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www.athenahealth.com - athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of internet-based business services for physician practices, announced today that it will participate in the third annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference in New York, New York. Carl Byers, Chief Financial Officer, will present an update on athenahealth's service offerings. -0- When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 9:30 a.m. ET Where: Le

Parker Meridien 118 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 What: Presentation: Review of company service offerings

A live audio webcast of the presentation and a replay will be available in the "Investor Events & Presentations" section of athenahealth's website at investors.athenahealth.com/events.cfm.

About athenahealth

athenahealth is a leading provider of internet-based business services for physician practices. The Company's service offerings are based on proprietary internet-based practice management and electronic medical record (EMR) software, a continuously updated payer knowledge-base and integrated back-office service operations. For more information visit www.athenahealth.com or call (888) 652-8200.

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