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Following the Brussels EHDS interoperability meeting, Black Book's Q2 vendor-agnostic survey identifies Europe's EHDS-ready countries and vendors, and where real-world data exchange still lags

Eight-month payer IT study recognizes Cotiviti's top client-scored achievement in claims editing, payment policy, administrative EDI and provider payment operations as health plans prepare for 2027 claims modernization, transparency and vendor replacement decisions

Black Book's 2026 Canada Digital Health Market Outlook finds a decisive shift from digitization to proof-driven procurement, with Canadian vendors gaining momentum in interoperability, access, AI governance, workflow automation, and sovereign infrastructure

Q2 2026 Black Book payer IT client scores recognize top performance in PA workflow control, UM execution, medical-policy governance, clinical decision support and 2027 readiness

Eight-month payer IT study recognizes top client-scored achievement in one of managed care's highest-return operating categories as health plans tighten 2026-2027 vendor selection around measurable recovery, auditability and unit-cost control

Black Book Research 2026 managed care client scores recognize top category performance across API maturity, data usability, identity resolution, consent-aware exchange and payer workflow activation

2026 hospital and health system client scores identify the top-rated vendor for enterprise identity resolution, patient matching and revenue cycle data-risk reduction

2026 Hospital and Health System Client Scores Recognize EnableComp for Complex Claims Recovery, Payer-Friction Response, Specialty Reimbursement Workflows, AR Resolution and Technology-Enabled Revenue Recovery Execution

Independent Category-Specific KPI Polling Recognizes Client-Reported Performance Across Member Stratification, Care Planning, Clinical Tasking, Care-Team Workflow, Transitions of Care, High-Risk Outreach and Closed-Loop Intervention Workflows

New category-level framework replaces broad vendor scorecards with workflow-specific, provider-validated RCM rankings for hospital finance, revenue cycle, patient access, claims, denials, coding, analytics, automation, AI governance and managed operations.

Independent global healthcare IT intelligence for buyers who need proof before platform commitment.

Independent May 2026 survey of self-identified HFMA-member respondents finds healthcare finance and revenue cycle leaders arriving at AC26 with defined buying priorities, scheduled vendor conversations, and shorter post-conference decision timelines

Black Book Research releases 2026 provider-user RCM trends ahead of HFMA Annual Conference 2026, showing hospitals and health systems moving revenue cycle from billing operations into enterprise financial-control infrastructure

Vendor-agnostic survey of 8,194 verified health plan respondents identifies #1 client satisfaction leaders across payer platforms, software, BPaaS, outsourcing and managed services; highest-demand categories include prior authorization, interoperability, provider data, AI governance, cybersecurity, claims accuracy, quality, risk adjustment and managed services

Download the eight-month Black Book vendor-agnostic managed care client satisfaction study of health plan respondents captures insights from 8,194 U.S. health plan technology users, identifying a sharp shift toward AI controls, data usability, audit evidence, unit-cost accountability and operational performance

Independent qualitative KPIs across 48 RCM categories will help healthcare buyers prove platform performance before purchase\, measuring user experience, functional outcomes, workflow execution, process gains, reimbursement impact, problem-solving value, automation readiness, and AI governance, without vendor influence, sponsorship, subscriptions, or pay-to-participate models.

Proprietary qualitative model evaluates payer technology, managed services, BPaaS, analytics, AI, cybersecurity, interoperability, clinical operations, administrative operations, and transformation partners through verified user experience and operational evidence

Thousands of validated payer IT users and provider finance, business office, RCM and reimbursement professionals contribute category-specific evaluations across 90 healthcare technology and managed services functions

Black Book's 2026 report finds AI-powered claims automation entering a new phase of maturity as physician practices prioritize denial prevention, reimbursement speed, API readiness, compliance, and measurable ROI

New report examines Egypt's healthcare IT modernization, Universal Health Insurance rollout, digital claims, EHR adoption, pharmacy technology, diagnostics, AI, cybersecurity, and vendor landscape

New market intelligence report examines Denmark's digital health infrastructure, EHR optimization, interoperability, AI, cybersecurity, municipal care technology, and healthcare IT vendor landscape through 2030

Q1-Q2 2026 European provider-user Black Book Research survey finds data valorisation, governed secondary use, cohort discovery, trial feasibility and RWE readiness now defining the next generation of hospital EHR/EPR leadership

New survey of HIMSS26 Europe attendees finds patient-flow visibility, cyber recoverability, workflow reliability, interoperability and operational command capability are now viewed as board-level patient-care risks

Recent European hospital incidents, NIS2 accountability, EPR exposure, supplier concentration, and 72-hour downtime weakness are pushing buyers toward clinical-continuity cybersecurity ahead of HIMSS26 Europe

New report analyzes Norway's digital health infrastructure, EHR modernization, national e-health platforms, interoperability, AI, cybersecurity, municipal care technology, and healthcare IT vendor landscape through 2030

Category-specific honors identify client-rated leaders in data-ready EHRs, interoperability, enterprise imaging, cloud, cybersecurity, AI, advisory, analytics, clinical decision support and digital health infrastructure

Pre-HIMSS26 Copenhagen survey of 284 European hospital cybersecurity buyers finds 82% report very high or extreme attack concern as demand shifts to clinical continuity, identity resilience, ransomware recovery, and supplier-risk protection

Black Book Research's Pre-HIMSS26 Europe study of 881 healthcare leaders across 14 countries finds European Health Data Space readiness is now a provider funding, vendor accountability, and data execution challenge

Black Book Research survey of 662 healthcare IT leaders across eight European EMR markets finds post-go-live data-value execution separates top-performing vendors from vendors that sell data transformation better than they deliver it in 2026

New Black Book Research report analyzes Israel's EHR/EMR maturity, national health information exchange, AI in medicine, hospital cybersecurity, wartime continuity, digital mental health, diagnostic IT, population health, and Israel's HIT Top 100 vendor landscape

Black Book Research's new 87-page, 11 month long pediatric technology study names 2026 category leaders across EHR, AI documentation, revenue cycle, virtual care, imaging, pharmacy, throughput, and outsourced support as hospital boards prioritize access, revenue integrity, family experience, adolescent privacy, and resilience

Third report in Black Book's five-month Nurses Week research series warns that prior authorization, denials, formulary barriers, and opaque payer decisions are creating hidden nursing workload, delayed discharges, medication gaps, and patient-safety risk.

Survey of 118 registered nurse managers finds strong conditional readiness for AI, but adoption depends on RN control, auditability, workflow fit, and measurable reduction in duplicate charting in Black Book Nursing Week 2026 series

Black Book Research six month survey of 480 registered nurses finds 78% experienced an unplanned clinical technology outage in the past year, 64% report no recent realistic downtime drill, and 62% lack confidence administering medications safely without eMAR or barcode scanning

New research finds ACO digital infrastructure is shifting from retrospective reporting to risk-bearing operating command centers as payer APIs, APP Plus, care orchestration, and vendor accountability reshape the market

New market report finds Finland's healthcare IT sector has entered a new phase defined by workflow optimization, county-scale platform strategy, diagnostics integration, interoperability, analytics, and practical AI deployment.

New Black Book Research report, based on approximately 1,280 qualified U.S. oncology stakeholders, identifies the top-rated vendors across 16 oncology IT and services categories as reimbursement reform, prior authorization pressure, and precision care complexity reshape oncology operations

New 2026 report finds CEZIH has reached real national scale, with 15 million annual eReferrals, 61 million ePrescriptions, 300,000 daily structured reports, and 1.5 million daily insurance checks driving a new era of competition in workflow, interoperability, diagnostics, and AI readiness.