Most CIOs want AI embedded in EHRs: Report

A growing number of health system chief information officers are prioritizing AI to ease administrative burdens and improve care, according to a survey released July 16 by CliniComp and the CHIME Foundation.

The survey gathered responses from CIOs at hospitals and health systems.

Here are five things to know from the survey:

1. Eighty-one percent of respondents identified automating administrative tasks as one of their top three reasons for integrating AI into their IT strategy.
2. Other common priorities included enhancing clinical decision support (70%) and improving revenue cycle management (59%).
3. Forty-eight percent said it is “extremely important” that AI tools be natively embedded within their electronic health record system rather than relying on third-party add-ons.
4. More than half of CIOs surveyed (54%) said documentation burdens — such as note-taking, ambient listening and dictation — are the top challenges they want AI to help address.
5. In terms of interoperability, 32% of CIOs rated AI-driven data sharing and care coordination as “extremely important,” while the remaining 68% viewed it as “somewhat important.” No respondents said it was unimportant.