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Health It Industry Statistics

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Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The health it industry at a glance

The global healthcare IT market was valued at $851.4 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach $2.79 trillion by 2033, as EHR adoption, interoperability and AI expand across care delivery.

$851.4B[8]
Global market size, 2025
23.2%[8]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2033
51.4%[8]
North America market share, 2025
99%[1]
U.S. hospital EHR adoption, 2024
Market size
The global healthcare IT market was valued at $851.4 billion in 2025, according to Grand View Research. The estimate includes applications such as electronic health records, computerized provider order entry, electronic prescribing, medical imaging information systems and revenue cycle management.[8]
Forecast & CAGR
The market is projected to increase from $981.1 billion in 2026 to $2.79 trillion by 2033, representing a 23.2% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2033. Grand View Research identifies smartphone penetration, remote patient monitoring, cloud systems and demand for centralized medical records as key growth factors.[8]
Market share & regions
North America accounted for 51.4% of global healthcare IT revenue in 2025, making it the largest regional market, while the United States held the largest country share. The Middle East and Africa was identified as the fastest-growing region over 2026–2033.[8]
Segmentation
By application, revenue cycle management held the largest share at 54.2% in 2025. Solutions led by delivery mode, healthcare providers led by end use, and the market is also segmented by EHR, computerized provider order entry, e-prescribing, medical imaging information systems and region.[8]
Key players & concentration
The U.S. hospital EHR market is highly concentrated: the three largest developers supplied more than 80% of hospitals in 2024. Epic was the market leader with about half of hospitals, while Oracle Health accounted for 20.1% and CPSI/TruBridge for 7.1% of hospital EHR developer share.[1]
Trends, drivers & challenges
AI is being integrated into revenue cycle management, clinical documentation, analytics, telehealth and electronic health records, while demand is supported by remote monitoring and workflow automation. Adoption remains uneven: in 2024, small and rural hospitals had lower app-access rates than large and urban hospitals, and only 56% of hospitals enabled patients to import records from other organizations.[8][1]
Consumer behavior & competition
In 2024, 99% of U.S. hospitals enabled patients to view health information electronically, 96% enabled downloads, 84% enabled transmission to third parties and 92% supported secure messaging. App-based access reached 81% of hospitals and FHIR-based app access reached 70%, indicating competition increasingly includes patient-facing interoperability and engagement capabilities.[1]
M&A
Healthcare and health IT transaction volume increased 11% year over year from 353 deals in 2024 to 392 in 2025, while disclosed transaction value rose 72% from $18 billion to $31 billion. Financial sponsors accounted for 113 transactions worth $16.7 billion, or 29% of deal volume and 53% of value.[22]
Regulation
ONC’s HTI-1 rule established algorithm-transparency requirements for predictive technologies in certified health IT and adopted USCDI Version 3 as the baseline interoperability standard from January 1, 2026. CMS’s interoperability and prior-authorization rule also introduced FHIR API requirements and compliance obligations beginning January 1, 2026.[1][77]
Latest news
Health tech M&A accelerated in 2026: the first half recorded 115 digital health acquisitions, compared with 199 for all of 2025. In the first quarter, health tech recorded 149 M&A deals with $22.7 billion in disclosed value, while healthcare IT M&A was up 23% year over year to 179 deals by September.[78]
report visual · Comparison

Percentage of U.S. office-based physicians using a certified electronic health record (EHR)

Percentage of U.S. office-based physicians using a certified electronic health record (EHR): 74% in 2014, 91% in 2024.

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202284%
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source-verifiedhealthit.gov2024

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Health It Industry

The leading companies in the health it industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Oracle leads Gitnux's 2026 health it ranking with an Overall score of 9.7, with Oracle Health providing EHR, interoperability, analytics, and healthcare operations software. Epic is the runner-up at 9.4, with EHR software used across hospitals, practices, payers and other care settings.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in EHR platforms

    Oracle

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.7 · EHR platforms

    Why we picked it: It supports EHR and interoperability work with analytics and healthcare operations software.

    See in ranking ↓Visit oracle.com ↗

  2. Leader in imaging & diagnostics IT

    Siemens Healthineers

    DE

    Ranked #3 · 9.1 · Imaging & diagnostics IT

    Why we picked it: It combines imaging and diagnostics with digital technology and artificial intelligence in clinical IT.

    See in ranking ↓Visit siemens-healthineers.com ↗

  3. Leader in EHR connectivity & RCM

    athenahealth

    US

    Ranked #4 · 8.8 · EHR connectivity & RCM

    Why we picked it: It ties EHR, revenue-cycle, and patient-engagement workflows to a large provider network.

