Polish Presidency pushes for bigger investment in EU’s Health Data Space
“There is still a lot of work to do” to implement the EDHS, Poland’s deputy health minister said, saying “2029 is just around the corner.”
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Warsaw sets sights on European digital health revolution
Poland’s experiences with e-prescriptions and the Patient Internet Account could become a model for the European Union, building on valuable healthcare digitalisation lessons.
Ireland needs private sector to lean in for European Health Data Space integration
Signalling steady progress towards European Health Data Space integration, Ireland is creating new legislation and advancing private sector engagement to unblock bottlenecks.
Pharma package a major focus for Hungarian presidency, innovation incentives seen as critical [Advocacy Lab Content]
The Hungarian presidency plans to carry on the negotiation process on the pharmaceutical legislation proposals to establish a competitive, sustainable, patient-centred pharmaceutical legal environment.
Ireland’s new Health Information Bill opens door to digital health revolution [Advocacy Lab Content]
In a significant move towards digital transformation, Ireland’s Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has unveiled the Health Information Bill 2024. This landmark legislation, once enacted, will lay the legal groundwork for digital health records in I…
European Health Data Space: ‘A path to effective and harmonious pan-European implementation’
With negotiations around the European Health Data Space (EHDS) concluded Europe’s healthcare sector is shifting focus from the ‘why’ to the ‘how’.
European Health Data Space can help create Ireland’s fit-for-purpose health system [Advocacy Lab Content]
Experts gathered at the EIT Health Summit for the launch of a new report ‘Implementing the European Health Data Space across Europe’, which could boost Ireland’s digital healthcare transition.
EHDS is not just an agreement; it’s a promise to patients and researchers, says Vandenbroucke [Advocacy Lab Content]
Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke and MEP Tomislav Sokol have brought Europe’s ambition to establish a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to a pivotal moment, with a provisional agreement empowering patients and researchers.
Digital health data compromise hailed as ‘most important health legislation’ in this mandate
EU institutions struck a deal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) in the early hours of Friday (15 March), having finally landed an agreement on the thorny issue of opt-out for secondary use of health data.
Drug resistance, HIV hampering fight against tuberculosis in Moldova
Welcome to the first Euractiv’s health newsletter in 2024. Some key files are in store in the coming months for health, with the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and revision of the pharmaceutical strategy ongoing.
Germany embraces digital prescriptions, yet European integration lingers
The German public health sector has taken a step towards digitalisation, making electronic prescriptions obligatory, however, the way into the European Health Data Space is still far away.
Irish policymakers draw on report to implement forthcoming EU health data law
As the European Parliament adopted the proposal on Wednesday (13 December) to create a European Health Data Space (EHDS) to improve access to personal health data across the bloc, Ireland has high hopes for the results of its implementation.
Speed is everything for patients: together we can bring medicines faster
Innovation only matters if it reaches patients.
EU Parliament agrees position on digitalising health data
The European Parliament agreed on their position on digitalising EU health data on Wednesday (13 December), paving the way for the start of interinstitutional negotiations on Thursday.
EU Council agrees position on health digitalisation
EU lawmakers are a step closer to starting interinstitutional negotiations on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation, with the Council agreeing on their position on Wednesday (6 December) and the Parliament due to vote on theirs next week.
EHDS: Spanish presidency seeks additional tweaks on health record systems
The Spanish presidency of the EU Council wants an opt-out option for the primary use of health data in emergency situations and two mandatory ‘harmonised components’ for health record systems (EHRs) in the EU’s health data regulation, according to a po…
GDPR harmonisation could be key to unleashing health data’s potential
While EU legislators debate between opt-in and opt-out options for the secondary use of health data under the European Health Data Space (EHDS) proposal, harmonising GDPR across the bloc could provide a solution.
The EU’s efforts to address the complexity of rare diseases
Due to their complex nature, rare diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) demand a comprehensive approach, a need that a series of EU initiatives are trying to meet.
EHDS: Boosting digital literacy crucial for success of EU health data plan
With almost half of Europeans lacking digital skills, there is an urgent need to boost digital literacy if the European Health Data Space (EHDS), set to be launched in 2025, is to be a success.
The final season of health (in this mandate)
Welcome back to EURACTIV’s Health Brief. With only a short legislative stretch left, the greatest (or the most controversial) health files remain for the final episodes: pharmaceutical strategy and the European Health Data Space (EHDS).
Spanish health minister optimistic about wrapping key health files by end of year
Despite continued political uncertainty in Spain, the country’s health minister José Miñones told EURACTIV in an interview that he is optimistic that the Spanish presidency of the EU Council will be able to finalise key health files.
Show must go on for EU health policy after summer
This EU mandate, marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, pushed forward the creation of the European Health Union and boosted health policy files – with a short legislative stretch left, here is what lies ahead.
Balancing patients’ privacy and health data’s potential
European Health Data Space (EHDS) focuses on the primary and secondary use of data. While the primary use of data is data used by citizens and healthcare professionals at the national and EU levels the secondary data is to be used…
EU Parliament solving riddle of secondary use of data in health data space
As the European Parliament debates how European health data space should be shaped, the co-rapporteur of the file has warned that the agreements regarding the secondary use of data were the hardest to reach.