Latin America advances health data sharing with openEHR adoption, while the U.S. lags in implementation.

Latin America is rapidly advancing health data interoperability by adopting openEHR as a national standard, with Brazil leading at 71% hospital adoption and national endorsement, while Mexico and Chile pilot the system in 43% of hospitals. Interoperability is the top IT priority for 68% of Latin American CIOs through 2027, driven by vendor lock-in concerns and cross-border care needs. In contrast, U.S. providers remain largely in early TEFCA and openEHR pilot stages. openEHR enables persistent, semantically rich health records supporting AI and analytics, differing from the U.S. FHIR-focused exchange model. Global momentum grows as Europe’s Health Data Space policy supports adoption, and major tech firms join the openEHR consortium.