As per the partnership, CCO will use the Backline platform to securely connect the CCO healthcare community. The platform enables real-time communications, including data exchange, via encrypted messaging.
The partnership is the first time the Backline platform has been integrated into an HIE.
“As a health information organization touching every setting across a population of over 4.8 million patients, it has become of vital importance to implement solutions that streamline and enhance in care coordination and hand-off processes,” said Rodolfo Alvarez del Castillo, MD, CCO network director.
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