About the project
The Xpanding Innovative Alliance (XiA) project aims to amplify the impact of its predecessor (XpanDH), ensuring a broader reach and a stronger focus on real-world application. Through the creation and distribution of high-quality materials and courses about digital health interoperability, XiA aims to empower stakeholders—healthcare professionals, providers, and health IT providers and digital health solution providers—with the necessary skills to embrace EHDS-related standards and foster a culture of interoperability. The XpanDH project (2022 - 2024) laid the groundwork for developing scalable training in healthcare interoperability and XiA seek to create tools and networks.
Spanning 48 months and involving 23 organisations from 18 European countries, XiA focuses on bridging the digital skills gap, promoting adoption of the European Electronic Health Record Exchange Format (EEHRxF), and linking interoperability with other major issues (cybersecurity, …).
Objective
- Build upon XpanDH’s success by creating personalised learning pathways for healthcare professionals and industry stakeholders.
- Issue micro-certifications (microcredentials) recognised across Europe, enabling career growth and cross-border employability.
- Innovate in educational practices by integrating interoperability training into healthcare programmes.
Outcomes
- Certified training for over 10,000 professionals across Europe by 2028.
- Expanded adoption of EEHRxF-compliant solutions to facilitate seamless, secure cross-border healthcare collaboration.
- Establishment of sustainable educational networks, such as a Community of Practice (CoP), to ensure the project’s long-term impact.
Financing
The project has received funding from Erasmus + Programme, Alliances for Innovation – Lot 2: Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills.
Cooperation
The XiA consortium unites leading academic institutions, hospitals, private enterprises, and NGOs from across Europe, including:
- Portugal: ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, UMinho, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António
- Finland: Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Clinipower Finland Oy
- Greece: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Crete
- France: Fyrstain
- Italy: Fondazione Toscana “Gabriele Monasterio”
- Ireland: ECHAlliance
- Germany: Deggendorf Institute of Technology
- Spain: NTT Data Spain
- Belgium: European Health Management Association , Community Support for Clinical Terminologies
- Slovakia: Digital Health Slovakia
- Estonia: TalTech
Associated members include: EFMI, HL7 Europe, UCY, Gnomon, UWTSD, HL7-PL, SERMAS
This diverse consortium combines expertise from education, clinical practice, and private enterprise, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to achieving the project’s goals.
Start and Finish
January 2025 - December 2028
