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AthenaHealth business model examined
With the focus of tonight's speech expected to be on the use of technology and drive for consumerization, the search is on for companies that could benefit from the changes. One of those companies is clearly AthenaHealth, a Watertown, MA-based billing and services firm that provides physicians with outsourced staffing and Web-based practice management services. CEO Jonathan S. Bush is a cousin of the President, which could be a boon.
- see this article from BusinessWeek
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