The European Health Data Space: a MedTech Perspective

Real-world health data holds a substantial potential for driving forward personalised, preventive and evidence-based healthcare. It will also support research and innovation, support disease prevention and the overall paradigm shift towards a holistic approach to healthcare. It also supports public authorities, regulators and industry to make healthcare practices, systems and products more sustainable with improved outcomes for patients and better use of resources. The European Health Data Space (EHDS) initiative, by the European Commission, is an attempt to sets out rules, common standards, infrastructures and a governance framework for the use of electronic health data within the member states in the European Union for healthcare, research, innovation and policy making. There are, however, also bottlenecks that need to be further addressed, and the huge challenge to strike a balance between privacy, security, ethics, regulation, standards etc., while also aiming to extract the full potential of the European health data for primary and secondary use. Furthermore, the potential for a significant growth in the health data economy, from better access and exchange of health data in healthcare; and use for research, innovation and policy making, is also expected. In this webinar we will present the EHDS and some of its benefits as well as challenges, from a MedTech perspective. DISCLAIMER: The information and views set out in this webinar are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission. Moderator: James A. Glazier, PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington To learn more see: https://www.evoplexusmedics.com/ If you found this video useful, please check out our other videos on computational modeling, infection and immunology: https://tinyurl.com/GLIMPRINTVideos Please consider joining our IMAG/MSM WG on Multiscale Modeling and Viral Pandemics: https://www.imagwiki.nibib.nih.gov/content/msm-viral-pandemics-meetings Please also consider joining the Global Alliance for Immune Prediction and Intervention: http://glimprint.org/