TeamPraxis and athenahealth Partner to Connect Care and Manage Population Health in Hawaii

WATERTOWN, Mass. and HONOLULU, Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based services and mobile applications for medical groups and health systems, and TeamPraxis, the premier physician service organization in Hawaii, today announced a new services agreement which enables TeamPraxis to access and use the athenaNet® platform to implement and support the athenaOne® suite of services and athenaCommunicator® Enterprise population health service.

TeamPraxis provides revenue cycle management and health IT solutions to more than 560 independent physicians in over 250 practices across Hawaii.  A long-time cloud advocate, TeamPraxis will provide athenahealth's® EHR, practice management, and patient engagement services to providers while maintaining its own extensive local services and account management. TeamPraxis will also offer athenaCommunicator Enterprise, a population health management service, to manage populations across locations in pursuit of comprehensive, community-based care.

“TeamPraxis’ partnership with athenahealth is a game changer for the independent health care providers of Hawaii,” said Fred Delse, President of TeamPraxis. “TeamPraxis has long recognized the value of cloud-based services. With athenahealth, our providers will have a best-in-class platform to practice continuous and connected care that is both high quality and cost-effective.”

“athenahealth is delighted to partner with TeamPraxis, a trusted name in comprehensive, community-based care in Hawaii,” said Jonathan Bush, CEO, athenahealth. “The combination of athenahealth services with TeamPraxis’ local support and knowledge is a powerful package for providers focused on generating clinical and financial results at all levels, including population health management. Together, our organizations are embracing the complete combination of network knowledge and work to make health care work as it should for the providers of Hawaii.”

About athenahealth, Inc.athenahealth is a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health records (EHR), revenue cycle management, medical billing, patient engagement, care coordination, and population health management, as well as Epocrates® and other point-of-care mobile apps. We connect care and drive meaningful, measurable results for more than 72,000 healthcare providers in medical practices and health systems nationwide. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com.

About TeamPraxisTeamPraxis is the premier provider of business and healthcare IT solutions for physicians in Hawaii. Our purpose is to support doctors to practice what they love and focus on patient care, creating a healthier, happier community. Founded in 1992, TeamPraxis provides unrivaled business and clinical solutions to healthcare providers including practice management, electronic health records, clinical quality solutions, and practice transformation. For more information, please visit http://www.teampraxis.com/athenahealth.

Contact Info:
Holly Spring
athenahealth, Inc. (Media)
[email protected]
617-402-1631

Dana Quattrochi
athenahealth, Inc. (Investors)
[email protected]
617-402-1329

Todd Funasaki
TeamPraxis, LLC
[email protected]
808-429-7025

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