RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This research was conducted online among individuals in IT, business and clinical roles in acute care facilities/hospitals.•This was a blind data collection effort. Red Hat was not identified as the sponsor of the research.•Qualified respondents received an email from HIMSS Media inviting them to participate in the research. Participants were offered an incentive for completing the survey (opportunity to win one of five $100 Amazon gift cards). •For purposes of this research, Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) are defined as applications that analyze data to help physicians and other healthcare professionals make clinical decisions. A CDSS is an adaptation of the decision support system commonly used to support business management.