Roel Barelds is a standardization specialist at ChipSoft, with extensive expertise in both national and international health standards. As a board member of HL7-Netherlands, he plays a key role in advancing interoperability and data exchange in healthcare. Roel has deep knowledge of terminology and classification standards, ensuring the effective integration of these frameworks into healthcare IT systems. He is an active member of multiple working groups at the Royal Netherlands Standardization Institute (NEN), contributing to the development and adoption of robust standards across the sector. In recent years, his focus has been on the European Electronic Health Record exchange Format (EEHRxF) and its implications for software development, guiding ChipSoft’s alignment with evolving European requirements.