Netherlands

Netherlands joined GDHP in 2018.

The Netherlands healthy and well. This is the motto of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). The ambition of the Ministry of VWS for digital health is to enable the right care at the right place. With the right data, in the right way, at the right person. The Health Information Department provides the frameworks and incentives for trustworthy, safe, secure and accurate electronic communication between health providers, patients, payers, researchers and innovators. The Netherlands is a small country with a thriving and innovative digital health ecosystem and the ambition to be a global leader in applying cold technology for warm, personal care. The Netherlands currently co-chairs the eHealth Network, the European collaboration of member states on cross border interoperability and health data exchange.