Ministry of Health: Data is not a “nice-to-have,” but a “must-have”

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The German Health Ministry is prioritizing a long-planned medical registry law to improve the use of healthcare data. The ministry wants to break down data silos, strengthen interoperability, and build a connected health data ecosystem that supports research, care, and AI applications. It also sees the electronic patient record, the research data center, and consent management as key building blocks for future data linkage. The article highlights upcoming legal and technical work around the EHDS and GeDIG, plus pressure on providers and software vendors to deliver interoperable data formats.

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