About Us

We know how hard everyone works at a medical practice. Because we used to run one.

In 1997, athenahealth’s co-founders Todd Park and Jonathan Bush purchased a birthing practice in California. Almost immediately, they were buried in paper and spent most of their time and energy trying to get paid. They looked for a solution, but couldn’t find one.

So they built their own.

What resulted are athenahealth’s easy-to-use billing, practice management, and EHR services. athenahealth’s web-based software, intelligent rules database, and dedicated team of specialists address the many practice needs that impact both the quality of patient care and practice revenue.

Today, athenahealth helps over 20,000 medical providers nationwide enjoy faster payment, increased collections, radically improved control over billing and clinical operations, and more time for their patients.

For us, improving health care is more than just a job. It’s our passion. We’re absolutely dedicated to liberating doctors and patients from the administrative expense and stress of the health care system. It’s all part of our mission to become medical groups’ most trusted business service. Join us. You’ll see the change. And the results.

For quick overview facts about athenahealth, go to our Corporate Facts page. There is also some important information you should know about The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations (HIPAA). Lastly, we have set very high standards for how we conduct ourselves and perform our work.

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