European Parliament and Council of the EU agree on new EHDS rules

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The European Parliament and Council of the EU have reached a provisional agreement on new legislation making it easier to exchange and access health data at EU level. The proposed Regulation for a European Health Data Space (EHDS) aims to improve individuals’ access to and control over their personal electronic health data, while also enabling certain data to be reused for public interest, policy support, and scientific research purposes. It provides for a health-specific data environment that will help foster a single market for digital health services and products. The new rules will allow citizens to have immediate and easy access to their digital health data wherever they are in the EU while also allowing health professionals to access the medical records of patients when required for treatment in a different Member State, allowing for evidence-based decision making, in full compliance with EU data protection rules. The European Parliament and the Council will now...