The first European Digital Health Technology Assessment framework co-created by all stakeholders in the European Health Ecosystem
Health systems worldwide are under constant pressure to provide high-quality services. Digital health technologies (DHTs) can be game-changers in improving the quality of healthcare services, but existing Health Technology Assessment (HTA) methodologies are unable to capture the real added value of DHTs.
EDiHTA will be the first flexible, inclusive, validated and ready-for-use European HTA framework allowing the assessment of different DHTs (e.g. telemedicine, mApps, AI) at different Technology Readiness Levels, territorial levels (national, regional and local) and perspectives (e.g. payer, society, hospital).
The EDiHTA project will be featured at the upcoming European Patients’ Forum (EPF) Congress 2025, taking place on 26–27 November 2025 in Brussels — the leading European event dedicated to patients and patient leadership.
On Friday, 24 October 2025, Jacob Levi from European Health Management Association, presented the EDiHTA project at the 6th meeting of the European Commission Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Stakeholder Network.
We were delighted to participate in the first session of the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) Members’ Circle, a dedicated platform for open dialogue and knowledge exchange within the EPF community.
We are delighted to share that the European Projects Insight Report has been officially published on the HIMSS website. Developed as part of the HIMSS European Projects Initiative 2025, the report captures the strategic direction, systemic challenges and transformative potential of 12 EU-funded digital health initiatives, including EDiHTA.
The EDiHTA consortium gathered last week in the heart of Catalonia for its 4th General Assembly, hosted by our partners from Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS). Over two days, partners met to discuss progress, share insights and shape the next steps in developing Europe’s first flexible framework for digital health technology assessment.
The EDiHTA consortium is proud to announce the publication of its first scientific paper, marking an important milestone in the project’s research and dissemination efforts. The article, titled “Shaping the Future of DHT Assessment: Insights on Industry Challenges, Developer Needs, and a Harmonized, European HTA Framework”, was published in the Journal of Market Access & Health Policy.
Prof. Americo Cicchetti
EDiHTA project coordinator
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