eHealth offers excellent opportunities for improved patient care and optimized use of available resources. Let's shape and experience these opportunities brought by digitalization in cardiology together at Digital Heart Summit.

Continuous heart failure monitoring is one of the greatest achievements of digitalization. It enables early detection and treatment of complications. Sensor technologies and AI play a key role by providing crucial information for diagnosis and decision-making, allowing more personalized patient care.

The use of telemedicine in cardiology requires not only careful handling of sensitive patient data and compliance with relevant data protection regulations, but also the establishment of clear SOPs and dedicated quality assurance measures.

Telemedicine provides opportunities to optimize existing resources in healthcare systems. It is no surprise that initiatives at the legislative level and hospital-driven projects are increasing to integrate telemedicine into everyday care. This enables telemedicine to contribute to better patient care across Europe, despite varying interfaces and regulations in different countries.

Telemedicine is crucial in the rehabilitation of chronic heart failure patients, enabling remote monitoring, reducing hospital readmissions, and improving patients outcomes. It makes care more accessible and enhances quality of life through timely support.

Incorporating the patient perspective is essential when developing digital therapies. It ensures that solutions are user-friendly, tailored to real needs, and improve patient engagement and outcomes. By understanding patient experiences, we create more effective and accessible therapies.

In Poland, we already have reimbursement in place for remote monitoring of patients with cardiac implants — a crucial milestone. Now, the challenge is to scale this model nationwide and demonstrate, through real-world practice, the tangible benefits of this form of care.