    See in ranking ↓Visit athenahealth.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the health it industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Oracle

EHR platforms · US

9.7
2

Epic

EHR platforms · US

9.4
3

Siemens Healthineers

Imaging & diagnostics IT · DE

9.1
4

athenahealth

EHR connectivity & RCM · US

8.8
5

UnitedHealth Group

Healthcare analytics & services · US

8.8
6

Waystar

Healthcare payments and revenue-cycle software · US

8.7
7

Sectra

Medical imaging IT and cybersecurity · SE

8.4
8

MEDITECH

Hospital, ambulatory and community EHR software · US

8.3
9

Dedalus

European hospital and clinical information systems · IT

8.2
10

NextGen Healthcare

Ambulatory EHR, practice management and RCM · US

7.9

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the health it industry. In Health It Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/health-it-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI use in U.S. hospitals is already widespread, including generative AI integrated with EHRs (31.5% of 2,174 hospitals in 2024). Cloud delivery also remains a majority delivery mode (67.6% in 2024).

AI in the health it industry

  • 86% of U.S. multi-hospital-system members used predictive AI in 2024.[1]
  • 31.5% of 2,174 U.S. hospitals reported using generative AI integrated with their EHRs in 2024.[2]
  • 63% of Brazilian healthcare facilities using AI used resources such as ChatGPT or Gemini in 2024.[3]
  • 81% of urban U.S. hospitals used predictive AI in 2024.[1]
  • 50% of hospitals using other EHR vendors reported predictive-AI use in 2024.[1]
  • 49% of Brazilian healthcare facilities using AI used text mining and written-or-spoken-language analysis in 2024.[3]

Automation in the health it industry

  • 67% of Brazilian healthcare facilities using AI applied it to workflow automation in 2024.[3]
  • 29% of Brazilian public healthcare facilities using AI applied it to workflow automation in 2023.[3]
  • 50% of hospitals using predictive AI used it to simplify or automate billing procedures in 2024.[1]
  • 25 percentage points was the increase in U.S. hospitals’ use of predictive AI to simplify or automate billing between 2023 and 2024.[1]
  • 32% of Brazilian healthcare facilities using AI applied it to organizing clinical and administrative processes in 2024.[3]
  • 35% of Brazilian public healthcare facilities using AI applied it to workflow automation in 2024.[3]

Digital Transformation in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 72% of digital leaders globally expected to increase technology spending in 2024, compared with 50% of digital laggards, according to a survey of 855 technology and business decision-makers.[4]
  • 75% of digital leaders globally planned to increase AI-related business expenditure in 2024.[4]
  • 34% of surveyed organizations globally identified replacing or upgrading legacy technology as a top digital-transformation goal in 2024.[4]
  • 45% of North American technology and business decision-makers planned to adopt AI and machine learning to improve business within 12 to 24 months.[4]
  • 54.8% of surveyed organizations reported having a chief digital officer or another executive responsible for digital transformation.[5]

Technology Adoption in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 57.7% of surveyed organizations reported having a chief information security officer or equivalent in 2024.[5]
  • More than 50% of surveyed global IT decision-makers were exploring AI use cases or piloting AI technologies in 2024.[4]
  • 67.6% of IT services were delivered through cloud infrastructure among surveyed organizations in 2024.[5]
  • 51.8% of surveyed organizations reported that AI solutions were somewhat or extremely rare in 2024.[5]

Cloud Computing in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 52.7% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[6]
  • 26.1% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used computing platforms for application development, testing or deployment in 2025.[6]
  • 71.7% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for office software in 2025.[6]
  • 71.5% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for file storage in 2025.[6]
  • 85.2% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for email in 2025.[6]
  • 65.5% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for security software applications in 2025.[6]

Big Data in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 3% was the lowest reported enterprise adoption rate for big-data analytics across OECD countries in the latest available data through 2023.[7]
  • Big-data analytics adoption averaged 14% among OECD enterprises with at least 10 employees, compared with 49% for cloud computing in the latest comparable data.[7]
  • 40% was the highest reported enterprise adoption rate for big-data analytics across OECD countries in the latest available data through 2023.[7]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

We see a mix of operational needs and data-quality gaps: 95% of enterprise data leaders reported data-quality issues with direct business impact in 2024.

Business intelligence in the health it industry

  • 42.3% of the global healthcare business-intelligence market’s 2024 revenue came from the United States.[8]
  • 75% of U.S. hospital and health-system providers had increased digital and IT budgets since 2019.[9]
  • 56% of U.S. hospital and health-system providers cited insufficient resources as a challenge to successful digital and IT investment implementation.[9]
  • 20% of U.S. hospital and health-system providers reported digital and IT budget increases exceeding 30% since 2019.[9]
  • 86% of U.S. system-affiliated hospitals used predictive analytics in 2024, compared with 37% of independent hospitals.[1]
  • 53% of U.S. hospital and health-system providers cited operational implementation as a challenge to successful digital and IT investment implementation.[9]

