304: Boom, bust, or bubble? Rock Health weighs in on digital health funding in 2026

Digital health funding is heating up—but where are the dollars going? And what does it mean for health systems’ digital health strategies?

In this live episode, recorded at Advisory Board’s Research Summit, host Abby Burns sits down with Megan Zweig, President and CEO of Rock Health Advisory, for an update on what’s going on in the world of digital health funding. Together, they unpack what investment activity looks like and explore questions around what constitutes an investable thesis in 2026, how health systems are—or could be—engaging in the startup ecosystem, and what it takes to be a good incubation partner.

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