Smart Hospital Operations

• European hospitals will increasingly adopt "smart hospital" solutions
• By 2028, many facilities will use AI for:
  • Real-time bed management dashboards
  • Predictive staffing based on forecasted patient volumes
  • Intelligent supply chain and inventory management
  • Automated billing and coding with near-zero manual intervention
• AI-driven scheduling will handle most outpatient bookings and OR scheduling
• These improvements will help hospitals cope with staff shortages
• McKinsey estimates generative AI could add up to 3% productivity growth annually in European healthcare by 2030

Data Sharing and Collaboration Growth

• European Health Data Space implementation (2025-2026) will enable cross-country data sharing
• More consortia of hospitals will pool data to train better AI models
• EU investment (€1 billion per year in AI) will continue to fund healthcare innovation
• TEF-Health initiative will create testing environments for clinical AI
• Public-private partnerships will accelerate translation from research to practice

Regulatory and Training Advancement

• EU AI Act full implementation around 2025-2026
• Development of an "EU AI Trustmark" certification for healthcare AI
• Incorporation of AI training in medical and nursing education
• Hospital staff will routinely attend AI-upskilling programs
• Some hospitals will create Chief AI Officer roles or dedicated AI committees