In an HFMA survey of 233 health systems in 2025, nearly 80% said an existing vendor, or a firm partnered with one, would have a significant advantage over a new vendor looking to pilot AI.
~80%
of 233 health systems said existing vendors and their partners would have a significant advantage over new vendors in AI pilots
In an HFMA survey of 233 health systems in 2025, nearly 80% said an existing vendor, or a firm partnered with one, would have a significant advantage over a new vendor looking to pilot AI.
In the same survey, 70% of health systems said they would be more comfortable sharing data to power AI models with existing vendor partners.
Source: Health system adoption of AI outpaces internal governance and strategy (opens in a new tab), Press release, fifth paragraph; closing paragraph for the survey size and dates. Verified October 2026.
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Sources for the figures above: HFMA, Health system adoption of AI outpaces internal governance and strategy (press release, August 14, 2025) (opens in a new tab); MGMA Stat, AI governance in medical group practices: Rules for the humans in the loop (January 21, 2026) (opens in a new tab); mgma.com (opens in a new tab); HFMA, The healthcare C-suite of the future: From AI to ROI (2025) (opens in a new tab).
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Source: AI governance in medical group practices: Rules for the humans in the loop.
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Sources for the figures above: MGMA Stat, AI governance in medical group practices: Rules for the humans in the loop (January 21, 2026) (opens in a new tab); HFMA, The healthcare C-suite of the future: From AI to ROI (2025) (opens in a new tab).
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