Healthcare C-suite executives are strategically tightening capital investments — and that inevitably translates to greater scrutiny in the health IT purchasing process. Health system and hospital capital investments, in fact, are declining and very few C-suites are expecting significant increases in the next two years, according to Sage Growth Partners’ benchmark survey of 101 C-suite executives.
C-suites are still purchasing technologies to advance strategic priorities. Those include building new markets or revenue streams, advancing patient acquisition, and expanding care access. Further, investments in AI jumped since our 2023 and 2022 surveys.
Download the new report to understand how health IT budgets are changing, C-suites’ current criteria for evaluating health IT solutions, pricing model preferences, ROI expectations—and which technologies executives are planning to invest in next.
Key Findings
41%
of C-suite leaders anticipate their capital investments will be reduced in 2026-2027, 19% say their budget won’t change, while only 5% expect to see an increase of 20%, down from prior years
46%
of C-suite leaders say that funding for new markets or revenue streams is a high priority, up from 34% in 2023 and 32% in 2022
40%
say patient acquisition is among their top priorities, and 40% are investing in patient engagement technologies
57%
of C-suites rank AI-based clinical solutions as their top technology initiative for the next two years, up from 19% in 2023, and 29% rank AI-based administrative solutions within top five technology initiatives, up from 6% in 2023
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