athenahealth Partners With University of Toledo Medical Center to Accelerate Development of Inpatient Electronic Health Record

WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 21, 2016 -- athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based services and mobile applications for medical groups and health systems, announced today that it will expand its relationship with the University of Toledo to develop athenahealth’s electronic health record (EHR) with the University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC) for providers who cross ambulatory and hospital care settings.  The University of Toledo Physician Group has been an athenahealth client since 2014.

Development at UTMC will focus heavily on creating a seamless physician and nurse user experience for the academic medical center.  Research will focus on acute-care workflows to identify areas for operational improvement and then design and build service capabilities to support these workflows. 

athenahealth announced the extension of its services into the acute care setting in early 2015 with the acquisitions of RazorInsights, LLC and webOMR.  athenahealth will convert the technology acquired in these transactions into a comprehensive, cloud-based service within athenaNet® for hospitals of all sizes and complexities. The new service, athenaClinicals for Hospitals & Health Systems, will be an extension of the company’s existing EHR, athenaClinicals®, ranked Best in KLAS for ambulatory care.

“athenahealth and the University of Toledo both believe that health care delivery must transform to improve value for patients while providing a first-class provider experience,” said Jonathan Bush, CEO, athenahealth.  “athenahealth is excited to extend our service relationship with the University of Toledo into the realm of development, and work together to build a disruptive alternative to legacy health IT solutions that supports health care providers along the entire continuum of care.”

“Working with athenahealth to develop athenaClinicals for Hospitals & Health Systems is an excellent opportunity to position our providers already using athenaNet® to impact transitions of care across UTMC’s ecosystem.  We are embracing this opportunity to fully implement the cloud across our inpatient and outpatient environments,” said David Morlock, CEO, University of Toledo Medical Center.

About athenahealth, Inc.

athenahealth is a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health records (EHR), revenue cycle management and  medical billing, patient engagement, care coordination, and population health management, as well as Epocrates and other point-of-care mobile apps. We connect care and drive meaningful, measurable results for more than 72,000 health care providers in medical practices and health systems nationwide. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the ability of the company to develop an EHR for providers who cross ambulatory and hospital care settings and to create a seamless physician and nurse user experience.  These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  athenahealth undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise. For additional disclosure regarding these and other risks faced by athenahealth, please see the disclosure contained in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), available on the Investors section of our website at http://www.athenahealth.com and on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. 

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