Data analytics in the health it industry

  • 23% of Brazilian inpatient healthcare facilities with more than 50 beds performed Big Data analytics in 2024.[3]
  • 38% of Brazilian healthcare facilities performing Big Data analytics used geolocation data from portable devices in 2024.[3]
  • 71% of U.S. hospitals routinely had necessary clinical information from outside providers available electronically at the point of care in 2023.[1]
  • 5% of Brazilian healthcare facilities with internet access performed Big Data analytics in 2024.[3]
  • 70% of Brazilian healthcare facilities performing Big Data analytics used in-house teams in 2022, while 35% used external service providers.[3]
  • 42% of U.S. hospitals reported that clinicians routinely used electronically available outside clinical information when treating patients in 2023.[1]

Data Quality in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2025, 34% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for relevance and suitability, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2025, 35% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for consistency and standardization, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2024, 95% of enterprise data leaders and practitioners reported a data-quality issue with a direct impact on business outcomes, across companies with at least $1 billion in revenue.[11]
  • In 2025, 46% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for accuracy and integrity, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2025, 43% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for quality and completeness, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2025, 46% of organizations globally said they were fully confident in their data quality, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]

Data Governance in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 81.7% of organizations reported having no data-governance or catalog solution as part of their governance program, according to a global governance study.[12]
  • In 2024, 61% of supply-management organizations reported having a dedicated data-governance function, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[13]
  • In 2024, 18.3% of organizations reported having a data-governance or catalog solution as part of their governance program, according to a global governance study.[12]
  • In 2024, 32% of global technology leaders prioritized data governance among their data-management areas for the next 12 months.[14]
  • In 2026, 76% of global data leaders said their company’s AI governance did not completely keep pace with employee use of AI technology.[12]
  • In 2024, 35% of U.S. technology executives prioritized data governance among their data-management areas for the next 12 months.[14]

KPIs in the health it industry

  • 33.3% of surveyed U.S. health systems had health-equity tracking practices implemented for one year or less.[15]
  • 66.7% of surveyed U.S. health systems monitored health-equity KPIs through a system-level population-health dashboard.[15]
  • 6% of healthcare technology-management respondents had a comprehensive system for centrally tracking KPIs on mission-critical assets.[16]
  • 42% of surveyed healthcare organizations used bedside surveys or instant feedback during rounding to measure overall improvement in 2023.[17]
  • 25.9% of surveyed U.S. health systems were still in the planning phase for health-equity tracking practices.[15]
  • 81.5% of surveyed U.S. health systems monitored health-equity KPIs through a health-system or enterprise dashboard.[15]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Market activity supports product and ecosystem expansion, with U.S. digital health funding totaling $14.2 billion in 2025 and $4 billion invested in 110 companies in the first quarter of 2026.

Growth in the health it industry

  • $14.2 billion was the 2025 U.S. digital health startup funding total, the highest annual level since 2022.[18]
  • $10.1 billion was raised by U.S. digital health startups across 497 deals in 2024.[18]
  • 35% was the year-over-year increase in U.S. digital health startup funding in 2025.[18]
  • 54 global digital health funding transactions exceeding $100 million represented 38% of sector funding in 2024.[19]
  • $4 billion was invested in 110 digital health companies during the first quarter of 2026.[20]
  • 16.2% was the projected compound annual growth rate for the global healthcare IT market from 2026 to 2033.[8]

Differentiation in the health it industry

  • 54% of U.S. digital health funding went to AI-enabled companies in 2025, highlighting AI as a major basis of market differentiation.[18]
  • 66% of digital health companies integrating with at least one EHR reported extensive use of FHIR, according to the national survey.[1]
  • 85% of surveyed digital health companies reported using FHIR in 2022.[1]
  • 73% of companies integrating with two or more EHR vendors reported extensive FHIR use, compared with 27% integrating with one vendor.[1]
  • 85% of U.S. digital health startup funding was concentrated in the six leading value propositions in 2024.[18]
  • 38% of healthcare technology partnerships involved enterprise platforms in 2026, down from 44% in 2024.[21]

Mergers and acquisitions in the health it industry

  • 118 digital health M&A deals were recorded in 2024, a decade low for the sector.[18]
  • 66% of digital health acquisitions in 2025 were made by digital health companies, up from 53% in 2024.[18]
  • $5.0 billion was the disclosed healthcare IT and digital health M&A value across 121 transactions in the first half of 2026.[14]
  • $1.25 billion was the value of Vista Equity Partners’ acquisition of Model N in the pharma IT segment in 2024.[22]
  • 70% of healthcare and pharma information-technology transaction value in 2024 came from financially sponsored deals.[22]
  • 29% of healthcare and pharma information-technology transaction volume in 2024 was financially sponsored.[22]

Strategic partnerships in the health it industry

  • 1,730 corporate digital health partnerships were recorded globally in the first half of 2024, down 2% from the first half of 2023.[19]
  • 1,582 corporate digital health partnerships were recorded globally in the first half of 2026.[19]
  • 2,099 corporate digital health partnerships were recorded globally in the first half of 2024.[19]
  • 306 collaborations were formed by healthcare providers and health systems in the first half of 2024.[19]
  • 127 partnerships were formed by pharmaceutical companies in the first half of 2024.[19]
  • 941 venture-to-venture digital health partnerships were recorded globally in the first half of 2024.[19]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce signals point to operational scaling constraints and distributed delivery, with 34.8% of global software and IT services respondents working remotely in 2026.

