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Athenahealth Partners With Sixth Major Medical Society

Posted on: Monday, 22 August 2005, 09:00 CDT

athenahealth, Inc., the premier provider of revenue cycle management services to medical group practices, announced that it has partnered with North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS), one of the nation's largest medical societies. NCMS is the sixth major medical society to select athenahealth as the preferred workflow, billing and collections solution for its membership.

Founded in 1849, NCMS is the oldest physician organization in the state and represents the interests of physicians while protecting the quality of patient care. Sensing the increasing financial pressures impacting its growing member base, the NCMS sought a new approach to medical practice management in order to help its members better manage their billing and claims.

"We went through an extensive evaluation to determine which revenue cycle management solution to recommend to our members, and athenahealth really provided everything we were looking for," explained Robert W. Seligson, executive vice president and CEO, North Carolina Medical Society. "athenahealth offers a unique and compelling service that no other vendor in the market came close to, and we feel confident that athenahealth programs and services will benefit our members. We field calls from our member physicians telling us how thrilled they are with athenahealth because they no longer have to spend countless hours on billing or filing claims - they can focus on spending quality time with their patients."

North Carolina joins a fast growing group of athenahealth partners, which already includes the Ohio State Medical Association, the Medical Society of the State of New York, the California Medical Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Southern Medical Association, Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Co., MedVirginia, and Memorial Hermann Health Network Providers, among others.

"We're thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with one of the oldest and most established medical societies in the nation," said Todd Park, chief development officer and co-founder of athenahealth. "It is very exciting for us to see the way state medical societies like NCMS really share our commitment to fixing what has become a chronic illness in the healthcare system. Together we are going to help physicians stop losing money they have earned, get back the huge portion of their time now spent on paperwork, and get back to doing what they became doctors for in the first place - delivering quality care to patients."

About North Carolina Medical Society

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) began in 1849 when 25 physicians united to advance medical science and to raise the standards for their profession. Today, the Society has 12,000 members and--in its 154th year--champions the same goals and ideals. As the largest physician organization in the state, the North Carolina Medical Society devotes itself to representing the interests of physicians and protecting the quality of patient care.

About athenahealth

athenahealth offers the only physician revenue cycle management service that integrates practice workflow, payor knowledge, and billing and collections specialists into a single service on a single Web-based technology platform. The results are faster payment at lower cost, higher revenue retention and less hassle for more than 5,000 providers nationwide. The company collects over $1.4 billion on behalf of its clients annually. athenahealth is dedicated to helping providers make optimum use of their time, ultimately improving the quality of service delivered and the financial reward for it. For more information about athenahealth, visit our Web site at www.athenahealth.com or call 1-888-652-8200.

Source: Business Wire

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