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EU Health Data Space: access to your health data across the EU | Topics

Posted on 27/07/2025 by Tami

In May 2022, the European Commission put forward a proposal on the European Health Data Space, which aims to improve the use of health data for research, innovation and policymaking. At the same time, Europeans should have more control over the use of their own health data. Benefits for citizens EU citizens would be able to access their health data in electronic form immediately and without any costs. Health data, such as patient summaries, electronic prescriptions, laboratory results and discharge reports, would be available in a common European format that could be shared with health professionals within the patient’s country…

Lumeris and Hackensack Meridian Health Discuss How a Data-Driven Approach to SDOH Analytics Improve Care at HIMSS24

Posted on 25/07/2025 by Tami

Jean-Claude Saghbini andDr. Nicole Harris-Hollingsworth will discuss how analytics removes selection bias and improves outcomes for vulnerable populations ST. LOUIS, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Jean-Claude SaghbiniPresident of Value-based Care Enablement and Chief Technology Officer at Lumeristhe market-leading value-based care enablement company, will speak at HIMSS24 with Nicole Harris-HollingsworthEdD, MCHES, Vice President, Social Determinants of Health at Hackensack Meridian Health. The pair will discuss how analytics and a data-driven approach can be used to avoid selection bias and improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations. The acceleration of value-based care adoption has necessitated the use of analytics as organizations scale their…

New AI tools can record your medical appointment or draft a message from your doctor

Posted on 23/09/2024 by Tami

Don’t be surprised if your doctor starts writing you overly friendly messages. They could get some help from artificial intelligence. New AI tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients, some by answering messages and others by taking notes during exams. It’s been 15 months since OpenAI released ChatGPT. Already thousands of doctors are using similar products based on large language models. One company says its tool works in 14 languages. AI saves doctors time and prevents burnout, enthusiasts say. It also shakes up the doctor-patient relationship, raising questions of trust, transparency, privacy and the future of human connection. A…

Diving into the LISTEN Initiative

Posted on 29/08/2024 by Tami

Hedy Tung Through the LISTEN Initiative, Akiko Iwasaki and Harlan Krumholz are collaborating with long-covid patients to identify prominent yet underrecognized long-covid symptoms. Iwasaki, an immunobiology professor at the School of Medicine, and Krumholz, a cardiology professor at the School of Medicine, founded the project in 2022. The LISTEN Initiative, which stands for Listen to Immune, Symptom and Treatment Experiences Now, works with enrolled patients in Hugo Health, a program founded by Krumholz that allows individuals to centralize their healthcare information — from their medical history to data from their personal wearables, such as smartwatches. Once patients with long-COVID symptoms…