Senior Consultant (European Health Data Space)
Kraj Vysočina
Keywords
Geographic Information Systems
Data Processing
Data Sharing
Enterprise Resource Planning
Project Management
Metadata
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
Data Protection
Health Level Seven International
Skills
Project Management, Data Protection, NIS, data processing, coding, SNOMED- CT, HL7, FHIR, data sharing, metadata, Geographic Information System, GIS, ERP, Logic
Project history
02/2019
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12/2022
Responsibilities:
Advisor to the Member State co-chair for the European eHealth EU Member State Expert Group (eHMSEG), the main EU expert body responsible for the day-to-day management of the cross-border eHealth Digital Services Infrastructure; Advising and managing Member States in overcoming legal, organisational and management issues concerning the cross-border exchange of patient data in the EU; Supporting and coordinating the EU Member States' decision makers and implementors in their national deployments of cross-border electronic healthcare services within the scope of the Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (Cross-border Directive).
Legal Work Group leader: Coordinating EU Member States in aligning legal and regulatory requirements for implementing the cross-border electronic health services, especially concerning the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR), Regulation (EU) 2014/910 (electronic Identification, Authentication and trust Services - eIDAS Regulation) and the Directive (EU) 2016/1148 (NIS Cybersecurity Directive), consulting with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), and Member States' Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) on risks to data processing in cross-border healthcare.
X-eHealth Task force leader: Responsible for managing Member State partners in developing and implementing the "EU Electronic Health
Record Exchange Format" (EEHRxF), facilitating the exchange of the European Hospital Discharge Report and producing a high-level report on
policy, legal, cybersecurity and organizational challenges for cross-border interoperability of healthcare data in the EU.
Advisor to the Member State co-chair for the European eHealth EU Member State Expert Group (eHMSEG), the main EU expert body responsible for the day-to-day management of the cross-border eHealth Digital Services Infrastructure; Advising and managing Member States in overcoming legal, organisational and management issues concerning the cross-border exchange of patient data in the EU; Supporting and coordinating the EU Member States' decision makers and implementors in their national deployments of cross-border electronic healthcare services within the scope of the Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (Cross-border Directive).
Legal Work Group leader: Coordinating EU Member States in aligning legal and regulatory requirements for implementing the cross-border electronic health services, especially concerning the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR), Regulation (EU) 2014/910 (electronic Identification, Authentication and trust Services - eIDAS Regulation) and the Directive (EU) 2016/1148 (NIS Cybersecurity Directive), consulting with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), and Member States' Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) on risks to data processing in cross-border healthcare.
X-eHealth Task force leader: Responsible for managing Member State partners in developing and implementing the "EU Electronic Health
Record Exchange Format" (EEHRxF), facilitating the exchange of the European Hospital Discharge Report and producing a high-level report on
policy, legal, cybersecurity and organizational challenges for cross-border interoperability of healthcare data in the EU.
05/2021
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06/2022
Senior Consultant (WHO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Company Name: World Health Organization (WHO)
Responsibilities:
Managing expectations from public health stakeholders from 53 Member States in Europe and central Asia in designing and implementing a regional approach for the WHO Digital Documentation of COVID Certificates (DDCC) adoption, providing technical guidance to Member States implementing the DDCC, and participating in the work of the DDCC and The International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (Carte Jaune or Yellow Card) Working Groups.
Coordinating WHO's European Region Member States in assessing the impact of digitalization and digital proximity tracing on national contact tracing programmes in Eastern Partnership and Western Balkan countries, EU, UK and Israel, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing stakeholders from the Western Balkans in establishing a regional digital health network to exchange healthcare data within and across borders.
Responsibilities:
Managing expectations from public health stakeholders from 53 Member States in Europe and central Asia in designing and implementing a regional approach for the WHO Digital Documentation of COVID Certificates (DDCC) adoption, providing technical guidance to Member States implementing the DDCC, and participating in the work of the DDCC and The International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (Carte Jaune or Yellow Card) Working Groups.
Coordinating WHO's European Region Member States in assessing the impact of digitalization and digital proximity tracing on national contact tracing programmes in Eastern Partnership and Western Balkan countries, EU, UK and Israel, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Managing stakeholders from the Western Balkans in establishing a regional digital health network to exchange healthcare data within and across borders.