Hiring in the health it industry

  • 38 Health Tech-related postings came from Massachusetts Eye and Ear in H1 2025, compared with none in H1 2021.[23]
  • 49 Health Tech-related postings came from the State of Massachusetts in H1 2025, compared with 46 in H1 2021.[23]
  • 354 Health Tech-related postings came from Koninklijke Philips NV in H1 2025, compared with 22 in H1 2021.[23]
  • 51 Health Tech-related postings came from Celestica in H1 2025, compared with none in H1 2021.[23]
  • 27 Health Tech-related postings came from Boston Children’s Hospital in H1 2025, compared with 19 in H1 2021.[23]

Employee retention in the health it industry

  • 13.5% of female Australian digital health workforce respondents were unsure about continuing their digital health careers, compared with 23.3% of male respondents.[24]
  • 40.0% of non-binary Australian digital health workforce respondents intended to remain in the sector for two to 10 years.[24]
  • 87.2% of Australian digital health workforce respondents said in 2023 that they would recommend a career in digital health.[24]
  • 24.7% of male Australian digital health workforce respondents intended to remain in digital health for more than 20 years, compared with 14.5% of female respondents.[24]
  • 52.2% of female Australian digital health workforce respondents intended to remain in the sector for two to 10 years, compared with 49.6% of male respondents.[24]

Remote Work in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 6% of global respondents worked fully remotely in 2025, defined as spending less than one day per week in the office.[25]
  • 34.8% of global software and IT services respondents worked remotely in 2026, according to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey.[26]
  • 84% of technology-services employers agreed in 2025 that the ability to work remotely is important for employee retention.[25]
  • 48% of U.S. software and IT professionals surveyed worked remotely in 2026, compared with 21% in France.[26]
  • 10% of technology-services respondents worked under fully flexible arrangements in 2025, allowing employees substantial control over remote work.[25]

Hybrid Work in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 56% of IT employees worked in hybrid arrangements in 2025, while 31% were fully remote and 13% attended the office daily.[27]
  • 55% of technology-services respondents worked in a hybrid arrangement in 2025, the highest share among industries measured by Cisco.[25]
  • 47% of global respondents worked in hybrid arrangements in 2025, down from 63% in Cisco’s 2022 study.[25]
  • 52% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs worked in hybrid arrangements in May 2026, according to Gallup.[28]
  • 61% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs preferred hybrid work in November 2025, compared with 33% preferring fully remote work.[28]

Upskilling in the health it industry

  • 48% of Australian digital health workforce respondents held Certified Health Informatician Australasia certification in 2023.[24]
  • 64.5% of male Australian digital health workforce respondents intended to undertake professional development within three years, compared with 56.9% of female respondents.[24]
  • More than five million hours of training were completed by Oracle employees in fiscal 2024.[29]
  • 8.0% of Australian digital health workforce respondents had attained a PhD in 2023.[24]
  • 71.8% of Australian digital health workforce respondents did not hold a digital health credential in 2023.[24]

Employee Engagement in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 74% of respondents approved of fully flexible hybrid policies in 2025, the highest positive sentiment among the policy types Cisco measured.[25]
  • 54% of exclusively remote U.S. employees were thriving in May 2026, compared with 52% of hybrid employees and 49% of on-site employees with remote-capable jobs.[28]
  • 22.2% of global software and IT respondents were happy with their current professional role in 2026, while 32.6% were unhappy.[26]
  • 37% of exclusively remote U.S. employees were engaged in May 2026, compared with 34% of hybrid employees and 29% of on-site employees with remote-capable jobs.[28]
  • 92% of employees ranked collaboration and community as very important aspects of office culture in Cisco’s 2025 global study.[25]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Patient-facing access metrics show recurring engagement, with 65% of U.S. individuals using online medical records or patient portals in 2024.

