Through the newly formed partnership, more than 75,000 providers on athenahealth’s network will be able to access the digital patient intake platform. The platform allows patients to identify themselves, verify and update demographic, insurance and clinical information, and electronically sign consent forms. It also helps manage payment processes.
Once integrated with athenanet systems, check-in forms can be populated into EHRs as well.
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