State of Structured Data in Belgian Healthcare 2025
Belgium’s most comprehensive study on structured data challenges and opportunities in healthcare. Based on insights from 800+ clinicians across 45+ hospitals.
Understanding Structured Data in Healthcare
Structured data in healthcare refers to medical information that is organized in a predefined format, making it easily searchable, analyzable, and interoperable between different healthcare systems. This study reveals critical insights about the current state of structured data adoption, implementation challenges, and the future of medical data standardization in Belgian healthcare institutions.
Increasing regulatory demand
From EHDS to local quality initiatives, the requirement for standardized, structured clinical data continues to grow.
Administrative burden
Clinicians spend a lot of time on documentation, often duplicating efforts across multiple systems.
Unleashing Real World Evidence
Structured data enables powerful insights that drive better clinical outcomes and research.
5 Key Insights from Our Research
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1 - 56% of clinicians still use plain text documentation
More than half of healthcare professionals continue typing unstructured notes directly into EHR systems, limiting data usability and analytics potential.
2- EHR satisfaction varies across vendors
Satisfaction scores vary between EHR systems, with some vendors showing 60%+ dissatisfaction rates while others achieve high user satisfaction, revealing critical usability differences.
3 - External data sharing capabilities severely limited
Comprehensive analysis released to all participants on June 10.
4 - Time constraints are the #1 implementation barrier
24% cite time-consuming data entry as the main obstacle, followed by concerns about time spent on documentation vs. patient care (23%), highlighting efficiency as the critical challenge.
5 - 71% of organizations not ready for EHDS requirements
Significant preparation gaps exist for European Health Data Space compliance, with technical specialists showing better readiness (71% unprepared) than clinical professionals (91% unprepared).
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