Customer experience in the health it industry

  • 57% of U.S. individuals used an app to access their online medical records in 2024.[1]
  • 29% of U.S. individuals had an online medical record or patient portal with a clinical laboratory in 2024.[1]
  • 68% of U.S. individuals had an online medical record or patient portal through their primary-care provider’s office in 2024.[1]
  • 75% of U.S. individuals managing a recent cancer diagnosis were offered and accessed their online medical records or patient portal in 2024.[1]
  • 30% of U.S. individuals had an online medical record or patient portal with an insurer in 2024.[1]

Customer retention in the health it industry

  • More than 90% of Healthcare Catalyst’s total revenue was recurring in 2024.[30]
  • 90% is the gross revenue retention rate that health IT companies should target, according to Healthcare Growth Partners’ industry guidance.[31]
  • 117% was Sword Health’s net dollar retention rate as of December 31, 2024.[30]
  • 95% or higher gross revenue retention is considered exceptional for health IT companies, according to Healthcare Growth Partners.[31]
  • 98% was the 12-month client retention rate reported by Sword Health as of December 31, 2024.[30]

Customer acquisition in the health it industry

  • $287 was Omada Health’s reported customer-acquisition cost in 2025.[32]
  • More than 50 partners supported Sword Health’s customer-acquisition model as of March 31, 2025.[30]
  • $3,260 was Hims & Hers’ reported customer-acquisition cost in 2025.[32]
  • 5% of Sword Health’s total addressable market was represented by its contracted lives as of December 31, 2024.[30]
  • $1,624 was the median customer-acquisition cost among five publicly traded telehealth companies with customer growth in 2025.[32]

Customer loyalty in the health it industry

  • 2.7 health-data-sharing entities was the average U.S. consumer willingness reported in Rock Health’s 2023 survey.[18]
  • 3.4 health-data-sharing entities was the average U.S. consumer willingness reported in Rock Health’s 2020 survey.[18]
  • 65% of U.S. individuals used their online medical records or patient portal in 2024, indicating recurring engagement with health IT services.[1]
  • 51% of U.S. individuals had proxy or caregiver access to another person’s patient portal in 2024.[1]

Lead generation in the health it industry

  • 102,392 healthcare leads were included in Direction’s comparison of lead sources for the second half of 2025 and first half of 2026.[33]
  • Fewer than 30% of healthcare marketers using or piloting AI agents could follow a lead from the first digital interaction through to a booked appointment in 2026.[34]
  • Lead generation was the leading marketing priority among health IT marketers in Swaay.Health’s 2026 survey.[35]
  • 17% of healthcare marketers could see and influence a lead after it was routed to a practice, clinic or local location in 2026.[34]
  • Less than 25% of healthcare marketers could reliably send conversion signals from AI agents back to advertising platforms in 2026.[34]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

B2B healthtech marketing ties execution to measurable pipeline metrics, with 70.83% of organizations reporting pipeline metrics to executives in 2025.

Marketing in the health it industry

  • 70.83% of healthtech marketing organizations reported pipeline metrics to executives in 2025.[36]
  • 33.33% of healthtech marketing organizations identified demonstrating marketing value to leadership as their top improvement priority in 2025.[36]
  • 45.83% of healthtech marketing organizations measured campaign metrics and pipeline conversion in 2025.[36]

Digital marketing in the health it industry

  • 20% of surveyed medtech companies had redirected at least half of their marketing budget to digital marketing by 2020.[37]
  • 75% of healthcare marketers were investing more in their websites, according to the 2024 digital-health inbound marketing report.[38]
  • Digital-health websites with an active blog generated 1,134% more average monthly search traffic than sites without a blog in 2024 research.[38]
  • 74% of EU5 medtech companies had shifted more of their marketing budget to digital marketing by 2020.[37]
  • 76% of digital-health brand websites had an active blog in research conducted from May through July 2024.[38]

Branding in the health it industry

  • 90% was the increased likelihood of closing a deal when Artera’s healthtech marketing team achieved face-to-face interaction with a customer.[36]
  • 58% of digital-health brands featured customer testimonials in 2024 research.[38]
  • 49% of digital-health brands used case studies to build credibility in 2024 research.[38]
  • 161% was the maximum conversion-rate increase associated with streamlining conversion paths and using a clear, single call to action in the report.[38]
  • 64% of digital-health websites had conversion forms exceeding five fields in 2024 research.[38]

Social media in the health it industry

  • 4 engagements per day were received by healthcare organizations on Instagram in Sprout Social’s 2025 benchmark analysis.[39]
  • 10.11% was the weekly Facebook follower-growth rate for healthcare organizations in 2025.[40]
  • 1.10% was the weekly Instagram follower-growth rate for healthcare organizations in 2025.[40]
  • 0.94% was the weekly LinkedIn follower-growth rate for healthcare organizations in 2025.[40]
  • 3.7% was the average Instagram engagement rate for healthcare organizations in April 2025.[40]

Influencer Marketing in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketing organizations were using influencers in 2025, based on an Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing leaders.[41]
  • Across technology companies, 27% of marketers reported dedicated but flat budgets for creator or influencer marketing in 2026, according to Nielsen’s global marketing survey.[42]
  • Across B2B companies, 58% of marketing teams reported using an always-on influencer marketing approach in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[43]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from their influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[43]
  • Across technology companies, 64% of marketers reported dedicated and growing budgets for creator or influencer marketing in 2026, according to Nielsen’s global marketing survey.[42]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational burden remains a key driver for automation work: 85% of clinicians reported losing at least one hour per day to administrative tasks in 2024.

