Next JIC Open Forum on 30 November 2022

4 November 2022

Quality Labelling of Digital Tools

Transcending national boundaries and organisations, the Joint Initiative Council’s standards development organisations work collaboratively to provide global, coordinated—not competitive—standards that address real-world healthcare issues. In its recently released white paper, the JIC explores the desired future of a digital health ecosystem where high-quality data is available to the right people, at the right place and at the right time for high-quality decisions and care.

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Publication of the new version of the EN-ISO 27269:2025 and a new process launches for proposing changes to the International Patient Summary

3 October 2025

We are pleased to announce that the new version of EN-ISO 27269 :2025 has now been published by CEN, marking an important milestone in the quest for harmonised and interoperable health data exchange across Europe. More information on the standard can be found here: CEN – CEN/TC 251. We encourage all parties involved in health … Continued

Launch i2X project

10 April 2025

CEN/TC 251 is contributing to the newly launched i2X project, supporting the implementation of the European Electronic Health Record Exchange Format (EEHRxF). This major EU initiative, coordinated by Uphill and involving 38 partners across 12 countries, will pilot the exchange of health data for over 3 million citizens. CEN/TC 251 experts are actively involved in … Continued

Participate in the xShare Public and Population Health Datasets Survey!

12 August 2024

The objective of the survey is to obtain a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of public and population health datasets collected across European member states. Additionally, the aim is to assess their potential connection with the European Electronic Health Record Exchange Format (EEHRxF) referred to in the EHDS regulation. The survey will be open for contributions … Continued