Becker's Healthcare January 2, 2026
Laura Dyrda

As health systems enter 2026, digital transformation is no longer measured by how many tools are deployed or how quickly they go live. With capital constrained and margins still under pressure, executive teams are becoming far more disciplined about how they define success and far less tolerant of technology that fails to change day-to-day work.

Across interviews with clinical, operational, revenue cycle and digital leaders, a clear pattern has emerged: the most trusted signals of ROI are behavioral, not technical. Here are 10 things health system C-suites are watching most closely this year, based on interviews with 55 health system IT, clinical and revenue cycle leaders.

1. Deep and broad adoption. C-suites still care about adoption, but they are moving...

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