Process optimization in the health it industry

  • 85% of clinicians at surveyed U.S. healthcare organizations reported losing at least one hour per day to administrative tasks in 2024.[44]
  • 51% of U.S. hospitals and health systems reported using more than 50 software solutions in 2024.[44]
  • 60% of healthcare organizations not using care flows cited change-management challenges such as limited alignment, leadership buy-in or staff resistance in 2024.[45]
  • 77% of healthcare IT leaders agreed there was an opportunity to consolidate the operational solutions used by their health systems in 2024.[44]
  • 22% of healthcare administrative workflow costs could be saved by moving from manual to automated processes in the United States.[46]

Operational efficiency in the health it industry

  • 75% of surveyed health information professionals reported needing upskilling during AI adoption and implementation.[47]
  • 48% of health information professionals experiencing understaffing reported higher staff turnover.[47]
  • 66% of surveyed health information professionals reported understaffing at their organization during the previous two years.[47]
  • 72% of surveyed health information professionals suggested that new training areas were needed as AI adoption expanded.[47]
  • 43.9% of hospitals in U.S. metropolitan counties reported using AI in operations in 2023, compared with 28.1% in metro-adjacent counties.[48]

Quality management in the health it industry

  • 60% of U.S. hospitals identified division or department leaders as responsible for predictive-AI evaluation in 2024.[1]
  • 92% of U.S. hospitals that routinely engaged in all four interoperability domains had necessary patient health information available at the point of care in 2023.[1]
  • 41% of U.S. hospitals identified IT staff as responsible for predictive-AI evaluation in 2024.[1]
  • 74% of U.S. hospitals using predictive AI evaluated their models for bias in 2024.[1]
  • 42% of U.S. hospitals reported that clinicians routinely used electronically received outside clinical information when treating patients in 2023.[1]

Supply chain in the health it industry

  • 14.4 times was the financial-leverage ratio of U.S. healthcare distributors in 2024, down from 28.7 times in 2023.[49]
  • $50 billion was the total inventory carried by U.S. healthcare distributors in 2024.[49]
  • 19.4 days was the average receivables-collection period for U.S. healthcare distributors in 2024.[49]
  • 0.3 was the acid-test ratio maintained by U.S. healthcare distributors in 2024.[49]
  • $386 million was the capital expenditure of U.S. healthcare distributors in 2024, up 16% from 2023.[49]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across EU enterprises sourcing business functions internationally during 2021–2023, 28.7% moved information and communication technology services abroad.[6]
  • Across German digital-experience service providers, 13.2% of services for customer projects were delivered nearshore in 2024.[50]
  • Across European organizations, 35% planned to increase their use of nearshore outsourcing in the 2024/2025 sourcing study.[51]
  • Among German IT-service generalists, 10.2% of digital-experience services for customer projects were delivered offshore in 2024.[50]
  • Among German IT-service generalists, 19.5% of digital-experience services for customer projects were delivered nearshore in 2024.[50]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Cost and cybersecurity compete for health IT attention, with 72% of U.S. hospital and health system executives identifying cost as a key consideration in 2025 spending decisions.

Pricing strategy in the health it industry

  • 57% of U.S. healthcare executives ranked AI-based clinical solutions as their top technology initiative for the following two years in 2025.[52]
  • 35% of health systems with more than 250 beds ranked cybersecurity as the highest-priority IT initiative for 2025.[53]
  • 72% of U.S. hospital and health system executives identified cost as a key consideration in health IT spending decisions in 2025.[52]
  • 71% of health systems with more than 250 beds consulted peer or colleague references when evaluating health IT service partners in 2025.[53]
  • 15% of U.S. hospital and health system executives expected health IT investments to generate returns within one year in 2025.[52]

Cost reduction in the health it industry

  • 30% of U.S. leading health systems reported reducing spending on outsourced supply-chain operations in 2024.[54]
  • 43% of U.S. health systems with more than 250 beds considered help or service desks for managed services intended to reduce IT costs in 2025.[53]
  • 44% of U.S. leading health systems reported reducing spending on travel nurses in 2024.[54]
  • 33% of U.S. health systems with more than 250 beds considered application management for managed services intended to reduce IT costs in 2025.[53]
  • 18% of U.S. health systems with more than 250 beds identified cloud migration or data-center reduction as a leading cost-saving route in 2025.[53]

Profitability in the health it industry

  • 2.0% was the average operating margin for surveyed U.S. leading health systems in 2023.[54]
  • 19% of U.S. hospital and health system executives expected capital investments to decline by 20% in 2025.[52]
  • 22% of U.S. hospital and health system executives expected capital investments to decline by about 10% in 2025.[52]
  • 20% of U.S. providers reported digital and IT budget increases of more than 30% between 2019 and 2023.[9]
  • 4.3% was the average increase in overall budgets reported by surveyed U.S. leading health systems for 2023.[54]

