Welcome to the Digital Health Commons Forum
Innovation through governance, collaboration and openness
The DHCF Mission
DHCF aims to make digital health infrastructure as reliable and accessible as essential utilities, laying a foundation for seamless health technology that benefits patients, health and care professionals, digital professionals, and policymakers alike.
The Problem
Digital health faces challenges impacting patient access, system safety, data integrity, and policy effectiveness. Patients encounter limited access to digital tools, while health and care ecosystem stakeholders, including both clinical and digital professionals, face inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the current systems
Our Solution
DHCF envisions an ecosystem where digital health ‘just works,’ allowing time and resources to be invested in patient-professional relationships and technological advancements. We support “custodians” who develop sustainable solutions, in alignment with European digitilisation standards and values.
Our publication library sets out a practical case for an open, sustainable digital health ecosystem.
See candid conversations with industry leaders addressing digital health problems
Our aims
Empower Patients
Enable patient access to digital health data and tools for preventive and proactive care, addressing issues of trust and safety.
Support Health and Digital Ecosystem Stakeholders
Deliver efficient, user-friendly solutions that simplify workflows, reduce administrative burden, and enhance job satisfaction for health and care professionals, as well as streamline processes for digital professionals designing and deploying technology.
Strengthen Policymaking
Enable policymakers to focus on value and improvement, rather than managing operational details. By coordinating standards and technology integration, DHCF allows for impactful, outcome-driven policies, leaving the complexities of ecosystem alignment to our foundation.
Promote Open Standards
Encourage the use of open, interoperable frameworks to reduce market fragmentation and ensure quality technology solutions.
Meet the DHCF Board
DHCF is led by a dedicated team with extensive expertise in health IT, data governance, policy, and digital strategy:
Bert Verdonck
Co-founder
Data Governance Leader, Luxembourg
Jaana Sinipuro
Co-founder
Executive Visionary in Data-Driven Healthcare Ecosystems, Finland
Stuart Mackintosh
Co-founder
Business and Technology Executive, France