Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth became a strategic investor in Houston-based The Right Place, a digital health startup, after the company won an innovation challenge created by athenahealth.
The Right Place's mobile solution, which was launched in November 2015, allows hospitals to match and discharge patients to the correct place of care.
Athenahealth launched the More Disruption Please Innovation Challenge in January 2016. The Right Place won the challenge and soon after began collaborating with athenahealth.
"Integration and improved care coordination are important parts of athenahealth's strategy to become the healthcare internet," said athenahealth Vice President of Corporate Development Brad Shelsy. "We're pleased to be working with The Right Place to help post-acute providers and hospitals provide high-quality, high-value care through a more efficient bed, referral and patient placement process."