Community Connect, also referred to as Community Alignment, enables a larger healthcare system to extend their enterprise electronic health record (EHR) system to smaller organizations in the community – resulting in the practice or hospital having access to a more integrated and robust EHR. As the needs for patient engagement, care coordination, and interoperability grow, the need to extend the capabilities of your EHR to community hospitals, clinics, and physician practices benefit both the community and the patient. Additionally, Community Connect has helped with the development of many Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) by providing for easier data collection and metrics reporting.