Microsoft and athenahealth Form Strategic Alliance to Launch Clinical Solution to Better Connect Hospitals, Physicians and Patients

REDMOND, Wash. & WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of web-based practice management, electronic health record (EHR), and patient communication services to medical groups, and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced a strategic alliance to launch an electronic health solution designed to improve the connectivity and communication between hospitals, physicians and patients. This new offering will connect athenahealth’s centrally hosted, cloud-based services, athenaClinicals® and athenaCollector®, with Microsoft Amalga, an enterprise health intelligence platform.