Technical Tools (led by UHasselt)
At the heart of the technical workstream is the data product approach: a framework in which health data is actively managed as a reusable, high-quality and legally sound asset throughout its full life cycle. GET REHDY develops the following components:
- A data product blueprint serving as a reference model for health data products aligned with EHDS requirements for secondary use, covering metadata, data quality, provenance, governance and interoperability.
- Metadata templates based on the HealthDCAT-AP standard make it easier for care organisations to document and share their data assets.
- Data quality modules grounded in the QUANTUM framework enable self-assessment and quality monitoring.
- Privacy-preserving components — including synthetic data generation, pseudonymisation and federated learning — are translated into practical, deployable modules.
- Interoperability is supported through OMOP Common Data Model mapping.
All components are validated in a concrete Multiple Sclerosis demonstrator and bundled into an open-source technical toolkit with integration guides and role-specific manuals.
Legal Tools (led by KU Leuven CiTiP)
The legal workstream translates the EHDS regulation and related legislation (GDPR, Data Governance Act) into practical, usable guidance. The project systematically maps legal obligations for data holders and users, and investigates how technical components — such as consent mechanisms, opt-out tagging and privacy-enhancing technologies — can be deployed in a legally compliant manner. This results in:
- a compliance-by-design toolkit with role-specific guidelines for care providers, researchers and technology companies, supplemented by governance templates and technical tagging components aligned with EHDS implementation guidance.
The team also monitors ongoing EU-level developments — including TEHDAS2 and European Commission implementing acts — to ensure guidance remains current and relevant.
Knowledge, Skills & Literacy Tools (led by imec-SMIT)
Technical and legal tools only deliver impact when people can actually work with them. GET REHDY therefore develops a broad knowledge offer, starting from a stakeholder literacy mapping that identifies current knowledge levels, information needs and readiness gaps across the target audience. Based on these insights, the project develops accessible awareness materials:
- Infographics, fact sheets and explainer videos
- a practical 'How to get started' guide for organisations looking to align their policies and processes with EHDS requirements
- Role-specific training modules for legal, IT, clinical and C-level profiles
- A central deliverable is the EHDS Readiness Self-Assessment Tool: a digital dashboard and questionnaire that allows organisations to benchmark their own maturity across technical, organisational and legal dimensions and identify priority areas for improvement.
Additionally, we develop participatory models to strengthen citizen and patient trust in the secondary use of health data.
