European Health Data and Evidence Network (EHDEN): Shaping the future
of health data in Europe
The European Health Data & Evidence Network [https://www.ehden.eu/]
(EHDEN) is changing the way health data is used across Europe. Since
its launch in November 2018, EHDEN has been pioneering efforts to
generate large scale insights and evidence from real-world clinical
data. Their goal is to support patients, governments, and the industry
in understanding wellbeing, disease, treatments, outcomes and new
therapeutics and devices. As we approach the end of EHDEN's five-year
IMI 2 phase in 2024, it's time to reflect on its achievements and look
ahead to its sustainable future.

 EHDEN has surpassed its original objectives, establishing an
expansive network
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of 187 Data Partners across 29 countries, with access to more than 850
million anonymised health records, all harmonised to the OMOP common
data model. Moreover, EHDEN's work has already led to over 70
publications
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and through the EHDEN Academy [https://academy.ehden.eu/], it has
educated over 4,000 participants across 19 courses.

The success of EHDEN will continue through the EHDEN Foundation, a new
legal entity based in the Netherlands. This transition ensures that
EHDEN's vision of harnessing harmonised real-world data for health
research remains a reality. The EHDEN Foundation will drive the
project into a long-term, sustainable phase, emphasising the expansion
of open science practices.

 Just as data.europa.eu, EHDN provides a single point of access to a
vast array of data from EU institutions and bodies. By integrating
this open data with EHDEN's federated network, researchers and
policymakers can deepen their understanding of health patterns,
outcomes, and the effectiveness of interventions across Europe.

 To learn more about EHDEN's journey, achievements, and how you can
get involved, visit the EHDEN website and explore the new video series
[https://www.ehden.eu/work-packages/] introducing the Work Package
Leads and their contributions to EHDEN's development roadmap. 

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Publication Date/Time
2024-02-07T09:00:00+00:00
A new horizon in real-world clinical evidence and open science