14 December 2023 The SPHN International Advisory Board (IAB) has been involved in the evolution of the initiative since the very beginning. With the exception of the time during the Covid pandemic, the IAB has reviewed the progress of the activities of SPHN on an annual basis, providing valuable input and recommendations. The 2023 IAB report …
7 December 2023 In comparison to other countries, Switzerland has a very good healthcare system and is known as one of the strongest locations for research and innovation. With respect to digitalization of the healthcare system, Switzerland however has a large backlog. On 22 November, the Federal Council approved the ‘DigiSanté’ program to promote the …
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SPHN Connector: Public release of our open-source tool We are happy to announce the public release of the SPHN Connector version 1.3.0 – a significant milestone in our mission to facilitate seamless data integration within the SPHN ecosystem. This release represents a major step forward in simplifying the process of connecting hospitals and other data …
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Download Factsheet 2023 The Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) coordinates the development of an infrastructure for the responsible use of health-related data for research throughout Switzerland. The new factsheet illustrates the important hub function of the Data Coordination Center (SPHN-DCC) for an efficient reuse of data. It further shows the resources that SPHN provides for …
2 October 2023 (updated on 4 December) Effy Vayena has been a dedicated contributor to the SPHN initiative from its inception. As chair of the ELSI Advisory Group (ELSIag) E. Vayena has made important contributions to laying the ground work of today’s network. With the Ethical Framework for Responsible Data processing, the ELSIag established one …
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19.09.2023 The Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) initiative coordinates the development of infrastructures for the responsible use of health-related data in research throughout Switzerland. The new report describes the requirements for a sustainable continuation of the data infrastructures and the coordination work after the end of the initiative in 2024. Download report The report, written …
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11.07.2023 The Swiss Personalized Health Network and its partner initiative Personalized Health and Related Technologies (PHRT) from the ETH Domain have reached a major milestone for the National Data Streams (NDS): the establishment of contractual framework conditions between multiple institutions. They clarify the use of sensitive data within the planned research projects and – foremost – …
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Translated from the Press Release (download) by: Medical Informatics Initiative Support structure – Office of the National Steering Committee c/o TMF e. V. ∙ Charlottenstraße 42/Dorotheenstraße ∙ 10117 Berlin National initiatives for health data infrastructures from Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands in exchange Experts from three national initiatives met at a workshop in Berlin on …
13.06.2023 – Since 2017, the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) initiative has been coordinating the development of data infrastructures for the responsible use of health data for research throughout Switzerland. After 2024, the foundations established by SPHN must be permanently integrated into the Swiss research landscape. The mandate for the consolidation and operation of the …
The consolidated SPHN-DCC will continue from 2025 on Read More »