European Standards for Health Interoperability Alliance
Budget
Not declared
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.6 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
We are building the trusted home for interoperability standards – a platform where policy, innovation and implementation come together to make health data flow securely and effectively across borders. ESHIA’s mission is to: - support the development and implementation of the European EHR Exchange Format (EHRxF) - provide a single point of access for interoperability specifications, tools, and guidance - continue the work of the EHRxF Standards and Policy Hub beyond the lifetime of the xShare project - ensure global alignment and practical support for EHDS implementation across Europe. Interoperability is no longer optional; It’s the foundation of digital health in Europe ESHIA is here to help Member States, health providers, vendors, and industry adopt EHDS-compliant solutions – with clarity, collaboration and confidence. ESHIA was established by eighteen founding partners – standards development organisations, health competence centres, and stakeholder associat
EU Legislative Interests
The implementation of the European Health Data Space Regulation (EHDS) (EU 2025/327) of 5 March 2025, with a focus on European Electronic Health Record exchange Format (EHRxF)
Communication Activities
The European Standards for Health Interoperability Alliance (ESHIA) is a newly established organisation accelerating Europe’s journey towards a connected health ecosystem. It has been incubated by the EU co-funded project xShare (https://xshare-project.eu/) which is producing deliverables, issuing Newsletters, running open webinars, a Community of Excellence, an Industry Forum and a Regulators Forum.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
xShare Project (101136734) Expanding the European EHRxF to share and effectively use health data within the EHDS https://xshare-project.eu/
Organisation Members
The eighteen founding members (in alphabetical order) are: CEN/TC 251, Berlin Institute of Health @ Charité (DE), Datawizard (IT), DNV AS (NO), EHTEL (BE), empirica (DE), Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio (IT), Foundation for Research and Technology FORTH (GR), Fundació TIC Salut Social (ES), Gnomon (GR), Global Health Connector (IE), HL7 Europe (BE), IEEE, IHE-Europe, IHE Catalyst, ISCTE (PT), MedCom (DK), Uninova (PT).
Additional Information
Over 2025 and 2026, ESHIA is being incubated and resourced by the xShare project since it is one of the expected project output to be delivered at project's end, i.e. 30 November 2026. From 2027 onward, ESHIA will develop autonomously its own activities and raise its own funding.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.