In an ongoing effort by the State of Ohio to build out their health information exchange, CliniSync, the West Central Health Information Exchange has agreed to contract with the Ohio Health Information Partnership, a public-private nonprofit comprising of Ohio medical boards and associations. The joint effort will ensure connectivity for six hospitals, an integrated healthcare services organization and two labs with local physicians and other healthcare providers in rural communities. "We think it’s essential that communities drive this because the majority of healthcare is obtained within a certain geography, and that geography is different for each community," commented the CEO of the Partnership.

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