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Oscar Solans Fernandez of Catalonia's Ministry of Health says the ministry has created an AI-powered healthcare platform that includes clinical guidelines and a medication database to help AI agents provide accurate answers.
IHE Catalyst's Alexander Berler discusses how the nonprofit is orchestrating standards, testing and implementation to lay the groundwork for upcoming EU health data exchange regulations.
The CDC's Public Health Data Strategy plans to create a secure data ecosystem that provides timely information to patients, clinicians and local public health agencies, says Matthew Ritchey, director of technology and products.
Dr. Nuria Ruiz Hombrebueno says Madrid's Regional Government has created a Ministry for Digitalization and a Directorate General for Digital Health to drive interoperability, AI, data and remote monitoring initiatives across the region.
At the HIMSS26 Europe Interoperability Showcase, presenters traced the journey of "Sofia," a Swedish cancer patient who has moved to Denmark, and showed how clinicians in both countries can easily and safely access her medical history.
Dr. Don Rucker, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth, says Bulk FHIR is a breakthrough for population health since it enables health systems to access and analyze volumes of patient data.
Dr. Ji-Hyuk Yang and Dr. Wonchul Cha of Samsung Medical Center say strengthening the hospital's interoperability helped it achieve Stage 6 in the HIMSS Continuity of Care Maturity Model.
During the HIMSS26 Europe Interoperability Showcase, experts share the story of Icelandic patient "Jon," whose vacation in Denmark illustrates how interoperable technologies support timely, coordinated care across Europe.
Fragmented identifiers in healthcare and a federated governance model can inhibit trusted access, explains Patrick Lane, president and COO of Health Gorilla.
Immunization data now moves seamlessly between EHRs, pharmacies and registries so clinicians can track what doses patients have received, says Eric Larson, senior health IT lead at the American Immunization Registry Association.
Jesús Pulgarín, health senior manager at NTT DATA, discusses why inconsistent and disconnected health data continues to challenge interoperability efforts across Europe.
Bob Watson, Health Gorilla CEO, says that proving interoperability's financial benefits may encourage health systems to connect to TEFCA networks.