Report by Omega Systems
2026 Healthcare IT Landscape Report
Key Findings
63% of healthcare practices do not continuously monitor their digital supply chains.
31% of healthcare practices are still running on legacy systems that cannot contain a breach quickly once it starts.
52% of healthcare practices have no managed security service provider (MSSP).
39% of healthcare practices manage cybersecurity entirely in-house.
23% of healthcare practices describe their technology as antiquated.
42% of healthcare practices that partner with an MSSP report better access to managed threat detection and response.
35% of healthcare practices that partner with an MSSP report better access to next-generation firewalls.
70% of healthcare leaders are confident in their vendors' cybersecurity posture.
62% of healthcare practices treat cybersecurity and compliance as a technical line item rather than a patient-safety priority.
More than 8 in 10 healthcare practices have gaps in their recovery plans.
61% of healthcare practices expect a fatal cyberattack within five years.
60% of healthcare leaders have self-attested to HIPAA compliance despite known, unpatched vulnerabilities.
If a healthcare practice's EMR goes down due to a cyberattack, loss of access to patient histories and medication lists creates malpractice liabilities in 47% of cases.
If a healthcare practice's EMR goes down due to a cyberattack, temporary or permanent practice closure occurs in 25% of cases.
85% of healthcare practices experienced at least one operational disruption caused by a third-party or vendor-of-a-vendor failure in the past 12 months.
76% of healthcare practices say they are not ready for the proposed 2026 HIPAA Security Rule.
93% of healthcare practices are already using AI in patient-facing and administrative workflows.