Article 84

Support digital health literacy of patients

In short: members States shall promote and support digital health literacy and the development of relevant competences and skills for patients.

1. Member States shall promote and support digital health literacy and the development of relevant competences and skills for patients. The Commission shall support Member States in this regard. Awareness-raising campaigns or programmes shall aim, in particular, to inform patients and the public at large about primary use and secondary use in the framework of the EHDS, including the rights arising from it, as well as the advantages, risks and potential gains for science and society of primary use and secondary use.
2. The awareness-raising campaigns and programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be tailored to the needs of specific groups and shall be developed, reviewed and, where necessary, updated.
3. Member States shall promote access to the infrastructure necessary for the effective management of natural persons' electronic health data, both for primary use and secondary use.

Discussion

Note: Article 83 is about the provision of education to health professionals. There is no wording about the need for education by healthcare IT professionals :-(

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