Disjointed legacy health IT systems, proprietary data silos, privacy constraints, disparate policy hurdles spanning regulations, physician credentialing barriers, and reimbursement structures all hinder digital health adoption velocity versus other industries. Many care venues simply lack the scale, technological expertise, or collaborative spirit (with competitors) to catalyze transformation alone. This fragmentation dilutes the coordination and investment essential for pushing disruptive implementations mainstream. But strides made amid recent public health crises signal the environment may be reaching its tipping point.