ICT&health May 3, 2022
On the 3rd of May, the European Commission presented the EHDS proposal. What’s inside, and why is EHDS such critical legislation for the EU? A conversation with Ioana-Maria Gligor (Head of Unit in DG SANTE, responsible for European Reference Networks and Digital Health) and Andrzej Rys (Director Health Systems, Medical Products & Innovation at DG Santé) from the European Commission.
Can you describe what the European Health Data Space is?
Andrzej Rys (AR): In a nutshell, the European Health Data Space is a health-specific data sharing framework establishing clear rules, common standards and practices, infrastructures and a governance framework for the use of electronic health data by patients and for research, innovation, policy-making, patient safety, statistics or regulatory purposes.
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