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athenahealth Selects Mashery to Advance Openness and Innovation in Health Care

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athenahealth Selects Mashery to Advance Openness and Innovation in Health Care

API toolkit will make it easy for developers to create web and mobile apps and improve the way patient care is coordinated, delivered and reimbursed

WATERTOWN, Mass. & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– athenahealth, Inc. (NAS: ATHN) , a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, today announced the Company is working with Mashery to provide new web-services-based APIs (application programming interfaces) for the health care IT developer community. These new offerings strengthen partner access to athenahealth’s More Disruption Please (MDP) program, an initiative that brings together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, developers, academics, and others who believe in breeding innovation and stoking disruption as a means to overcome the staid and broken processes within health care.

Through its work with Mashery, the world’s leading provider of API management technology and services, athenahealth is unleashing turn-key connectivity to its cloud-based platform of HIT services and to its existing network of about 40,000 providers nationwide. This massive, open API initiative offers innovators an onramp to develop best-of-breed, HIPAA-compliant health care applications that can be easily introduced and integrated within health care provider workflows.

“With Mashery, we are yet again putting a stake in the cloud; we’re lowering the point of entry for the best and brightest across the technology community to plug into our network, to engage our captive audience of tens of thousands of providers, and to innovate on their behalf. Come! Help us disrupt and improve health care,” said Jonathan Bush, CEO and chairman, athenahealth. “athenahealth is building a cloud-based, information backbone—similar to what Amazon.com is for consumers, our platform will serve as a one-stop shop for providers seeking solutions to help them meet clinical and business goals. Unlike traditional HIT vendors that operate in closed silos and are unwilling to connect beyond their existing client base, we are all about openness.”

Kyle Armbrester, director of Business Development and head of More Disruption Please at athenahealth, added: “We are modernizing health care IT in a big way with Mashery by streamlining connectivity to our platform, and allowing the developer community to plug in and innovate. We’re providing the data and knowledge from our cloud-based network, a captive audience for developers to innovate for, and an online sandbox to do it all in. The bottom line is that there’s not enough innovation in health care; by

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athenahealth Partners with iTriage to Link Patients with Nearby Providers

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athenahealth Partners with iTriage to Link Patients with Nearby Providers

Leaders in health care innovation empower patients to find care information and schedule treatment via the cloud

WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– athenahealth, Inc. (NAS: ATHN) , a leading provider of cloud-based electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination services to medical groups and health systems, today announced a partnership with iTriage, one amongst a series of More Disruption Please (MDP) collaboration agreements. Together, the companies will work to link athenahealth’s growing network of about 40,000 health care providers with the more than eight million consumers who have turned to iTriage to learn more about medical problems and find nearby treatment.

Recognized as one of the top mobile health care apps, iTriage goes beyond clinical investigation for the consumer by aligning patients’ medical needs with relevant information and access to appropriate and available care. iTriage gives consumers a tool to research symptoms, explore causes, locate a nearby provider, and book an appointment.

“iTriage is a powerful tool for both patients and providers. It connects patients in need with caregivers who can treat their ailments quickly and effectively,” said Jonathan Bush, CEO and Chairman, athenahealth. “Our work with iTriage is indicative of the value we will keep introducing to health care through the More Disruption Please program. As we work to be medical caregivers’ most trusted service, we’ll continue to innovate and build partnerships that create mutually beneficial synergies for providers and patients, introduce new efficiencies to care coordination, and nurture and enable patient engagement.”

athenahealth is a cloud-based services company that has set out to build an information backbone to help make health care work as it should. Through the scalability of the cloud and innovative nature of the More Disruption Please program, athenahealth is focused on growing the number of services it delivers to help providers thrive in the face of industry change and pressure. By partnering with iTriage, athenahealth providers* will be able to link their schedules to prospective patients who are looking for related care services via the iTriage app or web platform.

Peter Hudson, M.D., CEO and co-founder, iTriage said: “We are excited to partner with athenahealth to expand the number of providers listed in the iTriage app. Our millions of users are empowered patients who desire choice and flexibility in selecting care. The more physicians we’re able to sign onto iTriage …read more
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athenahealth Completes Acquisition of Epocrates

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athenahealth Completes Acquisition of Epocrates

Companies combine forces to redefine physicians’ point-of-care mobile experience and toolset

WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– athenahealth, Inc. (NAS: ATHN) , a leading provider of cloud-based electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination services to medical groups and health systems, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Epocrates, mobile health pioneer and developer of the most-widely adopted, point-of-care medical application among U.S. physicians.

Combining forces, athenahealth and Epocrates set out to be the best in the world at helping caregivers make decisions with confidence and efficiency in the moments of care. By leveraging Epocrates’ mobile expertise with knowledge and data from athenahealth’s cloud-based network, the combined company is uniquely positioned to introduce new mobile workflows and applications to fuel the delivery of high-value information to the clinical community when, where, and how they want it. Additionally, this acquisition accelerates athenahealth’s access to the clinician market, growing its current provider base of 40,000 to include the more than one million clinicians on the Epocrates network.

