Women's Health USA Selects athenahealth To Connect Care

athenahealth, Inc.

, a leading provider of cloud-based services and mobile tools for medical groups and health systems, and Women's Health USA (WHUSA), a leading provider of business and clinical management services for physicians, today announced that WHUSA has selected the athenaOne® suite of services to support its network of over 250 providers, serving more than 300,000 patients in Connecticut. In addition, it will employ athenaCollector® and athenaCommunicator® for its In Vitro Sciences business in Connecticut and New York. Women's Health USA provides management services to independent women's health care providers, in-vitro fertilization centers, and other physicians, helping them function more effectively in today's changing environment. WHUSA will leverage athenahealth's electronic health record (EHR), revenue cycle management, and patient engagement services to connect and improve care for its providers and patients. The companies have also signed a strategic alliance agreement to bundle their services for new markets as part of a co-branded growth initiative. "Women's Health USA is delighted to partner with athenahealth to offer our providers the clinical support, care coordination, and payer knowledge they need to prioritize patient care while thriving financially," said Bob Patricelli, chairman and CEO, Women's Health USA. "We want to provide the very best revenue cycle management, patient communications, and electronic health record technology to our physician partners, and as the top-rated technology in the prestigious KLAS ratings, athenahealth offers exactly that. We look forward to bringing our bundled services to other physicians through our new strategic alliance." "Our partnership with Women's Health USA is further evidence of the value of a cloud-based, service-backed approach to health care delivery," said Jonathan Bush, chairman and CEO, athenahealth. "This is the hallmark of both companies: empowering providers with trusted business services so that they can focus on what matters most—delivering quality care across all settings. WHUSA's move to the cloud is a vote for a future-proof model that connects providers to patients, to network insight, and to measurable value in the moment of care."