• Get our Outcomes Reports from HIMSS25 Europe

    Each year at The HIMSS European Health Conference, we craft a programme that focuses in on the most problematic and most relevant aspects of digital transformation. HIMSS25 in Paris was no exception. As these reports will share, there is greatness in bringing together health’s greatest minds to solve intractable problems. We hope you find them valuable as you navigate your own path.

What We Learned at HIMSS25 Europe

  • Bridging Policy & Practice Report

    Tackling the persistent gap between digital health policy and on-the-ground implementation. Despite solid regulatory frameworks (EHDS, AI Act), system fragmentation, procurement challenges and a lack of a user-centric design delay impact.

    Key Outcomes:

    • Policy progress outpaces system readiness.
    • Small countries face unique scaling and supplier access issues.
    • Successful examples stress co-creation, public consultation, and ecosystem-first approaches.
    • Cloud and AI must be matched by governance and data strategy.

  • Intelligence Disruption Through Tech Report

    Exploring how AI and immersive tech can disrupt healthcare meaningfully, including “agentic AI,” equitable regulation and digital strategies grounded in lived experience—not legacy systems.

    Key Outcomes:

    • Agentic AI coordinates care, predicts needs, and manages workflows.
    • Immersive platforms like gaming are being used to educate youth.
    • Regulation must enable—not hinder—AI innovation with purpose.
    • Longevity science needs public data projects and AI to unlock potential.

  • Digital Maturity Roadmap Report

    Showcasing how HIMSS digital maturity models (like EMRAM, INFRAM, AMAM, and CCMM) are being used globally to benchmark digital health progress and guide investment. Case studies from Saudi Arabia, the UK, Portugal, and others demonstrated tangible improvements in patient safety, efficiency, and AI readiness.

    Key Outcomes:

    • Maturity models are aligning national strategies with EHDS goals.
    • Closed-loop systems and predictive analytics are driving quality improvements.
    • Nations like Germany and Wales are linking funding to maturity assessments.
    • EHDS readiness hinges on capturing and sharing interoperable data.

  • The Future of Workforce Report

    Addressing the global workforce crisis, with a spotlight on digital co-design, burnout prevention, and reskilling as pillars of workforce transformation. It called for AI literacy, streamlined EHRs, and data-driven staff planning.

    Key Outcomes:

    • Burnout linked to poor digital tools and systemic misalignment.
    • Successful digital transformation centres on co-design and workflow-based redesign.
    • Training 100,000 staff annually in AI is a French national goal.
    • Digital tools must serve—not hinder—the workforce.

  • Using Heath Data Right Report

    Focused on ethical, trustworthy, and equitable health data use, this track emphasized that AI effectiveness depends on data quality and governance. The EHDS provides the infrastructure, but citizen trust and bias mitigation are essential.

    Key Outcomes:

    • AI systems must be judged by their data inputs—currently biased and fragmented.
    • PROMs and PREMs are elevating patient voices.
    • Digital twins and synthetic data are accelerating research but need oversight.
    • Transparency, consent, and patient involvement are vital for EHDS success.

  • Women's Health in Focus Report

    Spotlighting the systemic bias in women’s health data and the promise of AI to close the gap—if trained on inclusive datasets. With FemTech is projected to become a $1.1 trillion industry, we showcase innovative startups, inclusive research methods, and global advocacy.

    Key Outcomes:

    • AI must be trained on inclusive data to avoid reinforcing historical gender bias.
    • Menstrual blood and other overlooked data sources are reshaping R&D.
    • Intersectional health disparities require both tech and policy reform.

  • Healthcare Innovation Report

    From the emotional toll of startup failure to the practical strategies for scaling successful solutions, healthcare innovation can be a challenge. Through candid discussions, expert panels, and the high-stakes Startup Pitchfest, the day provided actionable insights for founders, investors, and policymakers navigating the health tech ecosystem.

    Key Outcomes:

    • Staying true to personal values is essential for sustainable leadership.
    • Successful startups need more than vision, they need clinically informed teams, coachability, and market-aware pricing strategies.
    • Startups focusing on AI-driven automation, workforce support, and home-based care are gaining traction
    • Meet our 2025 Startup Pitchfest Winners: Saventic Health and Feyenally

  • Nursing Report

    Exploring the future of nursing, we looked at empowerment, decentralization and AI integration. From Buurtzorg’s self-managing teams to AI-supported documentation, it showed nurses must become innovation leaders—not just care implementers.

    Key Outcomes:

    • Buurtzorg model proves nurse-led care is cost-effective and high-quality.
    • AI can reduce errors and documentation burden.
    • Nurses need systemic support to co-lead innovation.
    • 2035 vision sees nursing as predominantly community-based and digitally enabled.

  • Cybersecurity Report

    Underscoring that cyber threats in healthcare are inevitable and rising. Experts emphasized embedding cybersecurity into operational strategy, addressing legacy systems, and securing IoT devices. AI’s dual role as a threat and tool was central to discussions.

    Key Outcomes:

    • Shift from “IT problem” to core patient safety issue.
    • EU Action Plan defines five-pillar cybersecurity strategy.
    • Deepfake threats highlight need for critical media skills.
    • Medical device security and cross-role cybersecurity training are urgent priorities.

  • EHDS Report

    Now legally adopted, as EHDS moves into implementation across Member States, policy makers detailed country strategies, vendor challenges, and governance needs to meet the 2027 and 2029 deadlines.

    Key Outcomes:

    • EHDS requires interoperable EHRs, secure secondary data use, and patient consent.
    • France, Portugal, Sweden, and Italy are leveraging EHDS to drive national reform.
    • Industry calls for clearer definitions and faster guidance to adapt products.
    • Success depends on collaboration, transparency, and workforce readiness.

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