MedVirginia believes revenue cycle solution can help build physician community

athenahealth, inc, the premier provider of online revenue cycle optimization services for medical practices, today announced that it has partnered with MedVirginia, Central Virginia's provider-sponsored regional health information organization (RHIO). Together, MedVirginia and athenahealth hope to build a more connected physician community in the area. athenahealth offers award-winning   workflow technology and revenue cycle management services. athenahealth's services provide clinicians and their staff with a solution that puts procedure and insurance information at their fingertips, while the patient is still in the office.  

MedVirginia knew of athenahealth's reputation of helping clinicians get paid more money faster with less hassle and began researching the company as a new revenue cycle option for its physician community. One of MedVirginia's primary goals is to offer providers new technology and services. Upon taking a tour of athenahealth headquarters and interviewing current clients, MedVirginia felt it had a found a good fit for many of its providers.

"One thing that impressed us was that athenahealth understands what it means to connect a community," said Michael Matthews, chief executive officer for MedVirginia. "We believe, as athenahealth believes, that a synergy is created when a community of providers can communicate securely across practices. We also believe that athenahealth offers a service that is a unique alternative to what is in the marketplace today."

Other athenahealth partners include the Ohio State Medical Association, the Medical Society of the State of New York, Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Co., and Memorial Hermann Health Network Providers, among others.  

"We are very excited about partnering with MedVirginia and the opportunity to further enhance the online physician community in the Richmond area," said Jonathan Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and co-founder of athenahealth. "I believe our interests are well-aligned to help physicians exchange information about healthcare information technology."

About MedVirginia

MedVirginia, Central Virginia's provider-sponsored regional health information organization (RHIO), strives to organize, coordinate and serve provider interests in health care information technology.   The core mission is to improve clinical care and support healthcare business transactions for providers in the Greater Richmond area.   Through a strategic partnership with Wellogic in developing the Health Information Exchange, MedVirginia's goal is to become the most electronically integrated provider community in the country.

About athenahealth

athenahealth offers the only physician revenue cycle management service to integrate workflow, billing and collections into a single service on a single web-based technology platform. The results are faster payment at lower cost, higher revenue retention and less hassle. The company is dedicated to helping providers make optimum use out of their time, ultimately improving the quality of service delivered and the financial reward for it.   For more information about athenahealth, visit our Web site at www.athenahealth.com or call 1-888-652-8200.