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Why This Is the Moment for Application Rationalization

Written by Clearsense | June 24, 2026

 

HIStalk features CEO, Jason Rose,  Readers Write blog highlighting how application rationalization is now a strategic priority for health systems — with implications for cost reduction, cybersecurity, data governance and AI readiness.
 

Application rationalization is no longer a cleanup project — it is a strategic enterprise discipline with direct implications for cost reduction, cybersecurity, and AI readiness. Yet despite 76% of CIOs calling it critical, only one in five health systems have a program in place. The cost of inaction is no longer distributed and easy to ignore — and the health systems that build a repeatable, disciplined approach now will be the ones best positioned to innovate.

 

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