Health IT, EHR systems, telehealth, and clinical technology
Britain's National Commission calls for continuous monitoring and staged authorization of medical AI, shifting procurement toward vendors with compliance infrastructure.
Kyndryl's acquisition of Healthcare IT Leaders signals a shift toward consolidating healthcare IT consulting and operations under one vendor, raising lock-in risk for hospitals.
AdaptHealth disclosed a breach affecting 4.1 million individuals, the largest healthcare data incident reported in September. Expect tighter contract terms and audit requirements.
AI-driven workflow automation, outcome-based contracts, and embedded compliance are replacing video visits as the primary enterprise telehealth differentiator.
1upHealth launched 1up Clinical Connect for payer–EHR data acquisition via FHIR APIs. The product aggregates USCDI clinical data with claims but exposes payers to $1M-per-violation information blocking penalties.
New Technology Add-on Payment creates direct billing pathway for FDA-cleared continuous AI sepsis detection, shifting clinical AI from cost center to revenue opportunity.
New federal interoperability requirements took effect January 1, 2026, forcing Epic, Oracle Health, and other certified EHR vendors to update APIs, vocabularies, and compliance roadmaps or lose certification.
Aesto Health's 9.54M-record breach and Baylor Genetics' 2.81M-record incident land on HHS breach portal as Senate bill would hard-code MFA and pen testing into HIPAA regulations with grant funding.
Teladoc Health published a 2026 telehealth benchmark survey with Becker's as VSee disclosed acquisition plans, marking a competitive pivot from basic video capability to integrated security and vendor durability.
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.