MyHealth@EU

MyHealth@EU is an EU-wide service that helps patients share their health information safely with healthcare providers in other European countries.

It forms part of the European Health Data Space (EHDS). This is an EU initiative to make health data easier to access and use across Europe in a safe and consistent way.

In Ireland, the HSE is legally required to provide this service through Ireland's National Contact Point (NCP) for eHealth. This is a secure way of sharing health data between Ireland and other EU member states.

What MyHealth@EU does

The main purpose of MyHealth@EU is to make sure that essential medical information is available to healthcare workers when a patient is getting treatment in another EU country.

The health care record information can also be translated into the language of the country where the treatment is taking place.

Information that can be shared includes:

• a patient summary giving a quick overview of key health information
• ePrescriptions and eDispensation which make it possible to get medicine in other European countries

In the future, other health records will be able to be shared including:

• lab results
• hospital discharge reports
• X-rays, MRI scans, CAT scans and other medical images
• original clinical documents

We work with the Department of Health and its EU partners to develop and maintain these services.

Benefits of MyHealth@EU

The service has many benefits for both patients and healthcare professionals.

Benefits for patients and the public include:

• access to healthcare is easier when you travel, study or live in another EU country
• less of a need to repeat tests or carry paper health records when travelling
• information is stored and shared securely
• your prescription can be filled in any participating EU country

Benefits for healthcare workers include:

• better and quicker access to patient health history
• safer, more informed clinical decisions with patients from other EU countries
• reduced delays due to missing information

More information

More information on EHDS regulations, standards and guidelines can be found on the EU commission's public health website.

European Health Data Space Regulation (EHDS) - Public Health - helath.ec.europa.eu