HealthLeaders featured survey data from Clearsense that exposes a familiar healthcare tension: IT leaders know what needs fixing, but organizational priorities don't reflect that knowledge.
The numbers are clear. More than three-quarters of CIOs and IT executives surveyed identify application rationalization as a high priority. Only one in five say their organizations have a working program to address it.
Application sprawl isn't a minor housekeeping issue. Healthcare organizations operate hundreds, often thousands, of applications enterprise-wide. Without clear portfolio management, leadership operates blind to redundancy, waste, and opportunity cost.
The issue isn't recognition. IT leaders understand the problem. The breakdown happens when strategic intent fails to translate into resourced, supported programs with executive backing.
The HealthLeaders piece lays out the findings and what they signal about healthcare IT governance. Worth reading if you're trying to close the gap between what IT sees and what the C-suite funds.
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