Financial planning in the health it industry

  • 10% of U.S. health systems with more than 250 beds budgeted 4% of net patient revenue for IT in 2025.[53]
  • 47% of U.S. health systems with more than 250 beds rated cybersecurity advisory services as most valuable for moving their organizations forward in 2025.[53]
  • 52% of U.S. healthcare CIOs surveyed identified cybersecurity as the hardest IT skill to recruit and retain in 2025.[53]
  • 52% of surveyed U.S. healthcare CIOs allocated 75% of their IT budgets to operating expenses and 25% to capital expenses in 2024.[55]
  • 43% of U.S. health systems with more than 250 beds budgeted no more than 3% of net patient revenue for IT in 2025.[53]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

EHR migration and implementation remain central planning priorities, with 33% of U.S. hospital IT leaders reporting planning a new EHR implementation in 2026.

Product development in the health it industry

  • 24.8 months was the average product-development and launch cycle for digital healthcare solutions in 2024.[56]
  • 13% of digital healthcare companies reported a 12–18-month product-development and launch cycle in 2024.[56]
  • 42% of digital health funding went to AI-focused companies in 2024, a record share for the sector.[57]
  • 33% of digital healthcare companies reported a 24–36-month product-development and launch cycle in 2024.[56]
  • 39% of MedTech organizations were testing or developing connected health products in 2024, globally.[58]

Product lifecycle in the health it industry

  • 62% of U.S. hospital IT leaders identified EHR implementations, conversions, or migrations as a top-three data-management priority for 2026.[59]
  • 27% of U.S. non-federal acute-care hospitals sometimes engaged in interoperable exchange in 2023.[1]
  • Nearly 40% of U.S. hospital IT leaders planned an EHR migration project in 2026.[59]
  • 24% of U.S. hospital IT leaders planned an EHR migration project in 2027.[59]
  • 33% of U.S. hospital IT leaders reported planning a new EHR implementation in 2026.[59]

After-sales in the health it industry

  • 78% of U.S. non-federal acute-care hospitals reported routinely or sometimes integrating outside data without manual entry in 2023.[1]
  • 24% of U.S. hospitals reported at least one certified health IT product from Oracle Health in 2024.[1]
  • 52% of U.S. hospital IT leaders lacked confidence that EHR migration projects would finish without major problems in 2026.[59]
  • 46% of U.S. hospitals reported at least one certified health IT product from Epic Systems Corporation in 2024.[1]
  • 13% of U.S. hospitals reported at least one certified health IT product from Medisolv in 2024.[1]

Value proposition in the health it industry

  • 20.3% of U.S. physicians reported using remote patient monitoring in 2024, indicating an established use case for connected-care products.[60]
  • 2% to 7% was the reduction in avoidable hospital readmissions associated with remote patient monitoring and at-home devices at a regional health provider.[61]
  • 49% of U.S. healthcare providers ranked revenue-cycle management among their top three health IT investment priorities in 2025.[62]
  • 21% of U.S. healthcare providers ranked patient access among their top three health IT investment priorities in 2025.[62]
  • 21 million outpatient no-shows were reduced through digital patient-portal use across 1.6 billion U.S. outpatient visits in 2024.[61]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

ESG data management is treated as an integration problem, with 37% saying better ESG data management and reporting was crucial to integrate sustainability goals with business objectives.

Sustainability in the health it industry

  • 37% of surveyed healthcare and life sciences organizations said better ESG data management and reporting was crucial to integrating sustainability goals with business objectives.[14]
  • 74% of U.S. health care companies using external assurance in 2024 used engineering firms as assurance providers.[63]
  • 43% of U.S. health care companies reporting sustainability information in 2024 disclosed GHG information only.[63]
  • 45% of U.S. health care companies in the Russell 1000 sought external assurance for sustainability information in 2024.[63]
  • 57% of U.S. health care companies reporting sustainability information in 2024 used specified sustainability-report sections.[63]

ESG in the health it industry

  • 78% of surveyed healthcare and life sciences organizations believed they were ahead of peers on ESG reporting.[14]
  • 37% of surveyed healthcare and life sciences organizations used spreadsheets to manage ESG data.[14]
  • 81% of surveyed healthcare and life sciences organizations anticipated greater ESG integration across organizational roles.[14]
  • 19% of leading healthcare and life sciences organizations used advanced data systems for ESG reporting.[14]
  • 78% of surveyed healthcare and life sciences organizations planned to restructure teams to align ESG goals with business strategy.[14]

Ethics in the health it industry

  • 65% of U.S. adults who had entered personal medical information into an AI tool were concerned about its privacy in 2026.[64]
  • 32% of U.S. adults trusted an online health tool using AI to access medical records and provide personalized information in 2025.[64]
  • 43.0% of U.S. respondents trusted AI technologies to protect their health information and privacy in 2025.[65]
  • 77% of U.S. adults were very or somewhat concerned about the privacy of medical information provided to AI tools in 2026.[64]
  • 78% of U.S. adults were concerned about privacy on a government-managed health care app in 2025.[64]

