Health IT, EHR systems, telehealth, and clinical technology
Federal adoption of Da Vinci and CARIN specs in the CMS IPPS final rule converts FHIR-based prior auth and clinical exchange from optional to mandatory for payers and providers.
New deployment data shows ambient documentation tools at hundreds of hospitals, but an RCT of 24,000 encounters found only one vendor significantly cut note time.
The Department of Veterans Affairs added $17 billion and three years to its Oracle Health EHR modernization contract, citing technical complexity and site customization needs.
Two 2026 enforcement actions against group health plans mark a shift: OCR now treats unpatched vulnerabilities as HIPAA violations, not just contributing factors.
HealthSnap closed $25 million in growth financing for its AI-powered RPM and chronic care platform. Enterprise buyers now face vendors who bundle software, devices, and clinical staffing instead of selling monitoring technology alone.
Federal approval of Da Vinci ePA specs shifts vendor competition from generic FHIR support to specific implementation guide compliance. TEFCA funding increase signals stable federal backing.
Most healthcare organizations now run clinical AI in production, but only one in five has complete lifecycle controls — a gap that shifts procurement focus from model performance to auditability and vendor governance tooling.
U.S. military health IT spending for FY2027 will grow to $2.6 billion, with over $200 million targeted at ambient documentation, telehealth, and workflow tools—not core EHR replacement.
FBI, CISA, and HHS escalate Medusa ransomware warnings after 67% victim increase in one year. Healthcare buyers face higher control expectations for MFA, segmentation, and backup.
Australia's Digital Health Agency made AU Core mandatory for My Health Record connections. ONC finalized seven updated FHIR guides for U.S. payer-provider exchange, effective October 1, 2026.
Manipal expanded Google Cloud's nurse handoff AI from one pilot to 23 hospitals and 5,000 daily users, setting a new scale benchmark for clinical workflow GenAI.
Two state programs commit $280M+ to rural health IT upgrades by 2027, compressing vendor selection timelines and favoring complete platform replacements over incremental add-ons.