Programme: Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme

C. S. Pattichis (PI)

Sep. 2020 – Aug. 2022

Proposal Acronym: X-eHealth

Proposal Title:  X-eHealth: Exchanging Electronic Health Records in a common framework

Proposal Budget: €63,375

Website: http://www.x-ehealth.eu/

Description:

X-eHealth stands herein for a project of strategic relevance for tomorrow’s European eHealth Union. Assembling a shared commitment of 47 health actors, the underlying idea of this project is to develop the basis for a workable, interoperable, secure and cross border Electronic Health Record exchange Format in order to lay the foundation for the advance of eHealth sector while using the 3 pillars put forward by the EC as reference. 

Aimed at promoting a faster and sustainable EU digital transformation, this Cooperative and Support Action is made up of 8 Work Package in which 4 exclusively focus on technical-functional activities (WP4 to WP7). From Generic Aspects to System Architecture and Integration, passing by Functional and Technical Specifications, X-eHealth objective is to move towards a uniform interoperable data-sharing format framework. In addition, to enhance EU’s public health state of play, WP1 and WP8 are responsible for implementation studies, practicality and continuity of eHealth interoperability development.