Carbon footprint in the health it industry

  • 1,481,530 U.S. telemedicine visits occurred monthly in the modeled national cohort during April-June 2023.[66]
  • 0.04 kilograms of CO2-equivalent emissions were produced by an average video visit in a U.S. health system in 2021.[15]
  • 0.1 kilograms of CO2-equivalent emissions were produced by a telemedicine nursing visit versus 0.3 kilograms for a physical visit in the studied setting in 2025.[66]
  • 65,733 rural U.S. telemedicine visits occurred monthly in the modeled national cohort during April-June 2023.[66]
  • 4,075,065 to 7,489,486 kilograms of CO2 were estimated to be avoided each month by U.S. telemedicine use in 2023.[66]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Spending remains concentrated by geography, with 66% of global healthcare IT spending coming from the Americas while EMEA accounts for 23% and Asia-Pacific for 11%.

Globalization in the health it industry

  • 66% of global healthcare IT spending comes from the Americas, compared with 23% from EMEA and 11% from Asia-Pacific.[74]
  • $176.6 billion is the reported healthcare IT spend of the United States market.[74]
  • $5.6 billion is the reported healthcare IT spend of the French market.[74]
  • $17.3 billion is the reported healthcare IT spend of the United Kingdom market.[74]
  • $5.9 billion is the reported healthcare IT spend of the Canadian market.[74]

Cultural adaptation in the health it industry

  • 82% was the average availability of online digital health services across OECD countries in 2024.[7]
  • 72% of countries with national electronic health record systems reported integration with pharmacy information systems.[75]
  • 5 OECD countries recorded the highest increases in electronic health record accessibility since 2022: Czechia, France, Ireland, Portugal and Slovakia.[7]
  • 46% was the global increase in adoption of national electronic health record systems during the five years preceding the WHO assessment.[75]
  • Less than 30% of core electronic health record functionalities were available to citizens in Ireland in 2024.[7]

Supplier management in the health it industry

  • 62% of U.S. hospitals used the same EHR developer across inpatient and outpatient settings in 2010.[1]
  • 89% of U.S. hospitals reported using a system from a certifiable developer in 2010.[1]
  • 9.1% of U.S. hospitals reported using no EHR in 2010.[1]
  • 99% of U.S. non-federal acute care hospitals reported using a certified EHR by 2018.[1]
  • 90% of U.S. hospitals used the same EHR developer across inpatient and outpatient settings in 2024.[1]

Stakeholder management in the health it industry

  • 16% of healthcare organizations said they could not modernize IT without European funding.[76]
  • 61% of healthcare organizations said they had funds for IT upgrades, but only 8% of that group had sufficient internal funding for planned projects.[76]
  • 53% of healthcare organizations relied on European funding for technology upgrades or purchases.[76]
  • 22% of healthcare organizations reported that IT procurement took more than one year.[76]
  • 92% of healthcare organizations sought external funding for technology upgrades or purchases.[76]

Distribution channels in the health it industry

  • $99.7 billion is spent on healthcare IT by organizations with more than 10,000 employees.[74]
  • 77% of healthcare IT buyers have fewer than 50 employees.[74]
  • $21.7 billion is spent on healthcare IT by organizations with 500 to 999 employees.[74]
  • 46% of healthcare IT spending comes from 15,621 organizations with revenue between $50 million and $1 billion.[74]
  • $32.5 billion is spent on healthcare IT by organizations with 5,000 to 9,999 employees.[74]

Key questions about the health it industry

What is the size of the global health IT market in 2025?
The global healthcare IT market was valued at $851.4 billion in 2025, according to Grand View Research.
How fast is the healthcare IT market expected to grow from 2026 to 2033?
It is forecast to increase from $981.1 billion in 2026 to $2.79 trillion by 2033, implying a 23.2% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.
Which companies lead the health it industry?
Oracle leads Gitnux's 2026 health it ranking with an Overall score of 9.7, with Oracle Health providing EHR, interoperability, analytics, and healthcare operations software. Epic is the runner-up at 9.4, with EHR software used across hospitals, practices, payers and other care settings.
What technology shift is shaping production deployment in health IT?
AI is being integrated into revenue cycle management, clinical documentation, analytics, telehealth, and EHR workflows, with adoption uneven across hospital sizes.
How concentrated is the U.S. hospital EHR developer landscape?
The U.S. hospital EHR market is highly concentrated: the three largest developers supplied more than 80% of hospitals in 2024.
What interoperability policy change affects API work starting in 2026?
CMS’s interoperability and prior-authorization rule introduced FHIR API requirements and compliance obligations beginning January 1, 2026.
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