[May 01, 2012]

Boston Business Journal honors athenahealth as a 2012 "Best Places to Work" winner

athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) (the "Company"), a leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health record (EHR), and care coordination services to medical groups, today announced that the Boston Business Journal named the Company one of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts in its tenth annual regional awards program. The honor recognizes athenahealth's achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions, and company culture.

athenahealth was one of over 400 companies to qualify for consideration based on a two-stage nomination process and the results of employee-satisfaction surveys taken throughout March and April.

"We are honored to be recognized as a BBJ Best Place to Work for the fourth time in seven years, which is especially exciting given our ongoing explosive growth," said Leslie Brunner, Senior Vice President of People and Process at athenahealth. "At athenahealth, we depend on smart people who thrive in a collaborative environment where they can teach and learn. Our culture is one in which athenistas dream big, achieve big, and then flex to adjust to the changes we have made. We work at a fast pace, and we're driven by a passion to do well only by doing good. This work feels incredibly rewarding for us."

"Our vision is to make healthcare work as it should---and it's important to emphasize that we are a technology company as much as we are a health care company," added Jeremy Delinsky, Senior Vice President and Chief Technolgy Officer at athenahealth. "After all, our ability to attract and retain the brightest software engineers, designers, problem solvers, and critical thinkers while fostering a culture of innovation is very important to the company's growing success."

The survey project was launched in January by the Boston Business Journal in conjunction with market research firm Quantum (News - Alert) Workplace of Omaha, Nebraska. Companies were evaluated on the results of more than 18,000 employee-satisfaction surveys. Employees answered questionnaires that addressed such factors as their pride in their company, company encouragement, support, recognition of achievement, and relationships with co-workers and supervisors. The results were analyzed and scored by assigning points to each question.

"Our Best Places to Work event will again recognize the importance of cultivating a great workplace culture as a competitive advantage," said Chris McIntosh, publisher of the Boston Business Journal. "Companies on our list can be justifiably proud of creating a high level of workplace satisfaction during an economy where traditional rewards like big raises and bonuses aren't as easy to give. In good times and in bad, our results validate how the creation of the right corporate culture can create powerful business advantages. Employees are proud to work for companies that are about more than just business."

The top 25 companies in three size categories-small (20-100 employees), midsize (101-500 employees), and large (more than 500 employees)-will be awarded during a breakfast on June 1^st at the BCEC and profiled in a special supplement of the Boston Business Journal. For more event details, please visit http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/event/63481.

For more information on athenahealth career opportunities, visit our careers page: http://www.athenahealth.com/careers/.

About the Boston Business Journal

The Boston Business Journal is Greater Boston's leading source of business news, information and events, reaching readers through the weekly print publication, the website bostonbusinessjournal.com and e-mail products. The BBJ also prints the annual Book of Lists-the region's top resource for business decision-makers seeking information about potential clients, suppliers and partners.

The Boston Business Journal is published by American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business news.

About athenahealth

athenahealth, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based business services for physician practices. athenahealth's service offerings are based on proprietary web-native practice management and electronic health record (EHR) software, a continuously updated payer knowledge-base, integrated back-office service operations, and care coordination services. For more information, please visit http://www.athenahealth.com or call 888-652-8200.

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