07/2017
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01/2019
Senior Consultant | Project Manager (eHealth Network)
Austrian Federal Ministry of Health Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection, (Bundesministerium Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz); Croatian National Health Insurance Fund (Hrvatski zavod za zdravstveno osiguranje - HZZO),
Responsibilities:
Consultant to the eHealth Network (eHN) Member State co-chair - the main political body for digital health in the EU; responsible for managing relevant tasks within the joint action to support the eHealth Network in the strategic and operational planning for the implementation of EU electronic cross-border health services. Task Leader for semantic and legal interoperability, responsible for preparing 28 EU Member States, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland in implementing the electronic cross-border services; co-authoring several EU-level interoperability guidelines, recommendations and reports on the state-of-play in healthcare within the EU, international medical coding standards applicable to EU needs and expectations (e.g., SNOMED-
CT, HL7 CDA/FHIR), and EU-wide governance frameworks and development models for cross-border healthcare services deployment.
Consultant to the eHealth Network (eHN) Member State co-chair - the main political body for digital health in the EU; responsible for managing relevant tasks within the joint action to support the eHealth Network in the strategic and operational planning for the implementation of EU electronic cross-border health services. Task Leader for semantic and legal interoperability, responsible for preparing 28 EU Member States, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland in implementing the electronic cross-border services; co-authoring several EU-level interoperability guidelines, recommendations and reports on the state-of-play in healthcare within the EU, international medical coding standards applicable to EU needs and expectations (e.g., SNOMED-
CT, HL7 CDA/FHIR), and EU-wide governance frameworks and development models for cross-border healthcare services deployment.
05/2015
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07/2017
Senior Project Manager
Croatian Health Insurance Fund
Croatian National Health Insurance Fund (Hrvatski zavod za zdravstveno osiguranje - HZZO), HR
? Job title: Senior Project Manager (Full-time employment)
? Date of joining: 05/2015 | Employment end date: 07/2017
Responsibilities:
Senior Project Manager for the European Commission co-funded Joint Action to support the eHealth Network (JAseHN). Work Package Leader
for the monitoring and evaluation of successful implementation of deliverables from other large scale European healthcare projects such as
epSOS (ePrescription & Patient Summary) and PARENT (Patient Registry Guidelines) in EU Member States, for primary and secondary crossborder
data exchange in the EU.
Task Leader for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) related activities preparing EU stakeholders for the successful application and joint
funding of cross-border healthcare services; Task Leader for the Legal Group responsible for drafting the multi-lateral legal agreement between
EU Member States on cross-border data exchange, managing EU Member States' policy makers expectations about relevant legal and technical
requirements in primary healthcare data sharing.
Co-chair of the eHealth Member State Expert Group as the main expert body comprised of key decision makers in the EU responsible for the implementation of eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure (eHDSI). Contributing member to the drafting of the European Commission's Multiannual Work Programme for digital health. Responsible for co-managing the project portfolio of national projects in the field of digital healthcare: eHospitals, eMedicines, eDRG, ePrescription. Obtaining project funding and lobbying for international cooperation.
? Job title: Senior Project Manager (Full-time employment)
? Date of joining: 05/2015 | Employment end date: 07/2017
Responsibilities:
Senior Project Manager for the European Commission co-funded Joint Action to support the eHealth Network (JAseHN). Work Package Leader
for the monitoring and evaluation of successful implementation of deliverables from other large scale European healthcare projects such as
epSOS (ePrescription & Patient Summary) and PARENT (Patient Registry Guidelines) in EU Member States, for primary and secondary crossborder
data exchange in the EU.
Task Leader for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) related activities preparing EU stakeholders for the successful application and joint
funding of cross-border healthcare services; Task Leader for the Legal Group responsible for drafting the multi-lateral legal agreement between
EU Member States on cross-border data exchange, managing EU Member States' policy makers expectations about relevant legal and technical
requirements in primary healthcare data sharing.
Co-chair of the eHealth Member State Expert Group as the main expert body comprised of key decision makers in the EU responsible for the implementation of eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure (eHDSI). Contributing member to the drafting of the European Commission's Multiannual Work Programme for digital health. Responsible for co-managing the project portfolio of national projects in the field of digital healthcare: eHospitals, eMedicines, eDRG, ePrescription. Obtaining project funding and lobbying for international cooperation.
