# Healthcare digital transformation stalls when teams stay disconnected

By MarketScale Newsroom · Published 2026-07-15 · Healthcare on MarketScale
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> More than 70% of healthcare executives call digital transformation a top priority, yet fragmented communication and information silos keep limiting results.

## Key points

- Over 70% of healthcare executives prioritize digital transformation.
- Fragmented communication and information silos limit progress.
- Effective integration is crucial for successful digital initiatives.

More than 70% of healthcare executives identify digital transformation as a top strategic priority, according to Deloitte's 2025 Global Health Care Executive Outlook. Hospitals and health systems have responded with significant investment in electronic health records, AI-assisted diagnostics, remote patient monitoring, and cloud infrastructure. The technology footprint is growing. The operational returns, in many organizations, are not keeping pace.

## The gap between deployment and adoption

The core problem is not the technology itself. It is what happens after go-live. Clinicians, administrators, and frontline staff routinely switch between multiple disconnected applications to find a single piece of patient or policy information. Each tool-switch introduces friction, and that friction compounds across a shift, a department, and a health system.

Information silos are the structural consequence. A physician may have access to an EHR but no reliable channel to receive an updated care protocol from administration. A nurse on a floor may lack the same mobile access to policy documents that a desk-based manager has. These gaps are not technology gaps, they are connectivity gaps, and buying more software does not close them.

AgilityPortal's analysis of the issue, written by Jill Romford and published in late June 2026, frames the problem directly: successful digital transformation in healthcare requires technology, people, and processes working together. Technology functions as an enabler, not an outcome. When the people layer is skipped, the investment delivers less than projected.

## Sources

- [Deloitte 2025 Global Health Care Executive Outlook](https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/health-care/life-sciences-and-health-care-industry-outlooks/2025-global-health-care-executive-outlook.html) (Deloitte Insights)
- [Healthcare Digital Transformation Isn't Just About Digital Technology — It's About Connected Teams](https://agilityportal.io/blog/healthcare-digital-transformation-connected-teams) (AgilityPortal)

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