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PUTNAM, CT and WATERTOWN, MA – January 26, 2010 – athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices, today announced that Day Kimball Healthcare has selected athenahealth’s electronic health record (EHR) service, athenaClinicalsSM, as part of a new clinical connectivity platform designed to improve care and outcomes for patients across its healthcare system. athenaClinicals, paired with athenahealth’s revenue cycle management service, athenaCollectorSM, will also play a critical role in Day Kimball Healthcare’s physicians’ ability to successfully demonstrate meaningful use of an electronic health record system to participate in the HITECH Act incentives programs
Day Kimball Healthcare is a non-profit, fully integrated healthcare delivery organization with over 1,000 employees and a network of more than 200 physicians serving Northeast Connecticut as well as many nearby Massachusetts and Rhode Island communities. Its service divisions include Day Kimball Hospital, four Day Kimball Healthcare Centers, Day Kimball HomeCare, Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut, Day Kimball HomeMakers and Physician Services of Northeast Connecticut.
“athenaClinicals will play a major role in our organization’s ability to better connect our healthcare centers and area providers in order to achieve operational integration and care coordination. This leads to better patient care for our growing network,” said Robert Smanik, FACHE, President and CEO of Day Kimball Healthcare.
Day Kimball Healthcare is in the process of implementing an automation strategy that includes expanding clinical documentation for inpatient and outpatient areas as well as providing for online documentation of medication administration. Interoperability of these systems initiatives, including athenaClinicals, will allow for enhanced communication of patient status and plan of care, thus improving overall quality of care.
“Day Kimball Healthcare is not only deploying an exciting health IT strategy that will help improve the care and outcomes of thousands of patients across its network, but taking a leadership role in actively supplying its providers with flexible technologies and best practices that will be needed to successfully take part in emerging national and regional pay-for-performance programs,” said Jonathan Bush, athenahealth’s Chairman and CEO.
About Day Kimball Healthcare
Day Kimball Healthcare is a non-profit, integrated medical services provider comprised of Day Kimball Hospital, four healthcare centers in Danielson, Dayville, Plainfield and Thompson, Day Kimball HomeCare, Day Kimball Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern CT, Day Kimball HomeMakers and Physician Services of Northeast CT. Its service area includes Northeast Connecticut as well as nearby Massachusetts and Rhode Island communities. Day Kimball Healthcare’s comprehensive network offers more than 1,000 employees including more than 200 highly-skilled physicians, surgeons and specialists. Its website is www.daykimball.org.
About athenahealth
athenahealth, Inc. is a leading provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices. athenahealth's service offerings are based on proprietary web-native practice management and electronic health record (EHR) software, a continuously updated payer knowledge-base, integrated back-office service operations, and automated and live patient communication services. For more information visit www.athenahealth.com or call (888) 652-8200.
Thomas Natt, East Coast Sales Manager, SGS, athenahealth, 617-402-1237, tnatt@athenahealth.com
Disclaimer- I work for athenahealth, the views expressed are my own and do not represent the thoughts or opinions of athenahealth.