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EHDS
This model directly supports the EU's digital-health objectives, including the European Health Data Space (EHDS). Because IHE Profiles are open, publicly accessible, internationally developed and not controlled by a single market actor, they provide a credible, non-bottlenecking foundation for EHR interoperability, testing and conformity work across Europe. Any stakeholder can engage directly in shaping this work, either through IHE's Domain Committees or through IHE PRISM for EHDS, a dedicated initiative to accelerate stakeholder contribution at EU level.
Read more about Intellectual Property and EHDS in our paper here.
The intellectual property policies of IHE International are described in full in Appendix A of the IHE International Principles of Governance, including a Patent Disclosure duty for IHE Member Organizations (Section A.3).