2026 Interoperability & Integration Award

Connecting systems, unifying care.

The 2026 Interoperability & Integration Award recognizes health technology solutions that strengthen data exchange, system connectivity, and seamless integration across the healthcare ecosystem. This category honors platforms, tools, and initiatives that reduce fragmentation, improve interoperability, and help providers, patients, payers, and health systems work from more complete, connected information.

Who Should Apply

• Companies integrating with EHRs, HIEs, payer systems, or major health platforms
• Developers of secure APIs, FHIR- and HL7-based tools, and integration platforms
• Organizations delivering scalable device, app, or workflow connectivity across care networks
• Teams improving coordination, data accessibility, and cross-system usability in healthcare environments

Why This Award Matters

Interoperability remains one of healthcare’s most important operational and strategic challenges. When systems cannot communicate effectively, organizations face delays, duplicated work, disconnected workflows, and incomplete patient context. Solutions that improve integration can strengthen care coordination, reduce administrative friction, support better decisions, and create a more unified experience across the care journey.

Entry Schedule

• Entries Open: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
• Early Bird Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026
• Final Entry Deadline: Friday, April 3, 2026
• Winners Announced: Monday, April 13, 2026

Entry Fees

• Early Bird Entry: $395
• Regular Entry: $495

Eligibility

• Open to companies, startups, organizations, and teams operating in health technology worldwide
• Eligible entries should demonstrate meaningful progress in interoperability, integration, or health data connectivity
• Submissions should reflect work developed, updated, released, implemented, or announced during the applicable calendar year

What to Submit

• Narrative: Explain the interoperability challenge, your solution, and the healthcare context it addresses
• Impact evidence: Share metrics or proof points tied to efficiency gains, workflow improvements, adoption, or care coordination
• Technical overview: Outline the standards, APIs, architecture, integrations, and security approach behind the solution
• Visuals: Include architecture diagrams, screenshots, workflow visuals, or supporting imagery
• Supporting links: Add case studies, publications, implementation examples, customer stories, or press coverage when available

Judging Criteria

• Connectivity impact: How effectively the solution connects systems, workflows, or data environments
• Innovation: The strength of the technical approach and the originality of the integration strategy
• Adoption and scalability: Readiness for real-world deployment and evidence of practical use
• Trust and security: Secure data exchange, compliance awareness, and confidence in implementation

How to Apply

• Visit the application page
• Provide your narrative, impact evidence, technical overview, visuals, and supporting materials
• Submit your entry by the applicable deadline and complete payment

Contact

Questions? Contact awards@healthtechnode.com.

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