Denmark is moving toward a healthcare system in which digital solutions, health data, and secure infrastructure play an even greater role. As part of the Danish healthcare reform 2024, Digital Health Denmark is being established – a new nationwide organization designed to strengthen digital development and ensure better coherence across the healthcare system.

Digital Health Denmark brings together sundhed.dk, the Danish Health Data Authority, MedCom, the National Genome Center, and a number of joint national tasks from the regions. Certain selected functions and regulatory tasks within the Danish Health Data Authority will remain within the Ministry of the Interior and Health to support work within the ministry’s area.

In addition, a number of major concrete digitalisation initiatives will be carried out as part of the healthcare reform, including the following:

• National Center for Health Innovation: The aim of the center is to support local innovation in the healthcare system and to create an overview of existing, mature solutions. At the same time, the center will assess, monitor, and disseminate innovative initiatives and work to ensure that companies and suppliers understand the needs of patients and the healthcare system.
• Vision of a digital front door: To formulate a vision for the creation of a single common entry point for the healthcare system where citizens quickly receive clarification, referral, and access to information as well as their own data. The idea is based on a “digital first” principle when it makes sense, thereby freeing time for patients with the greatest needs.
• National data platform: Aims to create a coherent IT-infrastruce in order to ensure simple, clear, and consolidated access to health data across sectors and stakeholders.
• National planning authority: Will give the Minister of the Interior and Health the legal authority to mandate the use of shared digital solutions and to scale successful local solutions nationwide. This authority will also make it possible to set requirements for standards and architecture with a focus on open standards.