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Towards the Austrian Patient Summary: Implementation Strategy and Architecture
Emmanuel Helm1, Andreas Schuler1, Gabriel Leonhartsberger1
1ELGA GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
Introduction:
Austria is advancing the Austrian Patient Summary (APS) as a standards-based service within its national eHealth infrastructure to support clinical decision-making and EU-level health data exchange. The APS aims to provide a single, consolidated, and up-to-date patient summary by 2029, integrating high-quality structured data from authoritative sources.
Methodology:
The architecture leverages automated aggregation and a transition to a FHIR-based infrastructure, as demonstrated in a proof of concept.
Results:
The proof of concept confirmed the feasibility of aggregating APS content from distributed sources and highlighted the need for a push-based approach to ensure predictable response times.
Discussion:
The APS is designed to become an integral part of routine healthcare, supporting continuity of care and cross-border interoperability.
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