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Healthcare is under pressure. Its buyers are more careful than ever.

Hospitals and health systems are working through thin margins, Medicaid cuts, staff shortages and a rush to adopt AI. For the companies that sell to them, that means bigger committees, tougher proof and slower decisions. Coral Blue Data gives healthcare vendors the data to find the right accounts, reach the whole buying group and turn interest into pipeline.

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health-system.network Home & post-acute+31% Outpatient & ASCs+20% Virtual care1 in 5 visits Hospitals+7% Emergency+6% CMOClinical CNONursing VACValue CFOFinance CIOIT SCMSupply
$5.28T

US national health spending in 2024, about $15,474 per person

1.9%

Median US hospital operating margin, year to date

86,000

Projected US physician shortage by 2036

75%

of US health systems now use at least one AI application

Healthcare market overview

Where healthcare demand is moving next

The US healthcare market is huge — health spending is projected to reach 20.3% of GDP by 2033, up from 17.6% in 2023. But growth is shifting away from the hospital bed toward outpatient sites, the home and virtual care.

New sites, new buyers. ASCs, clinics, home health and virtual care bring decision-makers that older account lists miss.

Consolidated buying. 70% of community hospitals are now part of a health system, so decisions often sit at system level.

What changed for healthcare sellers

How healthcare buying used to work vs. today

Selling to a physician champion and waiting for a signature no longer works. Purchases now pass through finance, value analysis, IT and security — and each one can stall the deal.

THE APPROVAL PATH TODAY Clinician $Finance VACValue analysis ITIT & security Contract stall?stall? Each gate is a different person …with different questions you need to answer first
How it used to workToday's reality
Win one physician championEngage clinical, finance, VAC, IT and procurement together
Sell features and clinical preferenceLead with cost savings, staff time and outcome evidence
Target hospitals onlyFollow care into ASCs, clinics, home health and virtual care
Sell to each facility separatelyMap system-level buyers across consolidated networks
Field reps carry the relationshipReach busy clinicians through digital and account-based programmes
Contact lists updated once a yearContinuous refresh as clinicians and affiliations change

Healthcare segments

The healthcare markets we help you sell into

Each part of healthcare has its own buyers, budgets and pressures. Precision starts with knowing which segment you're really selling to.

Physician groups & practices

Independent and system-owned practices across primary and specialty care.

Physicians · practice managers · medical directors

Hospitals & health systems

Acute-care hospitals, academic medical centres and multi-hospital systems — the largest budgets and the biggest buying committees in healthcare.

CEOs · CFOs · CMOs · CNOs · VACs · supply chain · CIOs

Ambulatory surgery & outpatient

ASCs, imaging centres, urgent care and outpatient clinics — where procedure volumes are growing fastest.

Administrators · medical directors · materials managers

Post-acute, home & long-term care

Home health, hospice, skilled nursing and senior living — the fastest-growing care setting through 2036.

Administrators · DONs · operators

Pharma & life sciences

Drug makers, biotech and CROs — as buyers and as partners to providers.

Commercial · medical affairs · R&D

Digital health & virtual care

Telehealth, remote monitoring and digital therapeutics providers.

Founders · product · clinical ops

Rural & community hospitals

Critical access and community hospitals facing the sharpest funding pressure.

CEOs · CFOs · DONs

How we help

A growth flywheel for healthcare: data → demand → leads

In healthcare, data, demand generation and lead generation only work when they build on each other. Each turn of the wheel makes the next one more precise.

Pipeline compounds 1 · Datamap the market 2 · Demandreach the committee 3 · Leadsbook & learn
01

Data — know your healthcare market

// which facilities, which people, which system?

Map your TAM by facility type, bed size, region and parent health system. Identify every role in the buying committee and keep CRM records current as clinicians move.

02

Demand generation — earn the committee's attention

// how do we stay visible through long cycles?

Run account-based campaigns, webinars and events with evidence for clinicians, ROI for finance and security answers for IT.

03

Lead generation — start the right conversations

// who should we meet this week?

Turn engaged accounts into verified, prioritised prospects and book meetings with decision-makers, not gatekeepers — then feed results back into targeting.

