The digitalisation of the health sector is an ongoing phenomenon, which was only accelerated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Already in 2018, the European Commission addressed the priorities emerging in the digital transformation of health and care, identifying, first, the need to secure citizens’ access to their health data (including across borders); secondly, the crucial importance of personalised medicine through shared European data infrastructure; third, the potential for citizen empowerment with digital tools for user feedback and person-centred care.

Published online: 16 December 2024