“Epocrates is king at supporting physicians at the point-of-care when immensely consequential clinical decisions are being made and additional clinical insight is needed,” said Jonathan Bush, Chairman and CEO of athenahealth, Inc. “The brand awareness, familiarity, and trust that Epocrates has garnered among U.S. physicians is inspiring and aligns with our mission to be medical caregivers’ most trusted service. We are committed to preserving the mobile experience that Epocrates has instilled at the point-of-care and will work to make mobility in health care even more meaningful through the introduction of workflows and capabilities that haven’t yet been part of the caregiver mobile toolset.”

Find out today what more than one million health care professionals already have—download the Epocrates app for free on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or Blackberry (www.epocrates.com/mobile). To learn more about the Epocrates and athenahealth brand and shared vision, please visit: www.athenahealth.com/epoc.

About athenahealth

athenahealth, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based Best in KLAS electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination services to medical groups and health systems. athenahealth’s mission is to be the most trusted service to medical care givers, helping them do well doing the right thing. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com or call 888-652-8200.

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athenahealth's Cloud-Based Services Platform, athenaNet®, Now Certified for Cerner Interoperability

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athenahealth’s Cloud-Based Services Platform, athenaNet®, Now Certified for Cerner Interoperability

Integrated platforms designed to improve health data exchange and care outcomes for providers

WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– athenahealth, Inc. (NAS: ATHN) , a leading provider of cloud-based electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination services to medical groups and health systems, today announced that Cerner has certified athenaNet®, athenahealth’s suite of cloud-based services, for interoperability with the Cerner network. athenaNet is comprised of four core cloud-based services: athenaClinicals® (EHR); athenaCollector® (practice management); athenaCommunicator® (care coordination); and athenaClaritySM (analytics). The Cerner Interoperability Certification Program is designed to create integrated platforms that transform health and care delivery by enabling health systems, hospitals, and practices to achieve their health information exchange goals and improve outcomes.

Through the Cerner Interoperabilty Certification Program, athenahealth will be able to exchange clinical, financial, and administrative data between athenaNet and Cerner solutions, offering greater flexibility to providers who need to coordinate care and exchange information outside their hospital walls and via different EHR vendors. The Cerner certification process verified that athenaNet is interoperable with the Cerner network by providing electronic data exchange using Cerner’s architecture and communication protocols. athenaNet was awarded “Gold” level certification—the highest level available—based on Cerner’s review criteria, which evaluate nearly 100 data points covering interoperability, standards-based methodology, resource availability, and leadership initiatives.

“Breaking down information silos across health care is hugely important and one of many responsibilities facing the collective EHR community. The Cerner certification is another step we’re taking towards being a truly open, cloud-based platform that helps providers thrive in the face of industry change,” said Jonathan Bush, CEO and Chairman, athenahealth. “We will continue to support every initiative there is to unlock closed systems across health care and believe anything less stifles care coordination across the many places patients ought to be able to receive care. In order to do their jobs well, providers need unencumbered access to clinical, financial, and administrative information. This certification ultimately means that those using Cerner and athenahealth can do that, while maintaining the highest standards of data quality.”

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athenahealth Chief Technology Officer Appointed to HIT Standards Committee

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athenahealth Chief Technology Officer Appointed to HIT Standards Committee

Jeremy Delinsky named by HHS Secretary Sebelius to fill “innovator” seat on national HIT standards-setting panel

WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– athenahealth, Inc. (NAS: ATHN) , a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management and care coordination today announced that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has appointed athenahealth Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Jeremy Delinsky, as a member to the influential Health Information Technology Standards Committee (HITSC).

Together, the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy and Standards Committees are “charged with recommending policies and technologies needed to implement a nationwide health information technology infrastructure and strategic plan.” Members of the HITSC are appointed solely at the Secretary’s discretion, as informed by the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Delinsky was specifically appointed to represent “small, innovative providers” on the panel.

“We at athenahealth are extremely pleased by the Secretary’s announcement and proud of Jeremy Delinsky; he is uniquely suited to be the voice of industry innovators on this important committee,” said Jonathan Bush, CEO and Chairman, athenahealth. “As the nation’s only integrated, cloud-based services provider for healthcare, athenahealth has long pressed for innovation standards that will advance our industry into the 21st century. Jeremy’s appointment will speed the development of a true, nationwide backbone for health information, which we have always believed will empower HIT to finally realize its potential to revolutionize healthcare.”

“I am thrilled at my appointment to the standards committee and excited to get started,” said Delinsky. “The Health Information Technology Standards Committee is doing extremely important work, and I applaud the Secretary for recognizing the need to add a voice for industry innovators to the panel.”

About athenahealth

athenahealth, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based Best in KLAS electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination services to medical groups and health systems. athenahealth’s mission is to be the most trusted service to medical care givers, helping them do well by doing the right thing. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com or call 888-652-8200.

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