Health IT, EHR systems, telehealth, and clinical technology
HHS reports TEFCA exchanged nearly 500 million health records by early 2026, while ONC proposes eliminating 70% of certification criteria to accelerate AI-enabled interoperability adoption.
New Category I CPT codes for AI-assisted diagnosis enable fee-for-service payments for coronary plaque and cardiac assessments, removing core monetization barrier for clinical AI vendors.
CharmHealth, Caregility, and Wolters Kluwer release Model Context Protocol servers, establishing a governed interface for AI-EHR connectivity that reduces custom integration costs.
Stryker's March 2026 breach disrupted supply chains industry-wide. New HIPAA rules finalizing in May will require 72-hour recovery, annual pen tests, and MFA—raising compliance costs 20-30% for small entities.
Talkiatry secured $210M to scale in-network psychiatry platforms, dwarfing competitors and forcing enterprise buyers to rethink fragmented EAP spending against integrated, reimbursable behavioral telehealth.
Federal rules now require Epic, Oracle Health, and competitors to support expanded data exchange including social determinants of health. Non-compliance risks certification loss and payer contract breaches.
Healthcare systems are proving AI ROI with measurable gains. St. Luke's documentation AI raised reimbursements $13,000 per clinician while Penn Medicine cut documentation time 20%.
Proposed rule converts addressable specs to mandatory controls. Healthcare IT buyers face budget shifts for testing, MFA, and encryption before six-month grace period ends.
Major telehealth vendors added AI features in February but disclosed no pricing, adoption data, or cost benchmarks. Remote patient monitoring platforms capture $3B in 2026 revenue.
Federal directory debuts this month with no disclosed licensing terms or adoption metrics. Enterprise buyers face a data gap on implementation costs and interoperability compatibility.
RadNet's DeepHealth acquired Gleamer and launched AI Studio Suite integrating algorithms from 75+ vendors with unified governance. The move targets health systems stuck between AI pilots and production deployment.
New regulatory proposals and vendor releases signal the end of monolithic EHR add-ons, pushing hospitals toward modular, AI-ready systems built on standardized APIs.