on a European Electronic Health Record exchange format (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 292 thereof, Whereas: (1) Citizens have the right to access their personal data, including their health data as provided for by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament …

C/2019/800 Second, to assess the interaction of these national laws with the provision of cross-border eHealth services mentioned in For each EU Member State (and Norway) a specific country report is available, containing the legal requirements applying to EHRs. The Recommendation supports the digital transformation of health and care in the EU by seeking to unlock the flow of health data across borders.Enabling citizens to securely access and share their health data across borders is one of the priorities of the Better access to health data across borders will improve the quality and continuity of care offered to citizens. Posted on 10.07.2019. The national reports are used to perform a comparative analysis resulting in concrete recommendations, on a broad range of issues, for both national and EU actors.Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in healthMedical Devices - Dialogue between interested partiesEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) It will also lead to reduced healthcare costs, for example, by eradicating the unnecessary duplication of medical tests and procedures.The Recommendation underlines that moving towards interoperable A joint coordination process involving the Member States and the Commission is envisaged in order to support the further elaboration of the European This Recommendation builds on several initiatives and projects put forward by the Commission and the Member States in their efforts to facilitate the cross-border exchange of health data in the Work on technical specifications for health data exchange has been carried out under the Health information on specific cases can currently be exchanged across borders through one of the 24 thematic The European Commission wants to boost the digital economy by enabling all Europeans to have access to online medical records anywhere in Europe by 2020. With the newly enacted Directive 2011/24/EU on patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare due for implementation by 2013, it is inevitable that a centralised European health record system will become a reality even before 2020. The study had two main goals. The European Commission has adopted a Recommendation on a European Electronic Health Record exchange format. Brussels, 10 July 2019 - MedTech Europe released today a call to action towards digital health interoperability, endorsing the European Commission‘s Electronic Health Record Exchange Format released on 6 February 2019. The Commission wishes to ensure that EU citizens should have secure access, anywhere in the EU, to a comprehensive electronic record of their health data. Commission Recommendation (EU) 2019/243 of 6 February 2019 on a European Electronic Health Record exchange format (Text with EEA relevance.)

Citizens should remain in control of their health data (wherever it is located) and be able to share it securely with others for purposes chosen by those citizens, for example, medical treatment or research. Countries are now launching a new wave of research infrastructure programmes to scale up the availability of this health data for clinical research. Moreover, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) underlines that citizens have the right to access their personal data and provides the legal framework for the protection of personal data, setting out directly applicable rules for the processing of individuals’ personal data, including their health data. The statement also called on European national and regional health authorities, payers and procurers, and adjacent industries, to do the same. First, to provide an overview of the national laws on electronic health records within the EU Member States. … The exchange format is a baseline to be revised periodically through a joint coordination process with Member States and other relevant stakeholders. Enabling citizens to securely access and share their health data across borders is one of the priorities of the Communication on enabling the digital transformation of health and care in the Digital Single Market. These reports are not only focused on the current state of affairs, but also take into account potential future legislation. Many European countries have invested in national e-health infrastructures, which are progressively communicating more and more electronic health records (EHR) data to support continuity of care and public health programmes. How will the implementation of the European Electronic Health Record exchange format be governed?

The study had two main goals.