The European Health Data Space: a step towards digital and integrated care systems

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the urgency of better chronic disease management and the importance of making it an integral part of the recovery agenda in Europe. This paper aims to explore the shift towards digital and integrated care systems in Europe.Design/methodology/approachIn t...

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Published in:Journal of integrated care (Brighton, England) England), 2022-10, Vol.30 (4), p.363-372
Main Authors: Genovese, Stefano, Bengoa, Rafael, Bowis, John, Harney, Mary, Hauck, Bastian, Pinget, Michel, Leers, Mike, Stenvall, Tarja, Guldemond, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chronic illnesses
Continuity of care
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease management
Disease prevention
Health care delivery
Health care policy
Health education
Health information
Health initiatives
Infrastructure
Integrated approach
Integrated care
Integrated delivery systems
Interoperability
Pandemics
Patients
Stakeholders
Urgency
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Summary:PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the urgency of better chronic disease management and the importance of making it an integral part of the recovery agenda in Europe. This paper aims to explore the shift towards digital and integrated care systems in Europe.Design/methodology/approachIn this viewpoint paper the Expert Group for Integrated Care and Digital Health Europe (EGIDE) group argues that an orchestrated shift towards integrated care holds the solution to the chronic disease pandemic.FindingsThe development of integrated care cannot happen without shifting towards a digitalised healthcare system via large-scale initiatives like the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and the involvement of all stakeholders.Originality/valueThe EGIDE group has identified some foundational principles, which can guide the way to realise the full potential of the EHDS for integrated care and can support the involved stakeholders’ thinking.
ISSN:1476-9018
2042-8685
DOI:10.1108/JICA-11-2021-0059