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Most health systems lack tools for vendor-agnostic interoperability: Survey

03/25/2026|Source Author|

Health IT leaders increasingly see vendor consolidation as central to achieving interoperability, but most organizations lack the tools to fully realize it, a March 24 survey from CliniComp found.

The findings are based on a survey of CIOs conducted by the CHIME Foundation and released by CliniComp. The survey examined how health system leaders view interoperability, including current capabilities, barriers to adoption and expected outcomes.

Here are five key findings from the survey:

  1. Nearly 90% of respondents said vendor consolidation is critical to their interoperability strategy, while 16% reported their core electronic health record systems currently support vendor-agnostic interoperability.
  2. Cost and vendor-related challenges emerged as the most significant barriers. About 47% of respondents cited the expense of initial and ongoing integration, while 42% pointed to vendor unwillingness and delays. Many organizations still rely on customized or add-on solutions to bridge integration gaps, the survey found.
  3. The survey also highlighted how fragmented data environments continue to hinder progress. Nearly half of respondents, 47%, said their organizations have the necessary data, but it remains siloed across disconnected systems. Many view interoperability not as foundational infrastructure, but as a project layered on top of existing systems.
  4. Despite these challenges, respondents expressed a clear understanding of interoperability’s potential benefits. About 58% cited improved care coordination as a key outcome, while 37% pointed to improved patient safety, reduced medical errors or lower costs and duplication.
  5. CIOs from hospitals with more than 500 beds reported they are still unable to fully participate in all four core domains of interoperability: sending, receiving, finding and integrating data.

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