Research
Statistics, market reports, and magazine lists on healthcare software and services.
Nursing Home Staffing Statistics: 2026 Report
We analyzed 12,023,011 daily staffing records that US nursing homes filed with CMS for the second quarter of 2018 to 2026 and share our breakdown of nurse hours per resident, homes meeting staffing benchmarks, contract staff use, state levels, and turnover.
Physician Shortage Statistics: 2026 Report
This report draws on federal shortage area designations as of September 30, 2026 and HRSA and AAMC projections and shares our breakdown of the physician shortage by year, specialty, type of shortage area, rural status, and state.
Medicare Telehealth Statistics: 2026 Report
We tallied 37,324 rows of CMS claims data on traditional Medicare patients from early 2020 to early 2026 and share our breakdown of telehealth use by year and quarter, rural and urban home, patient group, and state.
Healthcare Workplace Violence Statistics: 2026 Report
This report uses federal injury survey tables covering private employers in 2021 to 2024 and shares our breakdown of violent-act injuries by industry, health care setting, and job, the change between survey periods, and time away from work.
Hottest Healthcare Startups (November 2026)
We tracked funding rounds, growth figures, and product launches from healthcare startups between September 22 and October 27, 2026 and share our eight picks, with each company's round, backers, and what to watch next.
Hottest Healthcare Industry Investors (November 2026)
This list follows healthcare rounds announced between September 22 and October 27, 2026 and profiles eight partners who led or backed them, with each investor's deal, firm, and the thesis behind the bet.
Healthcare Founders to Watch (November 2026)
Drawing on funding announcements and company-reported growth from September 22 to October 27, 2026, this list profiles ten less-known founders, with each one's company, latest round or growth figure, and background.
Healthcare AI Companies to Watch (November 2026)
We collected funding rounds, growth figures, and launches from healthcare AI companies between September 22 and October 27, 2026 and share ten picks across admissions, compliance, staffing, radiology, clinical search, and documentation.
Patient Portal Statistics: 2026 Report
This report draws on seven waves of a federal survey of US adults from 2014 to 2024 and portal message rates from 140 million patient records, and shares our breakdown of portal adoption, caregiver and app access, portals per person, and message volume.
Labor and Delivery Unit Closure Statistics: 2026 Report
We compared three national closure counts covering 5,019 hospitals since 2010, 144 rural units closed since 2020, and 96 closures reported since 2024, and share our breakdown of closures by year and state, hospitals without obstetric care, and rural units at risk.
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 (November 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.