At an HHS event marking the initiative's first anniversary — complete with a coffin prop labeled 'RIP CLIPBOARD' — CMS unveiled eight new pledge categories to push patient data access forward without new regulation.
University of Chicago researchers unveiled a flexible computing patch that processes cardiac data directly on the body, eliminatin…
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US digital health companies raised $7.4 billion across 244 deals — up $1 billion year over year — with $100M+ rounds accounting fo…
The largest controlled study of ambient documentation to date — 8,581 clinicians across five academic health systems — found 16 fe…
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The data shaping healthcare technology in 2026 — curated by the HTC research desk.
NVIDIA's healthcare lead maps how AI and robotics could offset clinician shortages — spanning ambient documentation, agentic imaging workflows, drug discovery, and surgical robotics across the patient journey.
“This is essentially giving superpowers.”
How miniaturized metasurface optics deliver real-time imaging from inside a biopsy needle to cut lung cancer biopsy error rates — plus funding and the path to commercialization.
“Lung cancer kills more than the next three cancers combined.”
Reflections on integrating Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health into one system — culture-building, quality gains, financial pressures, and a lab joint venture with Quest Diagnostics.
Concrete AI deployments across a major system — from flagging patients due for preventive screenings to ambient documentation and automated insurance appeal drafting, alongside an Epic EHR transition.
“It's here. It's real.”
From personalized genomics to digital health assistants — the technologies reshaping care delivery this year, with the data behind each.
Megadeals absorb 45% of capital, mental health leads for the seventh year, and the exit market finally wakes up.
Virtual care has settled into the fabric of medicine. The question for 2026 is no longer adoption — it's reimbursement, quality, and equity.
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