Friday, 13 June 2025 (links to slides and recording)
The European Health Data Space is coming, and the clock is ticking for the Member States and Commission to finalise the technical specifications for the transfer of health data across and within borders: in March 2027 the Commission has to publish the implementing acts defining the European Health Record Exchange Format (EEHRxF), and then provide regular updates. To align the EEHRxF with open international standards and global harmonisation efforts, European governments will need the help of Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) like HL7.
HL7 Europe, the European arm of the global SDO Health Level Seven International, has been advancing the work on European Implementation Guides (IGs) for the global HL7 FHIR standard. At the last HL7 meeting in May 2025 in Madrid, HL7 Europe introduced the “EHDS FHIR IG ecosystem” with those IGs that are directly relevant for the EHDS’ priority categories of health data (patient summaries, e-prescriptions, e-dispensations, medical images/reports, laboratory results, and discharge reports). And at the end of May, HL7 Europe opened the review period for four of these IGs, and invited all stakeholders to make their voices heard.
In this webinar, HL7 Europe speakers discussed the HL7 Europe Imaging Study Report FHIR Implementation Guide (one of the four IGs in open for review) and how it relates to other relevant imaging standards (including Dicom, IHE profiles and others). We also introduced HL7’s collaborative platforms like Jira and Confluence, and walked through specifically HL7 Europe’s mechanisms for participation and contribution for all stakeholders. And we discussed why and how HL7 Europe’s IGs matter for the European Health Data Space.
We invited specifically newcomers and a non-technical audience to join. Topics included:
- The EHDS policy context
Line Andreassen Sæle, HL7 Norway - The EHDS FHIR IG ecosystem
Giorgio Cangioli, HL7 Europe - HL7 Europe Imaging Study Report FHIR IG
Bas van den Heuvel, Philips - Our collaborative platforms and how to contribute
Giorgio Cangioli, HL7 Europe
The webinar was facilitated by Michael Strübin from HL7 Europe, and held Friday, 13 June 2025.
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