TLDR:
- Investors are prioritizing scalable, proven models in healthcare IT for 2025.
- Investor confidence in unproven AI solutions, traditional EHR systems, standalone health apps, and untested digital health solutions is waning.
Black Book Highlights What’s Hot and What’s Not for 2025 in Healthcare IT Investments
Black Book’s 2025 survey of over 1,160 key figures in venture capital, private equity, and healthcare banking highlights key trends and investment priorities for the coming year. Investors are shifting their focus towards scalable, proven models in healthcare IT, particularly in areas such as AI and digital health. The survey also reveals areas that are losing investor confidence, including unproven AI solutions, traditional EHR systems, standalone health apps, and untested digital health solutions.
What’s Not:
Investors are increasingly prioritizing scalable innovations in healthcare IT for guaranteed return on investment in 2025. However, confidence in unproven AI solutions is declining, with 71% of respondents expressing skepticism. Additionally, investments in traditional EHR systems, standalone health apps, and AI-driven diagnostic tools are being passed over due to lack of innovation, integration challenges, and scalability issues.
What’s Hot:
There is a growing demand for digital health solutions to demonstrate measurable outcomes, with investors focusing on technologies that provide strong evidence of their impact on patient care. Areas expected to attract significant investments in 2025 include AI and machine learning, cloud computing, cybersecurity, edge computing, and quantum computing. Healthcare IT investments that continue to be deemed safe include non-routine telehealth, remote patient monitoring, clinical decision support, interoperability, and data analytics.
