Topic Structure & Key Topics
The DMEA Congress addresses key topics in the healthcare industry. In concise, 60-minute sessions, healthcare professionals share their expertise and shed light on current developments from various perspectives.
Which digital solutions are currently being used successfully in everyday clinical practice? What insights from other institutions' experiences can you apply to your own projects?
The DMEA Congress showcases scientific findings, best practices, and real-world case studies. Learn which approaches have proven effective, the challenges that arise during implementation, and how to overcome them.
Topics include regulatory requirements, evidence of effectiveness, financing issues, and strategies for involving healthcare providers and staff in change processes.
You will leave with concrete recommendations for action, sound decision-making criteria, and proven solutions that you can apply to your work.
User Perspective
The degree of digitalization in healthcare is not solely determined by new technology, but rather by whether it improves the day-to-day work of healthcare professionals. Nurses, midwives, and other healthcare professionals face the greatest staffing challenges yet often have the fewest resources available for digital innovation. Therefore, the key to success lies not only in technology but also in user-centered design, high levels of acceptance, and effective change.
Topics include, among others:
- UX, speech recognition, and intelligent assistance systems in healthcare
- Controlling, cost-effectiveness, and management of digital healthcare processes
- Digitization of healthcare professions and reducing workload
- AI-supported care documentation and regulatory framework
- Digital adoption, cultural transformation, and change management in healthcare
Data, Infrastructure, and Digital Sovereignty
The EHDS and the GDNG establish the regulatory framework for digital healthcare. The thematic focus is on the practical implementation and interplay of data use, interoperability, and digital sovereignty. The emphasis is on approaches that create tangible added value for healthcare by establishing unique identities, secure infrastructures, and trustworthy data flows.
Topics include, among others:
- Digital Sovereignty and Secure Healthcare Infrastructures
- EUDI Wallet and Digital Identities
- Identity Management and Trusted Patient Data Rooms
- EHDS and GDPR – Implementation in the Real World of Healthcare
- Interoperability and Telematics Infrastructure (TI)
International Perspectives
Digital health innovations do not emerge from unilateral national efforts alone. Rather, international regulation, global coordination, cross-border collaboration, and shared data spaces are increasingly shaping the design of resilient and effective healthcare.
This thematic area looks beyond the program's other focal points, bringing together everything that shapes the DMEA's international perspective, including artificial intelligence, data infrastructures, patient empowerment, skilled workers, prevention, global supply chains, and health and safety policy.
Topics include, among others:
- Global Innovations & Digitally Supported Care Models
- International Standards, Interoperability, and Health Data Rooms
- Artificial Intelligence & Digitally Supported Healthcare: A Global Comparison
- Cross-Border Collaborations & Public-Private Partnerships
- Resilient Health Systems, National Security, and Global Regulatory and Approval Coordination
Investment and Translation
Innovations do not arise solely from good ideas; their success depends on whether they make their way into clinical practice and are economically viable in the long term. The digital health market focuses less on financing and growth at any cost, and more on robust business models, successful translation, and the sustainable implementation of innovative solutions.
Topics include, among others:
- (In-House) Investment in Digital Health
- Sustainable Business Models and the Digital Health Economy
- Scaling, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Exit Strategies in the Digital Health Market
- Translating Innovation into Routine Care
- Consolidation of the Digital Health Market and Investment Trends
AI in Healthcare
Artificial intelligence opens up new possibilities for the healthcare sector and is already being successfully used in numerous pilot projects. The challenge now is to scale up this potential: Which solutions will make the leap into routine care, and what success factors are crucial for enabling sustainable implementation?
Topics include, among others:
- AI in Routine Care & Clinical Scaling
- Generative, Agent-Based, and Robotic AI in Healthcare
- AI Act, Regulation, and Clinical Liability Issues
- Evidence, Outcomes, and Data Quality in Medical AI
- Business Models & Sustainability of AI in Healthcare
Patients First
The benefits of digitalization in healthcare will only be realized once it reaches people. Patients should not merely receive digital services; they should be able to actively manage their health. Digital self-efficacy, health literacy, and electronic health records (ePAs) are key building blocks for greater transparency, personal responsibility, and patient-centered care.
Topics include, among others:
- Patient-Centered Digital Healthcare and ePA
- User-Centered Innovation and Participation in Healthcare
- Digital Self-Efficacy and Health Literacy
- Patient Empowerment through Digital Tools and Access to Data
- Digital Health Solutions in the Real World of Healthcare
Cross-Sector Collaboration – Action, Not Just Slides
For years, cross-sector care has been a central goal of the German healthcare system. However, by 2027, it will no longer just be about visions; it will be about concrete solutions. The digital emergency and primary care system (116117) is a prime example of this. In an acute medical emergency, citizens do not experience separate care sectors; they expect seamless care from a single source.
Topics include, among others:
- Cross-Sector Care and Integrated Care Pathways
- Digital Emergency and Primary Care (116117) as an Example of Application
- Interoperable IT Architectures Spanning Outpatient, Inpatient, Long-Term Care, and Rehabilitation Services
- ePA and Digital Cross-Sector Communication
- Telemedicine, Hybrid DRG, and New Care Models
Social Economy & Health IT
Digitalization does not stop at the doors of hospitals and doctors’ offices. Charitable organizations, social service providers, and funding agencies play a significant role in health and social care. They face a twofold challenge: they must guide the digital transformation while addressing the shortage of skilled workers. Meanwhile, prevention, social participation, and ensuring that citizens have low-threshold digital access are becoming increasingly important.
Topics include, among others:
- Digital Transformation of the Social Economy 2027
- Funding for Digital Social and Health Solutions
- Charitable Organizations & Dual Transformation (Digital + Skilled Workers)
- Integration Assistance & Digitalization (BTHG / Participation)
- Cross-Sectoral Care & Innovation in the Welfare State