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Letter from Jonathan

Photo of Jonathan Bush Spring is here, and with it a few new milestones for athenahealth: In April, athenaMaine, our second operational facility in Belfast, Maine, welcomed over 20 new employees and our third annual PayerView rankings will be announced on May 29th!

In this issue we recognize 36 clients that have worked extremely hard for the past three months to earn a top position in the Q1 LiveBenchmarking standings. I tip my hat to all the winners; and thank them for all their hard work! Our featured article this month highlights the benefits of network-based practice management and clinical workflow solutions. A topic, which I will be discussing at the HIMSS Virtual Conference, which begins on April 23rd.

Transforming Physician Practices Through Network-Based Services

Network based solutions offer remarkable benefits over traditional billing and workflow software – including consistently superior business results – and could be a major factor in improving patient care and the health care industry. Interested in learning more? Click here

Q1 LiveBenchmarking Winners and Program Update

Congratulations to our Q1 LiveBenchmarking winners! Read on to find out who won and to learn about new benefits of the program as well as some exciting updates to the quarterly and annual prizes.

Rule of the Month: Assistant Surgeons

This month, we introduce a rule that helps decipher the medical necessity of assistant surgeons when submitting claims. Click here for more.

Ann & Natalie’s Compliance Corner

Ann and Natalie’s Compliance Corner discusses the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) recent evaluation of the legality of prompt pay patient discounts. Read on to find out more.

athenistaSpotlight: Laurie Saltonstall and Caitlin Wolf

Meet Laurie Saltonstall and Caitlin Wolf. They work together to develop relationships with athenahealth’s partners through the ParterWise Affinity Program. Read on to learn more.

Best wishes,

Johnathan Bush

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Jonathan Bush presents: Rise of the Patient – Rise of the Physician Network

Join athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush as he kicks off the HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo on April 23 with the keynote presentation, Rise of the Patient - Rise of the Physician Network. The HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo, April 23-24, is a completely interactive and free online event that features an exclusive combination of engaging speakers, high-quality educational seminars with live Q&A , an interactive exhibit floor and abundant networking opportunities. Register for free at www.himssvirtual.org.

Free webinar – View today: Improve Practice Performance by Leveraging the athenahealth® Network

Software is not the answer to your billing, practice management and medical record struggles – we believe it’s all about network-based services. Click here to discover the advantages of athenahealth’s network-based services.

Coming soon - the third annual athenahealth PayerView Rankings will be announced on May 29th!

If you’d like to view the 2007 rankings or would like more information, click here.

Last Month’s Poll Results

Last month, we asked how many new or modified payer rules you kept track of over the previous month. The results are below.

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