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Health Data Lake


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   06 Oct 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   25 Dec 2025

SPMS (Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde) is developing a health data lake and access portal to support value-based healthcare, enhance data accessibility, and enable interoperability. This initiative aims to facilitate the secondary use of health data for innovation, epidemiological analysis, and research, driving advancements in healthcare services and products.

Name in original language

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Initiative overview

SPMS is developing a national health data lake and access portal as part of Portugal’s digital health transformation. This initiative supports value-based healthcare by improving data accessibility, interoperability, and secondary use of health data. It aims to enable innovation, epidemiological analysis, and research, ultimately enhancing healthcare services and product development. The project is aligned with broader efforts under Digital Health Portugal, which promotes sustainable and efficient healthcare through strategic use of digital technologies and AI. 

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde

About the policy initiative


Organisation:

  • Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde

Category:

  • AI policy initiatives, programmes and projects

Initiative type:

  • Initiative to promote data access and sharing

Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2024

Binding:

  • Non-binding