athenahealth today announced athenaOne® for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), bringing physician practices and their surgery centers together on one platform to support more coordinated care throughout the patient journey. As surgical care increasingly shifts to outpatient settings, the need for seamless coordination between physician practices and ASCs has never been greater. By connecting clinical, operational, and financial workflows across both settings, athenaOne helps reduce administrative complexity, improve operational efficiency, and support a more connected patient experience.

“For physician practices that operate surgery centers, the ASC doesn’t operate in isolation. The patient journey often begins in the clinic, continues through surgery, and extends to the clinic for follow-up care,” said Chad Dodd, vice president of product management at athenahealth. “Our opportunity is to connect that journey. By bringing surgical workflows into the athenaOne platform, we help clinicians and staff work from a shared view of the patient, improve care coordination, and reduce the administrative burden of disconnected systems. That means less time navigating separate systems and more focus on the patient throughout their care.”

athenaOne for ASCs focuses on clinic-adjacent surgery centers that operate alongside their physician practices, connecting the patient journey from the specialist visit and surgical order through the procedure and postoperative care. This launch is part of athenahealth’s ongoing investment in ASC innovation, with additional capabilities planned over time.

“Many pain practices still rely on paper in the ASC. Using athenaOne across our clinics and surgery centers has made documentation cleaner and easier, reduced opportunities for error, and helped our teams move more efficiently from procedure ordering through authorization, documentation, and billing,” said Dr. Ankur Patel, CEO and managing partner of Southern Pain and Spine. “Closing notes faster means our billing team can submit claims sooner, reconcile payments more easily, and collect revenue faster.”

athenaOne for ASCs unifies the experience across physician practices and surgery centers, helping care teams better coordinate care and reduce administrative complexity throughout the patient journey. Key benefits include:

  • Single patient record: Chart data, medical histories, and patient information remain synchronized across the clinic and ASC, giving care teams in both settings access to consistent information.

  • A familiar experience for clinicians: Clinicians benefit from a consistent, intuitive athenaOne experience across both practice and ASC settings, minimizing the need to learn and navigate separate systems while simplifying daily workflows.

  • One login and shared schedules: Staff can use single sign-on and view clinic and ASC schedules within the same system.

  • Streamlined surgical coordination: athenaOne connects surgical orders initiated in the clinic directly to the surgical case, giving care teams access to shared documentation and critical patient information. When a surgical case is completed, athenaOne automatically closes the surgical order and updates the patient’s surgical history, reducing manual work and improving care coordination.

  • Unified revenue cycle experience: The same athenaOne revenue cycle solution supports the clinic and ASC, including a consolidated billing experience and the ability to automatically split professional and facility claims across the clinic and ASC.

  • Combined operational insight: Organizations can view clinic and ASC data side by side, providing a more complete view of performance across both settings.

  • Specialized ASC support: Teams with ASC workflow expertise help customers configure and adopt the solution, apply clinical and operational best practices, monitor performance, and resolve issues. Customers also help shape what comes next through site visits, research, product testing, and an ASC user group.

athenaOne for ASCs is available now to clinic-adjacent ASCs. Learn more.

About athenahealth

Since 1997, athenahealth has been curing complexity for ambulatory healthcare practices and the patients they serve, empowering them to deliver the best possible care and business outcomes through innovative clinical, financial, and patient engagement solutions. athenahealth connects practices, health systems, payers, partners, and patients to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Learn more at athenahealth.com.

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