two heart-shaped bowls filled with colourful fresh fruit.

20 May 2025

How are cancer and nutrition linked?

Time spent enjoying a good meal with family or friends is a pleasure for many people. If we talk about food, however, we also have to address the topic of health. What we eat, and the amount of food we eat, has an effect on the body.

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Right or wrong

13 May 2025

Compassana Quiz number 4: Right or wrong?

Once a month we put your knowledge to the test. Is that right? The Compassana app is only available in Switzerland.

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E-prescription is scanned via QR code at the pharmacy.

06 May 2025

Swiss e-prescription initiative: Partners look ahead together

The Swiss e-prescription initiative, supported by the Swiss Pharmacists' Association pharmaSuisse, the Swiss Medical Association FMH and HIN, can look back on a successful year – and is focussing on the expansion and practical anchoring of e-prescriptions across the board in 2025.

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Three features of the Compassana app are presented: insurance guide, claimed medication and symptom check

29 April 2025

Question of the month: What are the advantages of logging on to Compassana via your account with a partner insurer?

All patients over the age of 16 covered by the Swiss health system can enjoy the benefits of the Compassana app. Our partner insurers, Helsana, Groupe Mutuel and SWICA, offer their policyholders additional functionalities in the Compassana patient app.

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