2024 digital decade ehealth indicator study : final report

Following the adoption of the Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles and the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030, agreed jointly by the European Parliament, Member States and the Commission, a comprehensive monitoring framework was developed, in close cooperation with Member States, to provide the tool to monitor and annually report the advancement towards achieving the eHealth target. This study presents the results of the monitoring framework for the Digital Decade target of 100% of EU citizens having access to their electronic health records by 2030. It is the first follow-up study since the framework was established with a baseline data collection in 2022. The primary purpose of this study is to provide the EU Member States and the European Commission with an annual report on the advancement towards achieving the eHealth target and to report the state of play in the EU-27 as well as Iceland and Norway as of 31 December 2023. Data was collected through an online survey completed by nominated respondents in each country. The average maturity score for EU-27 is 79%, an increase of seven points since 2022. Twenty-two Member States (81%) improved in score in the past year. In summary, more data types within the category of electronic results and reports are being made available, more categories of healthcare providers are connected and supplying data, and more online access services follow web content accessibility guidelines. However, connected healthcare providers still tend to be largely from the public sector, and access to several categories of health data, especially data about medical images and medical devices/implants, remains limited. The study emphasises the need to ensure population-wide access to electronic health record data, that the health data available on the access service should comprehensively reflect the various types of data collected about patients from the various types of healthcare providers they use, and these efforts should be supported by digital products and services that are secure and accessible for all citizens.