EU Project Launched to Connect Health Data of Three Million Citizens

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  • At the core of the project is the EEHRxF, also known as X-Format, which enables both primary use of health data to support direct patient care and secondary use of health data for policymaking, research, and innovation. (View Highlight)
  • “i2X will leverage AI and other advanced technologies to enable seamless interoperability in European healthcare—without adding extra work for healthcare professionals and while ensuring real benefits for patients.” (View Highlight)
  • the initiative will launch 35 pilot projects in five key areas: e-prescriptions, lab and test results, patient summaries, medical imaging and discharge reports. (View Highlight)
  • new health data exchange format (View Highlight)
  • aims to enable access to and sharing of health data across borders, ensuring better healthcare for patients who travel or live in different EU countries. (View Highlight)
  • strengthen care coordination across the EU by reducing costs and inefficiencies caused by duplicate medical procedures and tests (View Highlight)
  • the goal is to increase patient access to their health data by 75% and improve the availability of high-quality, structured health data in EHRs by up to 80%, both nationally and across borders. (View Highlight)