SPHN Mocker released 15 July 2024 The DCC announces the release of the SPHN Mocker, a Python library designed to facilitate the generation of SPHN-compatible mock data. With the increasing need for RDF data to test various tools and services within the SPHN Semantic Interoperability Framework, the SPHN Mocker allows users to effortlessly generate realistic …
In 2023, SPHN met with representatives of the German and Dutch national health research data initiatives (Medizininformatik-Initiative (MII) and Health-RI respectively) in Berlin to compare experiences and best practice through discussions around legal frameworks, informed patient consent, semantic interoperability, data exchange processes, and failures and remaining challenges, amongst other topics. The three initiatives have taken …
27 June 2024 Many people contribute to the success of a national initiative like SPHN. In the two core teams in the SPHN Management Office at the SAMS and in the Data Coordination Centre (DCC) at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, two persons shaped developments significantly in recent years: Thomas Geiger, managing director of …
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06.05.2024 After 5 years as Director of the SPHN Data Coordination Center (DCC) and Group Leader of the SIB Personalized Health Informatics Group, Dr. Katrin Crameri will be taking up a new position, co-heading the DigiSanté program of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) and the Digital Transformation Division of the Federal Office of …
The SPHN Semantic Interoperability Framework provides a common language, guidelines as well as tools required to gather health data for research in a FAIR manner. The SPHN Dataset describes the meaning of sharable data by using internationally recognized semantic standards. In order to have an exchange format representing the semantics and the connections between the …
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09.01.2024 The research concept Health defines the Confederation’s research activities and priodities in the filed of health for the years 2025-28. The use of routine healthcare data for data-driven medical research is becoming increasingly important. This data is particularly crucial for discovering new correlations between the biological characteristics of patients and their health or disease …
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 …
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