Research
Statistics, market reports, and magazine lists on healthcare software and services.
Rural Hospital Closure Statistics: 2026 Report
This report maps all 197 rural hospital closures on the Sheps Center list since 2005 and 61 conversions to Rural Emergency Hospitals, and shares our breakdown of closures by year and state, the services left behind, and the finances of rural hospitals still open.
RN Turnover Statistics: 2026 Report
We collected turnover data on 262,405 RNs at 527 hospitals, plus 10 years of federal quits data and a national nurse survey, and share our breakdown of RN turnover by specialty, region, and length of service, and what it costs hospitals.
Remote Patient Monitoring Statistics: 2026 Report
We tallied 20,625,579 Original Medicare remote patient monitoring services billed from 2019 to 2024, added two federal inspector general reviews, and share our breakdown of spending, billing codes, use by state, and payment rates through the 2027 proposal.
Hospital at Home Statistics: 2026 Report
This report counts the 361 entries on CMS's October 2026 hospital at home approved list, adds federal and JAMA Network Open data on 15,871 Medicare patients, and shares our breakdown of approvals by state and health system, patient volume, outcomes, and spending after discharge.
Hospital AI Adoption Statistics: 2026 Report
We combined two federal analyses of AHA hospital IT survey data covering 2,080 to 2,425 hospitals a year and share our breakdown of predictive and generative AI adoption by hospital type, EHR developer, use case, and oversight.
Drug Shortage Statistics: 2026 Report
We tracked ASHP drug shortage counts from 2001 to 2026 and share our breakdown of all 69 current FDA shortages by drug class, cause and duration.
Medicare ACO Statistics: 2026 Report
This report follows Medicare Shared Savings Program results from 2012 to 2024 and shares our breakdown by risk track, shared savings, losses and net savings.
Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Denial Rate Statistics: 2026 Report
Denial rates for prior authorization requests at UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Aetna, by Medicare Advantage contract, with how often appeals succeed.
Health System Operating Margin Benchmarks: 2026 Report
We benchmarked US nonprofit hospital operating margins by year, size and largest systems, with the latest 2025 and 2026 medians.
Hospital Price Transparency Compliance Statistics: 2026 Report
How often US hospitals meet federal price transparency rules, and what CMS does when they fall short, from warnings to penalties.
FDA AI Medical Device Approval Statistics: 2026 Report
Every AI-enabled medical device the FDA has authorized, counted by year, specialty and company, with review times and where makers are based.
Medicare AI Reimbursement Statistics: 2026 Report
Medicare's 2026 rates for 39 AI and software billing codes, and how its payments for them have grown since 2023.
Hospital Bad Debt Statistics: 2026 Report
We used Medicare cost reports from 4,373 hospitals to measure the patient bills hospitals write off, by state, type and ownership.
Telehealth Customer Acquisition Cost: 2026 Report
Six publicly traded telehealth companies, compared on marketing spend per new customer and how it has changed since 2024.
No Surprises Act Arbitration Statistics: 2026 Report
Who files federal No Surprises Act arbitration disputes, who wins them, and how results differ by specialty and state.
Voices of Healthcare: 30 People Changing Health Tech (2026)
Thirty founders, researchers and investors whose work is changing how health technology gets built, bought and used.
RCM Outsourcing Pricing Statistics: 2026 Report
Prices for outsourced billing and collections, drawn from 1,184 contracts, proposals and rate cards, by specialty, size and scope of work.
Healthcare SaaS Sales Cycle Length Statistics: 2026 Report
We tracked 1,062 closed health tech deals to see how long sales take, by buyer type, contract size and stage.
Healthcare Staffing Agency Markup Statistics: 2026 Report
Staffing agency markups on nurses and other clinicians, and where the money goes, by clinician type, contract and facility.
EHR Implementation Cost Overrun Statistics: 2026 Report
Budget overruns on 412 EHR rollouts, by organization type and go-live approach, and where the extra money went.
Ambient AI Scribe ROI Statistics: 2026 Report
What ambient AI scribes cost health systems, and how much clinician time and money they give back.