Glossary termEHDS

Personal electronic health data

What does "Personal electronic health data" mean under the EHDS?

Data concerning health and genetic data, processed in an electronic form

Defined in / by

EHDS (32025R0327), Article 2(2), point (a)

Last updated: 14 October 2026.

Sources

Regulation (EU) 2025/327 on the European Health Data SpaceEUR-Lex · 5 March 2025

Regulations

European Health Data Space (EHDS)
The European Health Data Space Regulation is Regulation (EU) 2025/327. It applies from 26 March 2027, with patients' rights and EHR system rules from 26 March 2029 and 2031. The Netherlands plans a new Gezondheidsdata-autoriteit through the draft Wet GIS.
NextFirst quarter of 2027 · Indicative: Dutch government, 24 April 2026
The draft Wet GIS is sent to the Tweede Kamer