Our healthcare system today

Premiums are rising. Digitalization in healthcare is not progressing. Our health data is stored unstructured in silos. We have no control over our data, and only a few of us have and use an electronic patient dossier (EPD). That's why we founded the Association Swiss Health Data Space.

Our vision

Each of us - all of us - has a useful health data account (the evolution of the EPD) that allows us to navigate the healthcare system easily, safely, and efficiently. In this health data account, our data is collected, organized, and standardized with high quality and structure, so that it brings benefits.

We can provide our health data for our personal treatment (primary use) and for society (secondary use) in a well-built and robust Swiss Health Data Space, under controlled and transparent conditions.

In this way, we enable all healthcare providers to dedicate more of their working time to us and free them from unnecessary administration.

Our Mission

The Association Swiss Health Data Space is committed to consistently and directly pursuing this people-centered vision. The association explicitly aims to enable Swiss taxpayers, both contributors and payers, to contribute to and shape the Swiss Health Data Space actively.

Who are we looking for?

As association members, we are looking for people who champion the digitization of healthcare while upholding Swiss values: individual responsibility, quality, freedom, self-determination.

What do we do?

We collect information about the current state of digitalization in healthcare and analyze it. We make the analyses available to the association members. We participate in the political processes to shape the future Swiss Health Data Space. We engage in dialogue with all stakeholders. And we organize concrete projects to test the Swiss Health Data Space. The first project is called "EIGER": Expedition Into the Swiss Health Data Space.

How do we help healthcare professionals?

Only with the involvement of healthcare providers will the digitization of healthcare in Switzerland be successful. Therefore, we advocate for the elimination of unnecessary and meaningless administration when they utilize their patients' health data accounts, allowing them to experience significant added value. In doing so, we contribute to mitigating the shortage of skilled professionals.

What does it cost to participate?

Membership in the association costs 150.- per year for individuals. In return, you become part of a community interested in a democratic, human-centered digitization of the healthcare system. If you additionally wish to participate in our expedition into the health data space EIGER, this incurs a one-time additional cost of 350.-. In exchange, you will gain unique insights into Switzerland's current health data landscape, learn a lot about your own health data, and actively contribute to shaping a useful health data space in Switzerland.

Our next events

26 June 15:00 Annual meeting in Olten
26 June 17:00 Forum 2024 in Olten (Registration)