MedCity News January 22, 2026
Katie Adams

Bessemer Venture Partners predicts that 2026 will be a breakout year for healthcare AI, driven by increased adoption of clinical AI, a new class of AI-first value-based care companies, and the emerging digital health category of data infrastructure tools.

The healthcare AI world will likely undergo another year of rapid transformation in 2026, colored by fast-moving experimentation and adoption, according to a report published this week by Bessemer Venture Partners.

“This has been, since ‘21, one of the most exciting times in our industry. There is an reinvigorated interest and excitement about the role that technology can play in healthcare. Before, we were very limited in terms of what we were capable of with technology, and therefore we needed...

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