Vorro Report: Healthcare Connectivity Solved, Visibility Is Next Crisis
A new report by Vorro indicates that healthcare has achieved system connectivity, but highlights operational visibility as the next crucial challenge. Data flow issues are often discovered only after disruptions occur.
Vorro has released its Q2 2026 Connectivity Report, analyzing the current state of healthcare data interoperability and integration. The report concludes that while healthcare organizations have largely solved the challenge of connecting systems, a new critical issue has emerged: operational visibility.
Utilizing data from Vorro's platform, which processes over 15 million daily transactions, and supplementing it with public market research, the report identifies why organizations continue to discover workflow failures only after disruptions. "The integration layer is no longer the bottleneck," stated Andrew Baker, CEO of Vorro. "The challenge has shifted to the operational side, requiring confidence that critical data flows reliably through increasingly complex systems."
Key findings reveal significant inefficiencies. Over 70% of referrals still move through fax or paper-based workflows, and 56% of health systems rely on manual processes for prior authorization and eligibility verification. Additionally, 96% of hospitals report substantial barriers to effective health information exchange.
The report suggests that healthcare's digital transformation will increasingly focus on operationalizing existing integrations through proactive monitoring, governance, and automation. "Organizations need greater confidence in the integrations they already depend on daily," Baker emphasized. "Those leading the next decade of transformation will be able to see, monitor, and optimize the systems already running their business."
Referral management exemplifies the "Healthcare Visibility Gap." Despite investments in digital systems, many referrals still rely on unreliable channels, leading to delayed care access and increased administrative burdens. Vorro posits that operational visibility is becoming as essential as interoperability itself.