Lemonmint Publishes New Data2Value Position Paper

“Creating Value from Health Data” – A Roadmap for Europe’s Data-Driven Healthcare Future

Lemonmint today announces the release of the new Data2Value Initiative Position Paper, “Creating Value from Health Data – Key Principles for a Future-Ready, Data-Driven Healthcare System.” The paper sets out a clear, implementation-focused roadmap for unlocking the measurable value of health data across Europe.

At a time when healthcare systems face rising costs, workforce shortages, and increasing complexity, the paper argues that the core challenge is not a lack of data—but rather the absence of a systematic translation of data into knowledge, decisions, and measurable impact. Indeed, while health data represents more than 30% of global data volume, healthcare systems use only a small fraction of it in practice to improve care, research, or governance. As a result, a significant gap persists between data availability and real-world value creation. Therefore, the issue is not accumulation, but activation.

From Regulation to Real-World Impact

With the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and the AI Act, Europe has laid a strong regulatory foundation. But regulation alone does not create value. The position paper calls for a decisive shift: from passive data storage to responsible, outcome-oriented data use embedded in everyday care.

The paper emphasizes that “Value is created where care is delivered.”. Health data must be usable by clinicians, nurses, administrators, and executives—securely, independently, and without adding workload. Only then can it improve decisions, streamline workflows, and measurably enhance outcomes.

Six Strategic Priorities for Value Creation

The Data2Value Initiative identifies six core focus areas that must be addressed to unlock the full potential of health data:

Integrate data into everyday clinical and administrative practice
Institutionally anchor data-driven innovation
Operationalize data protection through clear, standardized processes
Steer and measure value creation systematically
Build role-specific data competence and cultural alignment
Enable cross-system and cross-border data use through interoperability and collaboration

Hence, rather than advocating for more projects, the paper calls for structural change: embedding data-driven innovation into governance, financing, and leadership frameworks.

Leadership as the Decisive Lever

A central message of the publication is that the transformation toward a data-driven healthcare system is primarily a leadership challenge.

Political leaders are urged to align legal certainty, financing mechanisms, and operational feasibility. Hospitals are called upon to treat health data as a strategic management resource. Scientific institutions must bridge research and implementation. Industry must deliver interoperable, evidence-based solutions that scale beyond pilot initiatives.

Without leadership, data remains underused. With leadership, it becomes a driver of measurable improvement.

A European Project – Implemented Locally

The paper frames value creation from health data as a collective European endeavor. For example, while frameworks such as the EHDS provide direction, implementation must occur within hospitals, regions, and national systems.

International collaboration, shared standards, and structured exchange are essential to accelerate learning and avoid fragmentation. The initiative promotes the principles: Knowledge is global. Healthcare is local. Science is central. Collaboration is essential.

The Role of the Data2Value Initiative

The Data2Value Initiative acts as a leadership network connecting stakeholders across care delivery, policy, science, and industry. Its mission is to accelerate digital maturity, build systematic data competence, and foster a cultural shift toward responsible and democratized health data use.

Download the full paper here.

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