Coral Blue Data provides the healthcare data layer — accounts, contacts, enrichment and hygiene — that powers your demand and lead generation, in-house or with your agency.

Buyer personas

Who we help in the healthcare market

Pick a persona to see the problems they face today, and how data, demand generation and lead generation help solve them.

The MedTech Marketer

VP Marketing · Medical device & equipment manufacturer

"Clinicians love our device. Then it disappears into the value analysis committee for six months."
Sells toHospitals, IDNs & ASCs
Measured onPipeline, win rate
Linked trends01 · 05

What they're up against

VACs scrutinise price and clinical evidence
Supply costs and tariffs make buyers cautious
Procedures moving to outpatient sites they don't cover

How we help

DData

Map surgeons, department heads, VAC members and supply chain at target hospitals and ASCs by specialty and bed size.

GDemand gen

Run ABM to the whole committee: outcome evidence for clinicians, cost cases for finance and supply chain.

LLead gen

Give reps verified contacts at fast-growing outpatient sites and system-level buyers to open new territory.

What changes:
Fewer stalled VAC reviewsOutpatient pipelineSystem-level deals

Personas are illustrative composites of common healthcare go-to-market roles, not specific individuals.

The healthcare buying group

Who decides at each stage of a healthcare purchase

Different people lead at different stages. Effective demand and lead generation reaches each of them when their voice matters most.

STAGE 1

Identify need

"What problem are we trying to fix?"

Clinicians & nurse managersDepartment heads

Reach them with: clinical education, peer case studies, events

STAGE 2

Clinical review

"Does it work for our patients and staff?"

CMO / CNOMedical directors

Reach them with: outcome evidence, workflow demos

STAGE 3

Value analysis

"Is it worth the cost — and is it safe?"

Value analysis committeeIT, security & compliance

Reach them with: cost comparisons, security documentation

STAGE 4

Approve & contract

"Can we afford it — and who signs?"

CEO / CFOSupply chain & procurement

Reach them with: ROI case, references, contract clarity

Tip: select a stage to focus on who leads it.

ExecutiveClinical leadersFront-line cliniciansValue analysisIT & securityProcurement

FAQs

Healthcare industry FAQs

Q1What are the biggest challenges facing the healthcare industry today?

Thin hospital operating margins, federal Medicaid reductions that hit rural and safety-net hospitals hardest, physician and nurse shortages, rising supply and drug costs, persistent cyber risk and pressure to adopt AI with measurable returns.

Q2How big is the US healthcare market?

The US spent $5.28 trillion on healthcare in 2024. Health spending is projected to reach 20.3% of GDP by 2033, up from 17.6% in 2023.

Q3How do these trends affect companies that sell to healthcare?

Buyers are more cautious and more people are involved. Expect longer cycles, closer review by value analysis committees and finance, and a stronger need to prove cost savings, revenue protection or staff time saved.

Q4What is a value analysis committee?

A multidisciplinary group inside a hospital or health system that reviews new products, supplies and equipment for clinical value, cost and evidence before they're approved for purchase.

Q5What is demand generation in healthcare marketing?

Building awareness and preference among target healthcare organisations before they're ready to buy — through account-based campaigns, content, webinars and events aimed at clinical, financial and IT stakeholders.

Q6How is lead generation different from demand generation?

Demand generation creates interest across your market. Lead generation captures and qualifies specific people and accounts ready for a sales conversation. In healthcare, both depend on accurate data about who belongs in your market.

Q7How do you market to hospitals and health systems?

Map target accounts and their full buying committee, tailor messages by role — evidence for clinicians, ROI for finance, integration and security for IT — and stay visible through long evaluation cycles.

Q8How does Coral Blue Data support healthcare demand and lead generation?

We supply the healthcare data foundation — account and contact data plus enrichment, cleansing and verification — that your marketing, sales or agency teams use to target campaigns and outreach precisely.

Build a healthcare go-to-market that fits today's market

Tell us who you sell to and what you're trying to grow. We'll show you the healthcare accounts and buying groups that fit, and how to put that data to work in your demand and lead generation.

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