e-Health

In July 2026, six new topics were added to the Implementation Agenda of the Care Evaluation and Appropriate Use program, requiring healthcare providers to implement applicable topics within two years. The topics cover several areas of medical specialist care, including gastrointestinal, e-health, rehabilitation, and spine.

On August 26, 2026, New Nordics AI launched the Nordic AI Health Map, a collaborative mapping of artificial intelligence initiatives in publicly financed healthcare across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The map provides an interactive overview of how AI is being developed and used in Nordic healthcare – from early-stage concepts and pilots to solutions integrated into everyday clinical practice.

In August 2026, the Spanish Network of HTA Agencies published the annual List of New and Emerging Technologies for 2025. The evaluations of a total of 66 technologies, covering multiple areas such as cardiovascular, diagnostic imaging, e-Health, endoscopy, gastrointestinal, in-vitro diagnostics, interventional radiology, men’s health, urology, neurology and neurosurgery, neuromodulation, neurovascular, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonary, radiotherapy, spine, and surgical procedures, have been assigned for evaluation to the relevant HTA bodies.

On August 6, 2026, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its delivery plan, setting out how it will support the safe, effective, and scalable adoption of artificial intelligence across the NHS in 2026/27. The plan focuses on three areas: using AI for evidence generation and evaluation of innovation, evaluating AI-powered health technologies, and using AI to improve NICE’s own work.

In June 2026, Health Technology Wales (HTW) completed two full appraisals of epileptic seizure alarms and rapid antigen detection tests.

On July 30, 2026, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (OFS) released the systematic version of the Swiss Classification of Surgical Interventions (CHOP) for 2027. The CHOP classification is now available in German and will come into force on January 1, 2027. Multiple new procedure codes were introduced in various fields, including digital therapeutics, endoscopy, gastrointestinal, obstetrics and gynecology, nephrology and urology, men's health, neuromodulation, orthopedics, and peripheral vascular.

In July 2026, the French Ministry of Health granted early coverage under the PECAN scheme to a digital medical device (Poppins Clinical) for the rehabilitation of specific learning disorders involving reading deficits. Since the scheme's inception in 2023, all devices granted early coverage have been intended for remote patient monitoring. The decision on Poppins Clinical marks the first PECAN coverage of a therapeutic digital medical device.

As of July 2026, the Aragon Institute of Health Sciences (IACS), one of Spain’s regional health technology assessment bodies, is conducting several HTAs in areas including diagnostic imaging, digital health, and in vitro diagnostics.

On July 15, 2026, the German Federal Cabinet adopted the draft Health Data and Digital Innovation Act (GeDIG). The legislation aims to further integrate the benefits of digitalization into healthcare for both insured individuals and healthcare providers, while expanding opportunities to use health data for research, innovation, and care delivery.

In June 2026, two HTA agencies working under the Spanish Network of HTA Agencies (RedETS) released several New and Emerging Health Technology Fact Sheets in cardiovascular, e-health, ENT, gastrointestinal, interventional radiology, neuromodulation, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and radiotherapy fields. The purpose of the Fact Sheets is to inform the prioritization of new and emerging technologies for evaluation by RedETS.

On July 1, 2026, the revised EBM (German Uniform Evaluation Standard) catalog for the third quarter of 2026 came into force. The EBM catalog is used to reimburse day case and outpatient services under the fee-for-service model. The main changes introduced concern updates of the contents (service legends, preambles of several EBM subchapters) and the introduction of several new EBM codes.

As of July 2026, four medical technologies across e-health, diagnostic imaging, in vitro diagnostics (IVDs), men’s health, and orthopedics fields are awaiting final recommendations from the Regional HTA Commission following completion of the assessment stage within the Lombardy Regional HTA Program.