Why OpenEHDS focuses on secondary use
- Piotr Zielinski
- Secondary use , Ehds
- February 20, 2026
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OpenEHDS focuses on secondary use because this is where regulatory, technical, and organizational complexity is highest.
In practice, this is where implementations most often face delivery barriers: permit interpretation, purpose-limitation enforcement, opt-out handling, and end-to-end auditability.
What this focus means
- building components for the full temporary-data lifecycle
- supporting controlled access based on permit scope
- creating implementation patterns for secure processing environments
- providing audit, logging, and data lineage capabilities
The objective is simple: make EHDS implementation practical, not only declarative.