Why OpenEHDS is needed now
- Marta Nowak
- Ehds , Strategy
- February 10, 2026
Table of Contents
EHDS provides the legal framework, but it does not automatically provide implementation simplicity.
Without shared, open, and auditable components:
- member states will rebuild similar solutions from scratch
- fragmentation will return under a new label
- smaller organizations will be excluded by cost and complexity
- trust in EHDS will be weakened by opaque implementations
OpenEHDS addresses this gap through a neutral foundation model, open components, and practical implementation patterns.