Health IT, EHR systems, telehealth, and clinical technology
Google's Pathway Assistant surfaces evidence-based guidelines at point of care across 40 locations. Shifts clinical AI from pilot to production, forcing hospitals to choose a cloud platform.
Oracle launched TEFCA-aligned interoperability and EHR workflow upgrades. Suki AI deployed ambient documentation across 12 MEDITECH health systems, signaling maturity in cross-EHR clinical AI.
FDA now requires formal cybersecurity documentation—including software bills of materials—in premarket submissions for network-connected devices. Hospitals gain procurement leverage; vendors without SBOM practices face clearance risk.
Telehealth platforms are moving beyond video delivery into patient access automation, changing enterprise RFPs from clinical service comparisons to workflow integration decisions.
New CMS rule requires payers to support electronic prior authorization for medical-benefit drugs via FHIR APIs by October 2027, with mandatory usage reporting.
Three funded platforms raised $146M in two weeks, backed by health system venture arms. For buyers, this changes the risk calculation on chronic care and oncology AI.
Ambience Healthcare extended its clinical documentation platform to nursing staff with ambient flowsheet tools, shifting enterprise budgets from physician-only pilots to cross-disciplinary rollout and billing-risk governance.
Critical infrastructure healthcare entities must now report cyber incidents to CISA within 72 hours or face civil enforcement. The requirement coincides with expected mid-2026 HIPAA Security Rule changes requiring annual penetration testing and mandatory MFA.
KeyCare raised $27.4 million to scale virtual care inside Epic workflows, backed by three major health systems. The financing pressures standalone telehealth vendors to justify integration costs.
CMS's proposed drug prior-auth interoperability rule sets an Oct. 1, 2027 compliance date, requiring payers to expose coverage requirements through FHIR APIs and report usage across four API categories.
Merck's billion-dollar agentic AI platform with Google Cloud and CMS reimbursement for Bunkerhill Health's cardiovascular AI mark clinical AI's shift from pilot to platform-scale procurement.
CMS will pay providers recurring Medicare revenue for technology-enabled chronic care starting July 2026. ONC's HTI-5 rule reshapes EHR certification around APIs, changing how buyers justify platforms and manage regulatory risk.