CAMPBELL CLINIC SELECTS ATHENAHEALTH’S ON-DEMAND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR GREATER FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL OUTCOMES

World-Leading Orthopaedic Center to Leverage Centrally Hosted Physician Network

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. and WATERTOWN, Mass. (October 29, 2007) – (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) — [pic] For Immediate Release athenahealth, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHN), a leading provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices, today announced at the Medical Group Management Association’s (MGMA) national convention in Philadelphia, that the Campbell Clinic, one of the world’s premier orthopaedic centers, has selected athenahealth’s on-demand practice management and billing service, athenaCollector(SM), for its four facilities throughout the state of Tennessee.

“As a growing enterprise we need a scalable practice management service that is built on delivering results and gives us visibility into all areas of our operation,” said James Beaty, MD. Chief of Staff for the Campbell Clinic and current President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. “We feel athenahealth’s centrally hosted and unique knowledge-based approach to practice management will allow us to optimize our group’s operational workflow as we look to expand the clinic’s role as the leader in patient care, teaching, and research in orthopaedic surgery.”

“We are honored that a world-leading orthopaedic center like the Campbell Clinic has selected our on-demand practice management service and joined our growing national physician network,” said Jonathan Bush, Chairman and CEO of athenahealth. “Our services are designed to provide consistent and measurable results as well as a greater level of transparency, which is critical for a multi-facility organization like the Campbell Clinic.”

athenaCollector is a physician revenue cycle management offering that integrates Web-based practice management software, continually updated payer knowledge, and back-office processing specialists into a single on-demand service. athenahealth’s proprietary payer and clinical rules engine, athenaRules(SM), is a real-time database of payer rules and regulations with new rules being continuously added. The claims engine helps catch and correct billing errors before they are submitted in claims and lead to denials. The results can include increased collections, faster reimbursement cycles, and reduced administrative headaches for physician practices.

Source: ATHENAHEALTH