Celo and Spark Health today announced that they have signed an agreement to bring Celo’s secure and easy-to-use collaboration solution to healthcare providers across Aotearoa.

Celo will enable Spark Health to offer its customers secure team and patient collaboration services, allowing healthcare providers to seamlessly switch between their preferred communication medium and still maintain clinical notes in a secure and structured manner.

“Spark Health’s clinician-led approach aligns perfectly with our mission at Celo to support the healthcare workforce,” said Steve Vlok, CEO of Celo. “This partnership will allow us to rapidly expand Celo’s reach, making our secure and intuitive collaboration solution more widely available and accessible to healthcare teams across New Zealand. Together, we’re enabling clinicians to easily connect with each other and their patients, moving away from the reliance on less secure tools like WhatsApp, email, and texting, which don’t meet patient privacy standards and are still commonly used across the New Zealand health sector. With Celo, we’re ensuring safe and efficient communication that enhances care delivery and keeps patient information secure.”

The Celo solution was chosen by Spark Health for its comprehensive capabilities, including its use of healthcare-grade encryption to protect patient information, usability within the practice setting (as it offers the ability for clinicians to get support from colleagues instantaneously), scalability, and the flexibility to incorporate the patient via ‘external chat’ in a secure way. The robust suite of features ensures healthcare professionals can make informed medical decisions remotely, bridging the gap between in-person and virtual care.

“At Spark Health, we want to use technology to bring the best healthcare solutions and experiences for clinicians and patients, to help alleviate the burden our health system finds itself under. Celo’s advanced secure messaging platform is a mobile friendly tool that allows healthcare providers to collaborate and communicate effectively between themselves, as well as their patients through a communication channel, similar to what they typically use in their daily lives. We are excited to formalise this partnership and to be able to provide Celo as an additional option for our customers as part of our Mobile Health Eco-system” said John Macaskill-Smith, CEO of Spark Health.

Celo Overview

Celo is a secure collaboration platform for care teams. Celo’s globally compliant platform empowers healthcare teams to communicate efficiently with each other and their patients while upholding the highest standards of data security. The platform requires no training and assures instant onboarding of employees. Founded in New Zealand, Celo now operates globally with offices in Auckland and Seattle. Used by a diverse range of healthcare organizations, from small clinics to busy hospitals, Celo supports teams worldwide, including Doctors Without Borders, who rely on Celo across more than 80 countries. Celo’s mission is to connect healthcare teams globally to provide better care for all. Learn more at www.celohealth.com

Spark Health Overview

Spark Health is a digital services provider dedicated to helping all New Zealanders live healthier lives through the power of technology. Spark Health is part of Spark Business Group, a collective of best-in-class digital specialists here to help unravel the complexities of business challenges and deliver future proof solutions with real results. From connectivity, digital infrastructure and the latest in business hardware, to cloud computing, customer experience (CX) optimisation, data science and artificial intelligence models, we can help your organisation thrive by tapping into tomorrow, today.