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With the digital transformation underway in many industries, this interview discusses the current state in the healthcare industry. Electronic Markets’ Editors-in-Chief Rainer Alt and Hans-Dieter Zimmermann interviewed Werner Dorfmeister, who is a Vice President at DasLab and has been Global Sales Director at Karl Storz, a global leading endoscope manufacturer. In this interview, Werner reports on the current developments of digital technologies in the field of medical instruments and services. He stresses on the importance of digitalization and digital platforms in healthcare to improve the entire sector and sees much potential for the forthcoming years. The interview is titled “The digital transformation of healthcare - An interview with Werner Dorfmeister” and is available freely via https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-021-00476-1.