05/2012
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05/2015
Project Manager
Croatian National Institute for Public Health (Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo - HZJZ)
Responsibilities:
Project Manager for the European Commission co-funded Patient Registries Initiative (PARENT) Joint Action. Co-author of the eHealth
Network's Patient Registry Guidelines and lead architect for the Registry of Patient Registries - an online platform to support the EU-level
exchange of patient registry metadata. 1st Croatian national focal point at the European Commission's Consumer, Health and Food Executive
Agency (CHAFEA), responsible for national coordination of digital health-related project activities funded by the European Commission.
Co-managing other relevant digital health projects and initiatives within the broader digitalization of the Croatian healthcare system: Business
process reengineering project, funded by the Croatian National Institute of Public Health; Integration of public health registries in Croatian
healthcare system, co-funded by the Croatian Ministry of Health; Implementation of the Croatian Healthcare Business Intelligence System with
a Geographic Information System Component (CHBIS-GIS), co-funded by the World Bank; Transition facility for ensuring the optimal healthcare
for people with mental health problems, co-funded by the European Commission; ERP implementation for microbiological laboratories, cofunded
by the Croatian National Institute of Public Health Governance platform for public health registries, funded by the Croatian Ministry of
Health. ERP implementation for public health administration, funded by the Croatian National Institute of Public Health.
Participation in preparatory work in the field of digital healthcare related to the accession of Croatia to the EU. Managing the procurement of
external IT services.
Project Manager for the European Commission co-funded Patient Registries Initiative (PARENT) Joint Action. Co-author of the eHealth
Network's Patient Registry Guidelines and lead architect for the Registry of Patient Registries - an online platform to support the EU-level
exchange of patient registry metadata. 1st Croatian national focal point at the European Commission's Consumer, Health and Food Executive
Agency (CHAFEA), responsible for national coordination of digital health-related project activities funded by the European Commission.
Co-managing other relevant digital health projects and initiatives within the broader digitalization of the Croatian healthcare system: Business
process reengineering project, funded by the Croatian National Institute of Public Health; Integration of public health registries in Croatian
healthcare system, co-funded by the Croatian Ministry of Health; Implementation of the Croatian Healthcare Business Intelligence System with
a Geographic Information System Component (CHBIS-GIS), co-funded by the World Bank; Transition facility for ensuring the optimal healthcare
for people with mental health problems, co-funded by the European Commission; ERP implementation for microbiological laboratories, cofunded
by the Croatian National Institute of Public Health Governance platform for public health registries, funded by the Croatian Ministry of
Health. ERP implementation for public health administration, funded by the Croatian National Institute of Public Health.
Participation in preparatory work in the field of digital healthcare related to the accession of Croatia to the EU. Managing the procurement of
external IT services.
01/2012
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07/2012
Junior Associate
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, HR
Responsibilities:
Project Manager and Member of the coordination board for the "Croatian National Healthcare Strategy for 2012-2020" development, responsible for aligning expectations of diverse medical and IT stakeholders across the country.
Project Manager and Member of the coordination board for the "Croatian National Healthcare Strategy for 2012-2020" development, responsible for aligning expectations of diverse medical and IT stakeholders across the country.
10/2010
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12/2011
Postgraduate Public Health Researcher
Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, HR
Responsibilities:
Participation in national healthcare projects led by the University of Zagreb, School of Medicine and the School of Public Health "Andrija Štampar. Assistant to the lead project manager in national projects and conferences:
- National Palliative Care strategy development, funded by the Croatian Ministry of Health in collaboration with the School of Public Health "Andrija Štampar" and the University of Zagreb, School of Medicine.
- Health Systems and Health Policy Annual Conference, organized by the School of Public Health "Andrija Štampar" and co-financed by the Croatian Ministry of Health.
Contributions to the "Health Systems in Transition - Croatia", funded by The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (s a partnership between the WHO Regional Office for Europe, European Commission, the World Bank and other organizations).
Participation in national healthcare projects led by the University of Zagreb, School of Medicine and the School of Public Health "Andrija Štampar. Assistant to the lead project manager in national projects and conferences:
- National Palliative Care strategy development, funded by the Croatian Ministry of Health in collaboration with the School of Public Health "Andrija Štampar" and the University of Zagreb, School of Medicine.
- Health Systems and Health Policy Annual Conference, organized by the School of Public Health "Andrija Štampar" and co-financed by the Croatian Ministry of Health.
Contributions to the "Health Systems in Transition - Croatia", funded by The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (s a partnership between the WHO Regional Office for Europe, European Commission, the World Bank and other organizations).
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