The new solution unifies both care settings on a single platform, integrating clinical, operational, and financial workflows to enhance care coordination and simplify administrative processes across the patient journey.
BOSTON, Oct. 22, 2026 – athenahealth has announced athenaOne for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), a solution that connects physician practices and surgical centers on a unified platform to improve care coordination throughout the patient journey. As more surgical procedures move to outpatient settings, seamless collaboration between physician practices and ASCs is becoming increasingly important. By integrating clinical, operational, and financial workflows, athenaOne aims to simplify administrative processes, enhance operational efficiency, and deliver a more connected patient experience.
“Physician practices that operate surgery centers need a connected approach to patient care. The journey often begins with a clinic visit, continues through surgery, and concludes with follow-up care,” said Chad Dodd, vice president of product management at athenahealth. “By integrating surgical workflows into the athenaOne platform, we enable clinicians and staff to access a shared view of patient information, strengthen care coordination, and minimize the administrative challenges associated with disconnected systems. This allows healthcare teams to spend less time managing multiple systems and more time focusing on patients.”
athenaOne for ASCs is designed for surgery centers that operate alongside physician practices, connecting the entire care process—from specialist consultations and surgical orders to procedures and postoperative follow-ups. The launch reflects athenahealth’s continued commitment to advancing ASC solutions, with additional features expected in the future.
“Many pain management practices continue to depend on paper-based processes in their ASCs. Using athenaOne across our clinics and surgery centers has improved documentation quality, reduced the potential for errors, and streamlined workflows from procedure ordering and authorization to documentation and billing,” said Dr. Ankur Patel, CEO and managing partner of Southern Pain and Spine. “Completing clinical notes more quickly enables our billing team to submit claims sooner, reconcile payments more efficiently, and accelerate revenue collection.”
athenaOne for ASCs brings physician practices and surgery centers together through a unified platform, helping healthcare teams coordinate patient care more effectively and reduce administrative complexity. Key benefits include:
- Unified Patient Records: Keeps patient charts, medical histories, and clinical information synchronized between physician practices and ASCs, ensuring consistent access to up-to-date patient data.
- Consistent Clinician Experience: Provides a familiar athenaOne interface across clinic and ASC settings, reducing the need to learn separate systems and simplifying everyday workflows.
- Single Sign-On and Shared Scheduling: Enables staff to log in once and access both clinic and ASC schedules through the same platform.
- Improved Surgical Coordination: Connects clinic-initiated surgical orders directly to surgical cases, giving care teams access to shared documentation and essential patient information. Upon case completion, the system automatically closes the surgical order and updates the patient’s surgical history, minimizing manual tasks.
- Integrated Revenue Cycle Management: Supports clinic and ASC billing through a unified revenue cycle solution, including consolidated billing workflows and automatic separation of professional and facility claims.
- Comprehensive Operational Insights: Enables organizations to compare clinic and ASC data side by side, offering a broader understanding of operational performance across both care settings.
- Dedicated ASC Support: Provides access to specialists with ASC workflow expertise who assist with system configuration, implementation, best practices, performance monitoring, and issue resolution. Customers can also contribute to future improvements through site visits, research, product testing, and participation in an ASC user group.
athenaOne for ASCs is now available to affiliated surgery centers. Explore the solution
About athenahealth
Since 1997, athenahealth has helped simplify the complexities of ambulatory healthcare, enabling medical practices to improve patient care and achieve stronger business outcomes through innovative clinical, financial, and patient engagement solutions. By connecting healthcare providers, health systems, payers, partners, and patients, the company supports an integrated healthcare ecosystem focused on delivering accessible, high-quality, and sustainable care. Learn more at www.athenahealth.com
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