I thought this might be interesting for colleagues in this Working Group. It would be great to have INHWE representation so please let me know if anyone decides to join?

Call for expression of interest: eHealth Stakeholder Group members 2019-2021

The Commission has opened a call for expression of interest to relaunch the eHealth Stakeholder Group. The group will support the digital transformation of healthcare in the EU. Members of the group shall be expert representatives of European umbrella organisations active in the eHealth sector and shall be appointed for a period of three years. As part of the EU's commitment to engage stakeholders in public policy making, the eHealth Stakeholder Group is expected to provide advice and expertise, contributing to policy development and the implementation of the Communication on enabling the digital transformation of health and care in the Digital Single Market, adopted in April 2018, in particular in relation to the following areas: Health Data, including taking forward the Commission Recommendation on a European Electronic Health record exchange format and the further elaboration of the baseline set of technical specifications and better interoperability. The group will ensure inputs from representatives of organisations across society who are eligible to participate, including from the Health Tech industry sector, civil society representing patients and healthcare professionals and academia.

Further Info: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/call-expression-interest-ehealth-stakeholder-group-members-2019-2021