Top 16 digital health conferences to attend in 2027

A guide to the must-see digital health events in 2027

Telehealth Trends By: OpenLoop Health October 8, 2026 • 8 min read

Top 16 digital health conferences to attend in 2027 — Credit: OpenLoop Health

At a glance

The top digital health conferences 2027 cover AI, virtual care, health IT, investment, and emerging care models.
For virtual care, look at ATA Nexus; for health IT, HIMSS; and for healthcare AI, Health AI Summit, Ai4, or AIMed.
Founders and investors may get more from ViVE, MedCity INVEST Digital Health, Rock Health Summit, and HLTH.

Digital health moves fast, and a single good conference can put a year’s worth of trends, partners, and ideas in front of you in a day or two. Deciding which ones deserve your time is the hard part. So we narrowed it down to the top 16 digital health conferences in 2027, covering AI, virtual care, health IT, and more. For the wider industry calendar beyond digital health, see our companion guide to the top healthcare conferences in 2027.

This list runs in chronological order so you can plan month by month. Each entry includes the date, location, a quick look at the focus, the audience it draws, and where useful, our read on whether it’s worth the trip.

1. CES 2027 Digital Health Summit

January 6–9 | Las Vegas, Nevada

Formerly the Consumer Electronics Show, CES showcases the population health platforms, remote monitoring, and connected devices reshaping care. Its Digital Health Summit offers conference sessions, product demos, and networking.

Who attends: Device makers, consumer brands, policymakers, digital health startups, investors, and clinicians.

2. Digital Health Summit 2027

February 23–24 | Nashville, Tennessee

Four regional telehealth resource centers (Pulse, Southeastern, South Central, and TexLa) team up to dig into today’s toughest connected health challenges. The agenda covers how telehealth technology can improve patient care, recent advances, and emerging opportunities in virtual care.

Who attends: Providers, physicians, health IT professionals, executives, and digital health students.

3. Health AI Summit 2027

March 3–4 | Anaheim, California

Organized by IQ Hub, the fourth annual Health AI Summit addresses the gap between how quickly AI tools reach patients and the pace of the systems built to validate and pay for them. The agenda covers AI governance and turning new AI billing codes into sustainable reimbursement. For context on which players are shaping this space, see our roundup of the top healthcare AI companies in the U.S.

Who attends: Hospital digital leaders, clinical informaticists, AI developers, payers, and regulatory advisors.

4. ViVE 2027

March 14–17 | Nashville, Tennessee

HLTH and CHIME co-produce ViVE, which zeros in on the business side of digital health. In a few days you can sharpen strategy, vet new technology, and adopt approaches that deliver results, aided by a 15-minute 1:1 curated matchmaking program that connects attendees with sponsors.

Who attends: Digital and IT executives from hospitals and health plans, alongside startups, investors, and established vendors.

5. HIMSS27 Global Health Conference & Exhibition

April 5–8 | Chicago, Illinois

HIMSS hosts the largest health IT event by attendance, with a massive exhibit floor and 600+ sessions on AI, cybersecurity, and interoperability.

Who attends: CIOs, clinical informatics leaders, IT teams, and technology companies from around the world.

6. DHIS: East Coast

April 26–27 | Boston, Massachusetts

The Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit centers on candid conversation and connection around the trends transforming healthcare. Sessions dig into AI, digital transformation, investment, new care models, and consumer health.

Who attends: Investors, startups, tech companies, payers, providers, and advisors.

7. NextMed Health 2027

Spring 2027 | Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California (dates to be confirmed)

Chaired by physician-scientist Daniel Kraft, NextMed (the evolution of Exponential Medicine) explores how fast-moving technologies could support a more personalized, human-centered era of health and medicine. The program includes main-stage talks, interactive breakouts, and a hands-on Innovation Lab showcasing dozens of startups.

Who attends: Clinicians, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, payers, and public health experts from 40+ countries.

8. Reuters Events: Digital Health 2027

May 2027 | Chicago, Illinois (dates to be confirmed)

For its 2027 gathering, Reuters Events focuses on turning digital health ambitions into real-world results. Sessions cover scaling AI beyond pilots, removing interoperability barriers, aligning financial models with the true value of digital tools, and preparing the workforce, with Reuters journalists leading on-stage conversations about breaking news.

