ATHENAHEALTH-EHR

athenahealth pay-per-use cloud SaaS EHR.

Definition

athenaOne suite: athenaClinicals (EHR), athenaCollector (practice management/billing), athenaCommunicator (patient engagement portal), athenaCoordinator (referrals), athenaFlow (analytics). Pricing: ~6-8% of collections (revenue cycle). Acquired by Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital 2019 ($5.7B), then merged with Virence Health (ex-GE Healthcare). Headquarter Watertown Massachusetts.

Origin

athenahealth founded 1997 by Jonathan Bush and Todd Park ; IPO 2007 ; Veritas Capital + Evergreen acquisition 2019 ($5.7B).

Example in context

A 8-doctor pediatric practice uses athenaOne with cloud-based EHR ; pays 6.5% of collections (~$50000/year) ; FHIR R4 integration to PharmCare ePrescribing.

Related terms

• Epic MyChart — leading competitor.