How should AI-enabled Digital Health Technologies be evaluated across different health systems, care contexts and countries?
EDiHTA will contribute to this important discussion at the Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) 2026 Annual Meeting, taking place from 6 to 10 June 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The HTAi Annual Meeting is a leading international forum for the global Health Technology Assessment community and, in 2026, will focus on the theme “HTA As A System Shaper”, exploring how HTA can support resilient, equitable and sustainable health systems.
As part of the pre-conference programme, EDiHTA will host an interactive workshop on Saturday, 6 June 2026, bringing together international experts and stakeholders to discuss how AI-enabled Digital Health Technologies intended to diagnose, treat and monitor diseases can be evaluated across different countries and healthcare systems.
WS07: Closing the gaps in evaluating Digital Health Technologies
The workshop, titled “Closing the Gaps in Evaluating Digital Health Technologies: Findings from the EDiHTA Project and Global Perspectives”, will build on findings from the EDiHTA project, which is developing a flexible, inclusive and validated European Health Technology Assessment framework for Digital Health Technologies, including telemedicine, mobile health applications and AI-enabled solutions.
Workshop details
Date: Saturday, 6 June 2026
Time: 13:30-17:00, Istanbul local time
Location: Bahcesehir University, Besiktas South Campus, Ciragan Caddesi Osmanpasa, Mektebi Sokak No: 4-6, 34353 Besiktas, Istanbul
Session: WS07
Registration: Participation requires registration via the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting platform:
A multi-stakeholder discussion on AI-enabled digital health assessment
AI-enabled Digital Health Technologies are increasingly used to support diagnosis, treatment and disease monitoring. However, their evaluation raises important methodological and implementation questions, particularly when technologies are used across different health systems, regulatory environments, clinical pathways and patient populations.
The workshop will bring together HTA bodies, hospital-based HTA units, policymakers, clinicians, AI experts, patients, industry representatives and international researchers to examine how evidence requirements, assessment criteria and contextual factors can be addressed in a more consistent and actionable way.
The first part of the workshop will provide strategic and methodological perspectives from international experts. The second part will actively involve participants in a structured co-creation and consensus-building exercise. Participants will contribute to discussions aimed at:
- validating the EDiHTA framework;
- identifying which elements of Digital Health Technology assessment are globally transferable and which are context-specific;
- discussing evidence requirements for AI-enabled Digital Health Technologies;
- supporting more consistent, inclusive and practically applicable approaches to digital health assessment.
Chairs and presenters
The workshop will feature contributions from:
- Emmanoil Tsiasiotis
- Americo Cicchetti
- Rossella Di Bidino
- Marco Marchetti
- Annapoorna Prakash
- Teresa Barcina Lacosta
- Valentina Strammiello
- Iben Fasterholdt
- Gurmit Sandhu
Together, they will guide discussions on how HTA methods can better respond to the complexity of AI-enabled Digital Health Technologies and support evidence-based decision-making in healthcare innovation.
Contributing to future approaches for Digital Health Technology assessment
Through this workshop, EDiHTA aims to support international dialogue on how Digital Health Technologies can be evaluated in ways that are scientifically robust, patient-centred and adaptable to different healthcare settings. This aligns with the project’s broader goal of developing common methods for assessing Digital Health Technologies and supporting value-based decision-making across Europe.
Stakeholders interested in Health Technology Assessment, AI, digital health, evidence generation and healthcare innovation are warmly invited to join the workshop and contribute to shaping future approaches for the evaluation of AI-enabled Digital Health Technologies worldwide.
Learn more about the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting: HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting
Learn more about Register for the workshop: Registration link