Our read: Strong for senior health-system and payer leaders who want case studies over hype.

Who attends: Senior digital, technology, and clinical leaders from health systems, payers, and technology companies.

9. ATA Nexus 2027

June 14–16 | Orlando, Florida

The American Telemedicine Association’s 2027 conference, themed “Shape What’s Next,” follows the full life cycle of a virtual care program, from launching and expanding to strengthening finances and governance, measuring outcomes, and influencing policy. If you’re building a program, our guide to virtual-first care as a long-term growth model is a useful companion read.

Who attends: Telehealth operators, clinicians, payers, researchers, policy experts, and virtual care vendors.

10. Ai4 2027

August 2–5 | The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada

Hosted by Ai4, this is the largest applied-AI conference in the US, with hands-on training, workshops, industry tracks, keynotes, and a dedicated research conference. Its healthcare track is one of the strongest places to see AI moving from pilot to practice.

Who attends: Business executives, technology leaders, startups, investors, and researchers from around the world.

11. MedCity INVEST Digital Health

Fall 2027 | Pegasus Park, Dallas, Texas (dates to be confirmed; recent editions ran September–October)

Produced by MedCity News, INVEST Digital Health gathers investors, entrepreneurs, employers, payers, and providers around the transformation being driven by digital health technology. The program pairs investor-and-founder panels with a startup pitch competition, which makes it one of the more deal-oriented events on this list.

Who attends: Digital health founders and entrepreneurs, venture and strategic investors, employers, payers, and providers.

12. Rock Health Summit 2027

Fall 2027 | SFJAZZ, San Francisco, California (dates to be confirmed)

Rock Health’s flagship one-day summit is one of the most influential convenings for the digital health ecosystem, built around candid conversation on the issues shaping the space. It skews toward founders, investors, and enterprise leaders.

Who attends: Digital health startup founders, venture investors, health system and payer executives, and policymakers.

13. HLTH USA 2027

Fall 2027 | Las Vegas, Nevada (2027 dates to be confirmed)

HLTH is one of the country’s biggest healthcare innovation gatherings, with big-name keynotes, a sprawling expo, startup pitches, and plenty of networking spanning AI, care delivery, payer strategy, pharma, and investment. See what our CMO took away last time in our HLTH recap.

Who attends: Founders, investors, health system and payer executives, pharma leaders, and government officials.

14. AIMed 2027

Fall 2027 | Orlando, Florida (dates to be confirmed)

Founded by Dr. Anthony Chang, AIMed is the dedicated AI-in-medicine meeting, bringing clinicians, data scientists, and entrepreneurs together around clinical AI deployment, imaging AI, natural language processing, and the regulatory pathways for AI-enabled medical devices. With AI running through nearly every event on this list, AIMed is the one built entirely around it.

Who attends: Clinicians, clinical informaticists, data scientists, health system AI leaders, and entrepreneurs.

15. CHIME27 Fall Forum

Fall/Winter 2027 | Location to be announced (dates to be confirmed)

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives’ annual forum features keynotes, peer-led track sessions, and small focus groups where attendees work through real-world digital health challenges.

Who attends: CHIME members, including CIOs and other senior digital health leaders, plus Foundation industry partners.

16. BHT2027 (Behavioral Health Tech)

December 1–3 | San Diego, California

The Behavioral Health Tech conference focuses on using technology and collaboration to make mental health care more accessible. The program includes solution-focused workshops with Medicaid experts, curated networking, and an interactive expo hall with VR demos, a puppy lounge, and a T-shirt design station.

Who attends: Behavioral health providers, innovators, advocates, and investors.

Choose your 2027 digital health events

The best digital health conferences in 2027 will put you in the room with the people and ideas shaping what’s coming next. Whether you’re focused on AI, virtual care, or health IT, there’s an event on this list worth adding to your calendar.

Know an event we missed? Email us at marketing@openloophealth.com.

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