Thieme Compliance and t’works – a long-standing collaboration

Efficient and high-quality medical communication
Thieme Compliance and t’works rely on MTPE

About Thieme Compliance

Thieme Compliance is a leading provider of patient education and specialised medical information. As part of the renowned Thieme Group, it aims to provide medical content that is understandable, precise and accessible to patients and healthcare professionals in up to 16 languages in the DACH market. This requires medical and legal expertise, linguistic precision, speed, and the highest quality assurance.

The Challenge:

As the volume of publications continued to grow, it became increasingly important for Thieme Compliance to deliver large amounts of medical content in several target languages quickly and efficiently, without compromising on quality. A key priority was to ensure that patients who do not speak German as their first language could access essential information before their consultation with a doctor.
Traditional translation processes had reached their limits. The growing demand for shorter time-to-market cycles required a new approach to optimize both costs and turnaround times.

The solution: Machine Translation + Post-Editing (MTPE) with t’works

Thieme Compliance works closely with t’works on MTPE projects, where machine-translated content is carefully reviewed by specialist linguists. Key content areas include medical information sheets, questionnaires, and admission documents.

The process at a glance:

• Machine pre-translation of specialist medical texts using MT engines tailored to medical content and terminology.
• Post-editing by experienced medical linguists who ensure accuracy in language, terminology, and subject matter.
• Quality assurance through review stages, medical style guides, and validated terminology databases.
• Feedback integration and continuous process improvement in close cooperation with the Thieme Compliance team.

The result:

• Faster throughput times: MTPE significantly reduces processing times per document without any loss of quality.
• High terminological consistency: Using existing terminology databases and translation memories ensures that medical terminology remains consistent and precise.
• Customer satisfaction: The Thieme Compliance team is extremely satisfied with the collaboration, especially with regard to efficiency, active project management and consistently high quality.
• Scalability: New languages and larger volumes can easily be integrated into the existing MTPE pipeline.

Feedback from the Team:

“Working with t’works brings real value to our team, especially when it comes to efficiency and reliability. The quality of the delivered texts consistently meets our high standards, and the collaborative, partnership-based approach makes our day-to-day work significantly easier.”
Project Management Team, Thieme Compliance

Conclusion:

t’works GmbH has helped Thieme Compliance to make the translation processes for specialist medical texts more efficient, scalable and future-proof by introducing a customised MTPE process, without compromising on quality. This trusting collaboration is constantly evolving and will be expanded to include additional languages and document types in the future.