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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · 12d

🙂 Meet our team today and tomorrow at the #SNOMEDCTExpo 2025, in Antwerp!
We are at the European Projects Pavilion, representing the Joint Action @tehdas.eu. The @quantumproject.bsky.social is there — a project we’re proud to contribute to as well!
🔗 www.snomed.org/snomedct-expo

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · 25d

🇧🇪 Belgian stakeholders: join our webinar with the Belgian Health Data Agency and Federal Public Service Public Health.
🗓️ Practical guidance for the #EHDS consultation
📅 16 Oct, 15:30–17:30
🔗https://sciensano.webex.com/weblink/register/r93a299d550c7707f85464cac6af825d7

Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · 25d

At @sciensano.be we promote an inclusive approach where citizens, researchers, data holders and regulators all contribute to building trust in Europe’s health data ecosystem.

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · 25d

These documents will guide how #healthdata are accessed, shared and reused securely across Europe — for research, policymaking, innovation and public health.
Topics include:
• fees and penalties
• data access procedures
• anonymisation
• secure environments
• opt-out mechanisms

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · 25d

🇪🇺 The European Health Data Space (#EHDS) is taking shape.
🗣️ Have your say!
Under the lead of @sciensano.be, the @tehdas.eu joint action has opened a public consultation (30 Sept–30 Nov 2025) on 11 draft guidelines and technical specifications.
➡️ tehdas.eu/public-consu...

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · 29d

👉 Guideline on dataset description duties in the European Health Data Space #EHDS published!
🔗 tehdas.eu/wp-content/u...

We developed it for @tehdas.eu, offering support for #healthdata holders who will need to describe and make datasets available for secondary use under the #EHDS Regulation.

Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Sep 29

📢 🇧🇪 Invitation to Belgian stakeholders!

🇪🇺 The European Health Data Space is taking shape.
Join us on 16 Oct (15:30–17:30) for a briefing: Practical guidance for the #EHDS consultation. Discover @tehdas.eu draft guidelines & prepare your input.

👉 Register here! sciensano.webex.com/weblink/regi...

Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Sep 26

And more good news: yesterday, the European Commission's DG SANTE presented Release 5 of the healthDATA@EU central platform, the EU platform for secure cross-border access to #healthdata for research, innovation and policy-making: acceptance.data.health.europa.eu?locale=en

Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Sep 26

🇪🇺 Big step for the European Health Data Space #EHDS!
HealthDCAT-AP, the metadata standard developed by our @sciensano.be unit & partners, has been transferred to the European Commission @ec.europa.eu to ensure its long-term maintenance.
👉 healthdataeu.pages.code.europa.eu/healthdcat-a...

HealthDCAT-AP Release 5

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Jul 2

In this project, @sciensano.be is leading the work package 3, which focuses on identifying and mapping the tools, services, and resources required by Health Data Access Bodies (HDABs) to support the development and deployment of AI as medical devices.
shaiped.eu/project/#wp3 #EHDS

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Why Choose Us See all About Supporting Health Data Access Bodies to establish AI pathways enabling Deployment of AI as medical device […]

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Jul 2

📨 The first newsletter of the project SHAIPED is out!
Your gateway to updates from one of Europe’s flagship initiatives at the intersection of #healthdata governance, #AI regulation, and medical innovation!
👉 mailchi.mp/73c46986de93...

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Jun 30

🧩 Last week at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social, BE-PIN partners met to connect researchers, policymakers, experts in pandemic preparedness, to rethink how we deal with future health crises.
@sciensano.be backs co-creation & data-driven action for stronger future responses.
👉 www.pandemicintelligence.be

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Jun 26

Earlier this month, we were glad to join the PREPARE-EU Spring School, hosted by KULeuven, to connect on #pandemicpreparedness and research.
Our colleagues Miriam Saso & Shona Cosgrove presented their poster on building resilient intelligence networks in 🇪🇺, based on our work in the BE-PIN project.

Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Jun 4

The xShare yellow button is meant to provide citizens with a simple tool which will provide the right not only to access but also to “act on” their own data.
👉 Learn more: xshare-project.eu

Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Jun 4

ℹ️ The EU funded xShare project is designed to prepare the concrete implementation of the European Health Data Space (#EHDS), exploring use cases which can “activate” the European Electronic Health Record formats (EEHRxF).

