FHIRBelgium🏛ABSym-BVASEnrichedMay 4, 2026 The 'FHIR-A-THON' event brings together national and regional healthcare institutions and software companies to validate FHIR profiles within the Belgian eHealth ecosystem. The goal is to prepare for the transition towards FHIR and integrate key services like digital referral prescriptions, aligning with the European Health Data Space (EHDS).
Based on the eSant plan, Belgium is transitioning to a mandatory Integrated Belgian Health Record (BIHR) starting in 2026. This initiative adopts SNOMED CT as the clinical language and FHIR as the data structure standard, aiming for improved information sharing and efficient care delivery.
In Belgium, data sharing is advancing based on the Belgian Integrated Health Record (BIHR), requiring all physicians to transition to compatible Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) by 2029. This transformation aims to structure and reuse medical data through the adoption of international standards like SNOMED CT and FHIR.