ATHENAHEALTH RECEIVES 2009 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN MAINE AWARD

WATERTOWN, Mass. and BELFAST, Maine (September 01, 2009) – athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices, today announced athenahealth’s Maine Operations Center has been named as one of the 2009 Best Places to Work in Maine. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) – Maine State Council. Partners endorsing the program include: Employment Times, Maine and Company, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Mainebiz. The 2009 Best Places to Work in Maine program is sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Maine, benefiting the state’s economy, its workforce and businesses. The 2009list is made up of 24 companies in the small/medium-sized list (15-249 employees) and 7 companies in the large-sized list (250+ employees).

“athenahealth is honored to have been selected as one of Maine’s best places to work as our employees and culture are our most valued assets and essential to our goal to be medical groups’ most trusted business service,” said David Tassoni, Vice President of Operations for athenahealth Maine. “Since athenahealth’s expansion to Maine less than two years ago we have been able to hire over 200 employees and create a culture that has allowed us to attract and build a workforce that now plays a critical role in supporting our growing national physician network.”

Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the rankings. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Maine and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final rankings.

athenahealth will be recognized and honored at the 2009Best Places to Work in Maineawards ceremony on October 13th and will be profiled in a special publication by Mainebiz. The final rankings will be announced at the event.

For more information on the Best Places to Work in Maine program, visit www.BestPlacestoWorkinME.com

Source: ATHENAHEALTH