What are the concrete objectives of the HDA?

The agency is there to serve all stakeholders involved in healthcare, providing a central point for information on health data and access to secondary use.

Here are the specific objectives and tasks of the agency:

• Facilitating the exchange of health data between federal administrations and potentially other entities. This involves mapping existing data exchange agreements, contributing to standardisation, modernisation, and making data more FAIR for improved reuse.
• Establishing and maintaining an up-to-date metadata catalog, enhancing the discoverability of health data through a centralised platform.
• Implementing a central platform for Master Data Management and Reference Data Management to better align health data and prevent semantic issues.
• Establishing a Health Data Academy to provide better education, information, and training on the safe and ethical reuse of health data in a technically efficient manner.

The HDA's objectives will contribute to further optimising healthcare, including potential cost savings.