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Digital Health Terminology service in Switzerland
DigiSanté announced that the national FHIR terminology server will be the first basic service in the Swiss Health Dataspace (SwissHDS). In this post, we do a deep dive into the current terminologies used in Switzerland. We look at the current terminology for the development of implementation guides (IGs) and discuss how the future FHIR terminology service will support applications and users in the Swiss Health Dataspace (SwissHDS).
The HL7 Europe Working Group Meeting 2025: Advancing FHIR in Europe
Michaela Ziegler shares her insights and takeaways from the HL7 Europe Working Group Meeting 2025, which focused on the use of FHIR® within the European Health Data Space (EHDS). Find out what was covered during the meeting, as well as Switzerland’s role in European initiatives, and lessons learned from across Europe, and how the collaboration between IHE and HL7 is being strengthened – and why Michaela believes that continued engagement in advancing digital health interoperability is so important.
Navigating the Challenge: Interoperable Health Data Exchange in Switzerland
In a recent interview with eHealth Suisse, Oliver Egger, the founder of ahdis, discussed the challenges, strengths and future prospects of health data exchange in Switzerland and shared his view on the current state of interoperability in the Swiss healthcare sector. In it, he sheds light on the progress that has been made internationally as well as Switzerland's efforts to catch up in promoting interoperable data exchange.
You can read his thoughts, in English, below. The full interview, available in German, French and Italian, can be found on the eHealth Suisse website.