Athenahealth Continues Expansion of Executive Team, Adds Vice Presidents of Sales and Channel Partnerships.

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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 26, 2001

Athenahealth, Inc., the premier Web-based provider of medical practice management services, continues to bolster its sales program with the appointment of John Eads and the promotion of Peter Mahoney. Eads, a healthcare industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience, will serve as vice president of sales for the South. Mahoney, who joined Athenahealth in 1999 as regional vice president of sales, will now serve as vice president of channel partnerships.

Eads will target Florida, Georgia and Texas and concentrate on increasing market share for the Company's service, athenaNet. In addition to assembling a regional sales team, Eads will focus on developing distribution channels for Athenahealth through partnerships with integrated delivery networks (IDNs), independent practice associations (IPAs) and other large physicians entities. "John's extensive experience working in the South will be critical to our sales-driven expansion. His knowledge of this regional healthcare market - paired with his ability to shape seasoned sales teams - will quickly facilitate our efforts in these competitive states," said Rick Jung, the Company's chief revenue officer, who oversees all sales efforts.

Previously, Eads worked for CMS, a division of Matria Healthcare. As vice president of sales and marketing, he performed all facets of sales and marketing within the company. As a result of his high caliber execution, Eads was appointed to co-president, responsible for day-to-day operations. Eads also served as vice president of sales and marketing for Electronic Healthcare, ICP Bureau of Services/Medical Management Inc. and Saloris Systems. At Saloris Systems, Eads produced a team who consistently outperformed industry sales averages and attained more than 100 percent of budgeted sales goals.

In his new role, Mahoney will leverage his industry expertise to ensure the successful development, implementation and maintenance of all partner-related strategies. "Peter's broad knowledge of the industry will enable him to identify companies that are delivering real software and services to healthcare organizations - rather than simply making promises," said Jonathan Bush, the Company's chairman and chief executive officer. "His ability to quickly establish relationships with these entities will help Athenahealth as we broaden our reach to providers throughout the nation."

About Athenahealth

Athenahealth offers the only physician enterprise management service to integrate workflow, billing and collections. The results are faster payment at lower cost, higher revenue retention and less hassle. Athenahealth offers a premium Web-based transactional platform and delivers proprietary technology and integrated services linking providers to payors through intelligent patient and claims processing. Athenahealth improves the efficiency of physician offices by harnessing the power of the Internet to streamline business functions. As the premier Web-based provider of medical group practice management services for physician offices, the company automates administrative tasks including coding, eligibility verification, referral management, claims processing and managed care compliance. Clients experience significant reductions in administrative costs, improvements in collection rates, and increases in time available for patient care; without upfront licensing costs. For more information about Athenahealth, visit our Web site at www.athenahealth.com or call 1-888-652-8200.

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