Becker's Healthcare June 25, 2025
Health system executives are increasingly prioritizing cost transparency and internal alignment when choosing health IT vendors, a June 25 report from KLAS Research found.
KLAS’ “Executive Voices” report reflects feedback from more than 1,000 C-suite leaders, including CEOs, CFOs, CIOs and CMIOs. The report highlights growing frustration with unclear pricing, poor cross-department coordination, and technology that fails to support systemwide goals.
Here are five key findings from the report:
- Across leadership roles, the report found that unclear pricing models and inflexible cost structures often lead organizations to drop or avoid certain vendors.
- CFOs in particular called out vendors that “overcomplicate ROI tracking” and introduce hidden fees. CIOs and COOs also said that rigid pricing delayed critical upgrades and expansion...