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Jun 4

📣 Don't miss this interesting upcoming webinar organised by the #xShare project in which @sciensano.be is involved. The event will shed light on the importance to work on a better alignment between #healthdata models and standards used in clinical care and #publichealth.
👉 ehtel.eu/events/11-ev...

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited to be part of #SHAIPED, a 🇪🇺 project aiming to facilitate the access to #healthdata for #AI -based medical devices.
@sciensano.be leads WP3 on tools & services needed under the European Health Data Space #EHDS.
🎥 Watch our colleague Pascal explain: youtu.be/aN1Vn7TwFgs
More info 🔗 shaiped.eu

A European space for AI in healthcare : the SHAIPED project kicks-off

YouTube video by Health Data Hub

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QUANTUM @quantumproject.bsky.social · May 21

👋 Welcome to QUANTUM on BlueSky!
We are enhancing health data quality across Europe with a Data Quality & Utility Label supporting the EHDS.
Join us in building a trustworthy health data ecosystem.
🔗 quantumproject.eu
#HealthData #DataQuality #EHDS

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QUANTUM @quantumproject.bsky.social · May 26

The recording of our last patients and citizen forum session is now online!

We discussed on how a quality label can build trust and encourage data sharing, with real-life patient perspectives on the power of data in shaping care.

👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfDc...

"Why should I care?" QUANTUM patients & citizens forum session 2 - Benefits of Health Data Labelling

YouTube video by QUANTUM - The Health Data Quality Label

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · May 27

Interesting event tomorrow!

Organised by the xShare project, it will present how the European Health Data Space, the European Electronic Health Record Exchange Format (EEHRxF) and the xShare Yellow Button can put citizens in control of their #healthdata.

👉 xshare-project.eu/adoption_kit... #EHDS

Click and xShare: Transforming Health Data Access for patients in Europe - The Yellow Button experience within the European Health Data Space - xShare

Read the Terms and Privacy Policy.

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · May 8

🗣️ Our colleague Claudio Proietti Mercuri will be speaking at the HELT talks, tomorrow, in the VUB campus. He will explore the evolving role of #dataquality in the secondary use of #healthdata, especially under the European Health Data Space (#EHDS) regulation.

ℹ️ hall.research.vub.be/helt-talks-6

Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Apr 4

To learn more about the rationale behind HealthDCAT-AP, visit our dedicated page at www.healthinformationportal.eu/healthdcat-ap. There, you’ll find the HealthDCAT-AP editor and catalogue, a HealthDCAT literacy platform, and other useful tools and resources.

HealthDCAT AP | European Health Information Portal

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Apr 4

This work has been developed within the HealthData@EU Pilot, a European project led by the French Health Data Hub to establish the foundations of the European Health Data Space (#EHDS). ehds2pilot.eu/work-package...

Work Packages - EHDS2 Pilot - Official website

Work Packages HealthData@EU Pilot is divided into 9 work packages led by different partners. Work packages 1-4 are horizontal work packages aimed at coordinating, communicating and ensuring delivery. ...

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Apr 4

How did we contribute to develop a new metadata standard for #healthdata in Europe?
⏯️Discover the Health DCAT-AP standard with our colleague Pascal Derycke, Data Engineer at @sciensano.be, and Natalia Żylińska-Puta (@ec.europa.eu): youtu.be/y4RMGViB6wM?... #EHDS

#EHDS "Health DCAT-AP metadata standard" | HealthData@EU Pilot

YouTube video by Health Data Hub

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Innovation in Health Information System unit @ihisunitsciensano.bsky.social · Feb 27

In the end of last year, our colleague Pascal Derycke, together with the @ec.europa.eu presented the European Health Data Space and the new Health DCAT-AP metadata standard in a data.europa academy webinar which is now accessible online! #EHDS #healthdata
📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDz...

'Data spaces: experience from the European Health and Common Energy data spaces' data.europa academy

YouTube video by Publications Office of the European Union

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