athenaPatient™ FAQs

Thank you for downloading athenaPatient™! Here are answers to some frequently asked questions to help you get started. 

 

Do you have questions about your Patient Portal? Please visit our Portal FAQ.

Who is the athenaPatient app for?

Patients of healthcare providers on the athenahealth network will have access to athenaPatient. If you don't see your healthcare information upon logging in, it is possible your healthcare provider has not enabled athenaPatient. For further information, please contact your healthcare provider.

Questions about your Account and Login

To log into athenaPatient, use the email and password for your Patient Portal account. You must have already fully completed the patient portal registration process.  If you do not have a Patient Portal account set up or are unsure, contact your healthcare provider and they can help you to get access.   

Questions about the relationship between the athenaPatient app and Patient Portals

athenahealth is a healthcare software technology company. We create software that enables medical practices to provide exceptional care to you, your family, and your community. Our software enables healthcare providers to support you in various ways, including helping them maintain and share your patient records securely, allowing you to pay healthcare-related bills online, and allowing you to communicate directly with your physician.

Questions about how athenaPatient works

  • For Android devices: athenaPatient requires OS versions 10.x or above.  
  • For iOS devices: athenaPatient requires OS versions 16.x or above.  

From time to time, athenahealth updates the minimum supported OS versions to follow best-in-class security practices which helps to protect your health data.

Questions about error messages in athenaPatient

This means the healthcare provider you’re trying to schedule with has not enabled the setting for patients to self-schedule their own appointments. We recommend contacting your medical practice directly to schedule an appointment (and tell them you’d like to be able to self-schedule appointments.)