The Power Behind Vim Connect: How Innovation Scales in Healthcare
In our first two posts in our Vim Connect series, we explored the why behind Vim Connect–the need for a simpler, smarter way to bring innovation into care team workflows–and the what of the platform–a unified ecosystem that connects developers, providers, and patients through a shared workflow layer.
Now, let’s dig into the how: how Vim Connect actually works, and how it turns great ideas into real impact at the point of care.
Integration Isn’t Innovation
Health tech innovators spend months navigating EHR integrations, only to hit technical barriers, slow approvals, or workflow mismatches that stall adoption. Even when a new tool makes it to market, it often lives outside the clinical moment, requiring extra clicks, extra logins, and extra time providers simply don’t have.
Vim Connect was built to change that. It removes the bottlenecks between innovation and adoption so healthcare technology can move as fast as healthcare needs to.
The How: A Platform That Does the Heavy Lifting
Vim Connect simplifies integration and adoption complexities so innovators can focus on what matters: building products that improve care. Here’s how it works.
1. Build Once with Vim’s Developer Platform
Vim Connect provides a single SDK and set of APIs that let developers build and embed directly into multiple EHRs. Instead of reinventing the wheel for each system, you integrate once and deploy anywhere within Vim’s expanding network of EHRs and clinics. The SDK offers deep access to patient, encounter, referral, order, and claim context, workflow events, and write-back capabilities so apps can do meaningful work right inside the EHR.
2. Test and Launch with Confidence
A built-in sandbox lets health tech teams build, test, and iterate safely before going live. Whether your app needs patient context, workflow triggers, or real-time updates, you can see exactly how it performs in the flow of care. Once ready, Vim’s compliance and security infrastructure, including HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST certifications, will enable your app to meet enterprise-grade standards.
3. Distribute and Scale Through the Vim Connect Marketplace
The Vim Connect Marketplace is where innovation meets adoption. Apps built on Vim Connect are discoverable directly inside the EHR, visible to more than 50,000 care team members across Vim’s growing network. Providers can find, compare, and activate tools in just a few clicks, with no separate sales process or integration required.
4. Deliver Real Value in the Workflow
Once activated, apps appear exactly where care happens. They inherit patient context, surface insights at the right moment, and blend seamlessly into existing workflows. No tab switching, no disruption, just smarter, faster, more connected care.
The Impact: From Idea to Action
When apps live where care happens, everyone wins.
- Developers ship faster, scale wider, and reach care teams instantly.
- Providers get access to trusted, embedded tools that simplify their day-to-day work.
- Patients benefit from more coordinated, informed, and efficient care.
Developers are using Vim Connect to power AI scribes, automate chart retrieval, improve patient affordability, streamline revenue cycle operations, and more. Each new app expands the ecosystem, creating a ripple effect that brings innovation directly to the point of care.
The Bigger Picture: Building the Infrastructure for Real-World Healthcare
Vim Connect is the infrastructure healthcare has been waiting for. By abstracting away the complexity of EHR integration and creating a shared foundation for workflow innovation, Vim Connect makes it possible for the best ideas to reach the front lines of care quickly, securely, and at scale.
