athenahealth MSSP ACO Customers Generated $233 Million in Shared Savings for CMS in 2021

ACOs using athenahealth’s Population Health solution performed better than industry average on several key metrics, including average quality score¹

WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, today announced that Accountable Care Organization (ACO) customers using its Population Health solution generated a total of $233 million in savings in the 2021 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

athenahealth ACO customers outperformed the industry average on several important metrics, including average quality score and per-beneficiary generated savings. athenahealth ACO customers achieved an average quality score of 90.9% in 2021, which compares to a national average of 89.9%. In addition, in 2021 athenahealth customers generated savings of $691 per beneficiary, versus an industry average of $359.9. Moreover, 85% of athenahealth ACO customers earned MSSP payments, compared to approximately 58% across the industry.

The 2021 results demonstrate the power of athenahealth’s Population Health platform and experience helping ACO customers deliver care that focuses on value and patient outcomes.

“We are extremely proud to continue to help our customers achieve strong results in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, supporting them so they can deliver for their patients and their practices,” said Paul Brient, chief product officer at athenahealth. “athenahealth’s Population Health solution offers a powerful tool for our ACO customers to manage risk and provide high-quality, value-based care to their patients, and we look forward to continuing to work with them to drive results.”

athenahealth’s Population Health solution provides a differentiated experience for customers participating in value-based care arrangements, supporting them with the difficult and costly work associated with population health management. athenahealth’s cloud-based, network-enabled service offers a fully integrated platform that aggregates data from disparate sources to provide a 360-degree view of the patient. The solution provides analytics and risk stratification capabilities, drives integrated patient-centric care management, presents a PCP-centric view for providers, and enables tracking of quality metrics and patient engagement capabilities that streamline care team interactions with patients.

About athenahealth, Inc.

athenahealth creates innovative healthcare technology that connects clinicians, patients, payers, and partners in differentiated ways. Our electronic health record, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement tools allow anytime, anywhere access, driving better financial outcomes for our customers and enabling our provider customers to deliver better quality care. In everything we do, we’re inspired by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com.

¹ Based on January 2021 Performance Year Financial and Quality Results, published by CMS (https://data.cms.gov/medicare-shared-savings-program/performance-year-financial-and-quality-results/data/january-2021), and 2021 athenahealth Population Health data.