The Record Leaves the Building: athenahealth, Claude and the Rise of Patient-Directed AI Access
Dr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBA
athenahealth
Cloud EHR, revenue-cycle and patient-engagement software for medical practices.
What they do
athenahealth provides athenaOne cloud EHR, revenue-cycle and patient-engagement software. On November 2, 2026 it announced athenaPatient MCP, allowing US Claude Pro and Max users to authorize connections to their athenahealth records using athenahealth credentials.
People in this update
- Paul BrientChief Product and Operations OfficerSource
The record
- Vertical
- Health Data Infrastructure
- Sub-segment
- EHR and patient records
- Product type
- Platform software
- Stage
- Growth
- Headquarters
- Not disclosed
- Region
- North America
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Total funding
- Undisclosed
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