What is the EHDS? A Basic Introduction
Digitalisation is essential for the future of healthcare. The digital transformation is crucial to provide better healthcare to citizens, to build stronger and more resilient health systems, to support long-term competitiveness and innovation in the EU’s medical industry.
Data is an indispensable part of today’s world. When used responsibly and in full respect of fundamental rights, it can bring incredible benefits to every aspect of our everyday lives, including our health.
The European Health Data Space is a health specific ecosystem comprised of rules, common standards and practices, infrastructures and a governance framework that aims at:
1. Empowering individuals through increased digital access to and control of their electronic personal health data, at national level and EU-wide.
2. Fostering a single market for electronic health record systems, relevant medical devices and high risk AI systems.
3. Providing a trustworthy and efficient set-up for the use of health data for research, innovation, policy-making and regulatory activities (secondary use of data).
If you want to know more we suggest our course on the Proposal for Regulation on the European Health Data Space. The objective of this course is to give an introduction to the European context and the regulation proposal that is currently under discussion. This course is meant for health data professionals as well as interested citizens. It gives an understanding about the concepts of primary versus secondary use of data, the role of Health Data Access Bodies and the context of cross-border data access.
Following links help to understand the Cybersecurity in the European Union:
1. The European Health Data Space (EHDS)
3. The European Data Governance Act (DGA)
4. The European ePrivacy Regulation
6. The European Digital Identity Regulation
7. The Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive
8. The Artificial Intelligence Act
9. The Strategic Compass of the European Union
The European Health Data Space (EHDS). (n.d.). https://www.european-health-data-space.com/