Introduction to the EHDS and the European Electronic Health Record Exchange Format (EEHRxF)

➡️ The European Health Data Space (#EHDS) Regulation aims to establish a common framework for the use and exchange of electronic #healthdata across the #EU. It enhances individuals’ access to and control over their personal electronic health data, while also enabling certain data to be reused for public interest, policy support, and scientific research purposes. ➡️ The European Electronic Health Record Exchange Format (#EEHRxF) represents a key ingredient to achieve the goals set out for the transformation of #digitalhealth and care within the European Union. We can say that the format helps individuals and #healthsystems, in different ways, and in particular facilitates: ✔️ authorised access to #patientdata across the care continuum to improve diagnosis, care delivery and continuity of care ✔️ access to anonymised health data to be used in research and policy development, and ✔️ access to personal health data with option to amend so as to empower patients to be more engaged in their own health management. 🔜 The #xShareYellowButton, to be featured across health portals and patient apps, will allow us to share our health data and exercise our data portability rights under GDPR in EEHRxF with a click-of-a-button!