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Fulvia Raffaelli of the European Commission's DG SANTE says successful establishment of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will require active participation and feedback from policymakers, vendors, clinicians and EU citizens.
Christos Schizas with the National eHealth Authority of Cyprus discusses the Xt-EHR project, a European Commission-funded joint action that will lay the foundation for the European Health Data Space (EHDS).
Ida Tin, founder and CEO of Femtech Assembly, cites a McKinsey report that found poor healthcare for women costs $1 trillion per year worldwide and she says investing in women's health is essential to bolstering global economies and infrastructure.
Follow "patient Renee" from remote home monitoring to preparation for surgery and discharge, with her continuity of care supported by secure data flows through systems inside and outside of the hospital.
Philip Gribbon and Dr Christian Muehlendyck discuss the IDERHA project, which is building a federated infrastructure where researchers can securely access electronic health record data for use cases such as building AI tools.
University of Warwick's Miroslaw Malinowski and European University's Konstantinos Katzis discuss Europe's MedSecurance project, which includes tools to help medical device developers assess and mitigate cyberthreats early in the design process.
Dr Cátia Sousa Pinto and Dr Tapani Piha of HIMSS' Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe say the group's annual meeting called for urgent action to strengthen European cybersecurity through training and a 10% digital budget allocation.
Cleveland Clinic London's Nana Odom says the rise of smart medical devices has created a complex digital healthcare ecosystem that's increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks as well as to insider threats from users.
Digital health thought leader Gary Monk discusses his HIMSS25 Europe fireside chat with a founder about her journey through bankruptcy to success and the power of failure to inspire resilience.
Dr Mohammad Al Redha of the Dubai Health Authority discusses NABIDH, the electronic medical record platform launched in 2020 that now holds more than 10 million patient records and connects more than 1,700 facilities.
Many conversations at the Paris conference were about the European Health Data Space, the AI Act and ensuring equitable access to digital health tools for all countries, according to HIMSS' Tom Leary.
Ricardo Baptista Leite, HealthAI CEO, cautions that healthcare leaders need a clear plan for deploying AI; without organizational shifts towards wellness-focused, preventative care, AI tools may amplify existing inefficiencies.