MyHealth@EU

To ensure that citizens can get the right medical treatment when visiting another EU country, Denmark is participating in two projects to enable the exchange of electronic prescriptions and selected health data across national borders.

The projects are part of Denmark's preparation for the implementation of the European Health Data Space Regulation. The regulation requires Member States to be able to exchange relevant health data securely with other EU countries so that a healthcare professional or pharmacist in another EU country can access relevant information relating to medical treatment or dispensing of medicines. 

As part of the projects, Denmark will be connected to the common European eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure (eHDSI). eHDSI is a secure European infrastructure which facilitates the cross-border exchange of health data between Member States. At the beginning of January 2026, 17 countries had one or more solutions in routine operations, exchanging health data across borders with one or more other countries. 

The Danish Health Data Authority is implementing two projects, each comprising two digital solutions – electronic prescriptions and patient summaries – for Danes receiving medical treatment in other EU countries as well as for citizens from other EU countries receiving treatment in Denmark. 

The projects form part of the common European MyHealth@EU initiative aimed at supporting patient safety, continuity and quality of care for citizens who need medicines or healthcare while visiting another EU country. 

ePrescription and Patient Summary for Danes abroad

Development of solutions

Two digital solutions are being developed: 

  • ePrescription 
    Allows Danish citizens to have prescription medicines dispensed at pharmacies in other EU countries by means of electronic prescriptions. 
  • Patient Summary 
    Provides healthcare professionals in the EU with access to selected health information about the Danish patients under their care. 

Timeline

Start of project: January 2023

Expected launch for ePrescription: Q1 2026

Expected launch for Patient Summary: Q4 2026

First partner country: Finland

The solutions will be gradually rolled out to more EU/EEA countries in the years to come. 

What this means

When Denmark goes live with the ePrescription solution, Danish citizens will be able to have prescription medicines dispensed in Finland. 

Via the sundhed.dk website, Danish citizens will have the option to: 

  • opt out of the sharing of their electronic prescriptions and patient summaries 
  • view a log showing which foreign healthcare professionals have accressedtheir health data, using the MinLog solution. 

The solutions are co-funded by the European Union. 

ePrescription and Patient Summary for citizens visiting Denmark from other EU countries

Development of solutions

Two digital solutions are being developed:

  • ePrescription
    Allows citizens from other EU countries to have prescription medicines dispensed at Danish pharmacies by means of electronic prescriptions.  
  • Patient Summary
    Gives Danish healthcare professionals access to selected health information about foreign patients under their care.

Timeline

Start of project: January 2026

Expected go-live: By the end of  2028

First partner country: To be determined. This requires the partner country to have developed its own solution enabling data to be sent to its national contact point and onwards to the Danish national contact point. 

The solutions will gradually be rolled out to more EU/EEA countries.

What this means

Once the solutions are operational, citizens from other EU countries will be able to have their medicines dispensed in Denmark via electronic prescriptions from their own healthcare systems.

Danish healthcare professionals will be able to access the patient summaries of foreign citizens under their care.

The solutions are co-funded by the European Union. 

Co-funded by the European Union

Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or HaDEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Contact

Maria Kristjansdottir

E: mkri@sundhedsdata.dk 

Thomas Brøndel Frost

E: thobf@sundhedsdata.dk 

Thyra Jart

E: thja@sundhedsdata.dk