The network already exists
The athenaOne network is active and exchanging data today. With documentation, onboarding support, and integration resources available, you’re not starting from scratch.
Moving beyond integration to active participation
athenaConnect enables interoperability across healthcare
Two sides, connected by design
Care rarely happens in one system, and patient data can often be fragmented across labs, specialists, hospitals, and even payers, creating the potential for gaps along the way. Many interoperability strategies try to manage that complexity by adding more integrations. We take a different approach.
Interoperability is foundational to athenaOne®, our AI‑native SaaS platform, enabling secure data sharing across a nationwide ambulatory network, and working to deliver the right information to the right provider at the right time.
athenaConnect extends that foundation to the broader healthcare ecosystem.
As the interoperability engine behind the athenaOne network, it enables labs, health systems, payers, registries, and digital innovators to participate in workflows providers rely on every day.
Clinicians continue working within their existing workflows. Ecosystem partners connect once and participate across the network. Data flows in both directions, with visibility into what was sent, where it went, and whether it was received — giving every participant transparency, governance, and control.
Why the network-based model works
Traditional interoperability relies on point-to-point integrations. athenaConnect shifts from managing integrations to network-based participation.
Data that’s ready to use
Our system continuously standardizes, parses, and contextualizes data across the network, giving health systems and payers the opportunity to gather timely insights.
One connection, expanding participation
A single connection gives you network-wide coordination, eliminating the need to build and maintain separate integrations as the ecosystem grows.
Governance without compromise
Security, multitenant controls, and governed data sharing are embedded at the architectural level. Organizations can collaborate confidently without losing visibility.
The scale behind the athenaOne network
170K+
clinicians on the network
~100
HIEs and ACOs connected to the network2
230+
national registries connected to the network3
800+
API endpoints, providing extensive options for innovation4
What this means for your organization
Payers and value-based entities
Access real-time clinical and administrative data to support care management and value-based initiatives without expanding your integration backlog.
Labs and imaging centers
Deliver orders and results directly into clinical workflows where providers are already working, reducing delays and minimizing follow-ups.
Health systems
Support referrals and affiliate relationships without managing separate integrations for every external partner, ensuring care coordination across your broader ecosystem.
Technology partners
Build once, scale connectivity. Our APIs give you access to a thriving ecosystem where your innovation can reach providers nationwide without rebuilding integrations every time.
Connect with our network and start curing complexity
Healthcare is complex. Connectivity doesn’t have to be. athenaConnect simplifies fragmented integrations into a single, secure foundation for ecosystem participation at scale. Because when interoperability works, care works.
We’ve spent more than 20 years building a nationwide ambulatory network. Now you can participate in it through a single point of connection.
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- athenahealth
- August 26, 2025
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1. 170K+ clinicians on the athenaOne network. Based on athenahealth data as of Dec. 2025; M010
2. athenahealth's network is connected to ~100 Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). Based on athenahealth data as of Dec. 2025; M204
3. athenahealth's network is connected to over 230 national registries. Based on athenahealth data as of Dec. 2025; M205
4. We curate 800+ API endpoints, providing extensive options for integration, customization, and innovation. Based on athenahealth data as of January 2026; M022
