Advancing FHIR IGs for the European Health Data Space: Insights on e-Prescription and e-Dispensation
The HL7 Europe Medication, Prescription and Dispense FHIR IG and its alignment with Xt-EHR
Summary
HL7 Europe and Xt-EHR are collaborating on developing FHIR Implementation Guides (IGs) to support the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The discussion focuses specifically on technical progress in areas like electronic prescriptions and dispensations.
Details
This article reports on the ongoing effort to define technical specifications for health data transfer across Europe, driven by the implementation of the European Health Data Space (EDHS) regulation. Five priority categories—patient summaries, e-prescriptions, e-dispensations, imaging studies/reports, and lab/diagnostic results—are central to this effort. To meet these requirements, HL7 Europe is building an FHIR IG ecosystem tailored for the EDHS. Crucially, HL7 Europe and Xt-EHR are collaborating on these guides, utilizing the Xt-EHR logical model as key input. The webinar covers specific technical standards, such as the 'FHIR Medication Prescription and Dispense (MPD) IG' and the EEHRxF (European Health Record Exchange Format). This collaboration highlights how industry stakeholders are working together through open consultations to standardize medical data exchange in Europe. This development is critical for accelerating the standardization of healthcare IT systems across Europe, providing valuable insights for future international health technology infrastructure.
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