Health IT, EHR systems, telehealth, and clinical technology
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.
Zus Health and Financial Recovery Group earn HITRUST r2, marking the compliance threshold that now shapes vendor shortlists as HIPAA Security Rule overhaul enters 180-day compliance window.
Growth capital flows to bundled telehealth vendors while FSA-aligned and asynchronous care models reshape buying criteria for health systems and employers.
Epic's 9 billion exchanged records and new prior auth API shift integration budgets, while CMS's January 2027 deadline creates compliance spend for payers lacking FHIR infrastructure.