The European Standards for Health Interoperability Alliance (ESHIA) was founded in Brussels, with the mission to support the implementation of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) by operating the European EHR Exchange Format (EHRxF) standards and policy hub to advance awareness and global alignment of the common European Interoperability Specifications for EHDS. The seventeen founding members include major standards development organisations (SDOs) including CEN/TC 251, HL7 Europe, IEEE, and IHE Europe, European stakeholder associations, and interoperability competence centres across Europe.
Compliance with the European EHRxF will become mandatory for European Member States, industry and providers under the EHDS regulation to ensure interoperability of personal electronic health data starting in 2029. The xShare project , an EU co-funded Research and Innovation Action, is serving as the incubator for the Hub and ESHIA, offering a neutral and supportive environment for SDOs, health systems, industry and EHDS users to co-create EHRxF implementation assets and to serve as steward of these assets. As a legal entity, ESHIA will continue the work of the Hub after the xShare project ends on 30 November 2026.
ESHIA is being registered as a nonprofit association under Belgian law.
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For media inquiries contact: Karolina Mackiewicz, xShare Communications Lead, and ESHIA Vice President, at karolina@echalliance.com.
