Modern healthcare is increasingly driven by cutting-edge technology and patient-centered care, with wearable devices, telemedicine, and AI-powered tools enabling early detection, personalized treatment, and growing independence. But cost-effective solutions that will meet the needs of ageing populations remain elusive, and challenges, such as data privacy and regulation are still to be solved.
This work presents the proceedings of the third triennial Healthcare of the Future conference, held on 9 May 2025 in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. The series began in 2019 as a medical informatics conference to explore recent advances in the implementation of digital technologies in areas such as eHealth, mHealth, personalized health and workflow-based health applications. The overarching goal of the conference series is to bridge or eliminate information gaps in outpatient care, inpatient care and any interface between them, and the theme of the 2025 conference is: redefining healthcare delivery in the digital era. A total of 17 submissions were received for the conference, of which 12 were accepted for presentation and publication after a thorough peer review process. Contributions address not only the numerous AI tools in medicine, but also the emergence of new treatment pathways such as ‘hospital at home’; an approach which allows patients to either avoid inpatient admission or to be discharged earlier by providing intensive support and hospital-equivalent treatment in their home environment.
Offering a current review of the latest developments in cutting-edge technology and patient-centered care, the proceedings will be of interest to all those whose work involves the effective delivery of healthcare.
