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Data comes in many formats
Patient data sits in different systems and formats: documents, interfaces and spreadsheet exports. The EHDS expects key data to be available in a common European format.
EHDS · REGULATION (EU) 2025/327 · FIRST DEADLINES 2029
EHDS readiness alongside your current system.
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) brings new obligations for healthcare. The first legal deadlines are in 2029, and the full data set by 2031. Saumo reads your data from your current system, maps it to FHIR R4 and shares it under control. It never writes to your patient record system.
THE PROBLEM
The obligations are coming. Systems change slowly.
The EHDS applies to everyone who produces or stores patient data. Many organisations recognise these three things.
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Replacing a system takes years
Renewing a patient record system ties up staff and budget for a long time. There is less time to the first deadlines than a typical procurement and rollout takes.
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Patient rights get stronger
Patients gain the right to see their data electronically and to restrict its use. Every access must be monitored and logged.
HOW SAUMO WORKS
Read, map, share. Nothing is written to your patient record system.
Saumo is a read-only data layer beside your current system. The original system stays as it is.
01 · READ
Read
Saumo reads data from your current system: CDA R2 documents, FHIR R4 interfaces and spreadsheet exports. It never writes to the original system.
02 · MAP
Map
AI suggests how the data maps to FHIR R4 structures. A person reviews and approves the mapping before the data is used.
03 · SHARE
Share
Data is stored in repositories with access control, monitoring and an access log. Applications read it through an interface based on an open standard.
WHO IT IS FOR
For organisations that hold patient data
Saumo suits anyone who needs to get existing data moving, under control.
COUNTIES
Wellbeing services counties
One data layer beside several systems. Preparation can start without touching the current system.
HOSPITALS
Hospitals
Specialised care data in a common format. Access rights and the access log stay in your hands.
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
Private healthcare providers
Private providers store patient data too. Saumo helps you prepare without a heavy project.
EHR VENDORS
Health IT and EHR vendors
Offer your customers a FHIR R4 data layer beside your own product, without rebuilding its core.
WHY NOW
Decisions for 2027 are made this autumn
No need to invent urgency. A look at the calendar is enough.
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2027
Budgets are being set now
Finnish wellbeing services counties and hospitals prepare their 2027 budgets this autumn. If EHDS preparation starts next year, the funding should be reserved now.
Source: Act on Wellbeing Services Counties (611/2021), section 115
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2029
First legal deadlines
The patient summary, ePrescriptions and eDispensations come first, on 26 March 2029. The full data set follows by 26 March 2031.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2025/327, Article 105
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Now
Change takes time
Mapping data sources, a data protection impact assessment, testing and training all happen before anything goes live. Start in good time.
- COMPANY
- SeeYouDoc Oy, Maria 01, Helsinki
- COMMUNITY
- SeeYouDoc Oy is a member of Maria 01
- DATA LOCATION
- Data processed in Finland
- STANDARDS
- FHIR R4, HL7 Europe Base and Core profiles (STU 2.0)
What is the EHDS?
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is EU Regulation (EU) 2025/327. It gives patients the right to access their health data electronically and sets common rules for exchanging health data and for its secondary use.
When do the obligations start?
The Regulation entered into force on 26 March 2025 and applies from 26 March 2027. The first legal deadlines are in 2029, and the full data set by 2031.
Do we have to replace our patient record system?
Not necessarily. Saumo works beside your current system and only reads its data. It never writes to the original system.
Does the EHDS require FHIR?
The Regulation does not name a technical standard. The Commission sets the European exchange format by implementing act. Saumo is FHIR R4 native, aligned to the HL7 Europe Base and Core profiles STU 2.0, and tracks the balloted European Patient Summary guide.
Where is the data processed?
Data is processed in Finland. Every access is recorded in the access log.
What does the EHDS review include?
A 30-minute remote meeting. We go through your data sources, the timeline and the first steps. The review does not commit you to anything.
NEXT STEP
Let us start with your data sources.
Book a 30-minute EHDS review. We go through where your data comes from, what the Regulation requires and in which order to proceed.