The two companies will work together on product integration, co-marketing programs, and sales outreach initiatives to further strengthen doctor-patient collaboration and communication. Specifically, Medley Health will integrate its physician-patient communications platform with athenahealth's suite of cloud-based offerings, which includes EHRs, integrated back-office operations, automated and live patient communication, and coordination of care services. This collaboration will enable Medley Health's partner physicians—who operate independent primary care practices focused on delivering patient-centric care—to easily implement an automated and secure solution for patient-physician communications and collaboration, patient billing, clinical cycle management, and streamlined workflow between their physician practices and hospital systems. In addition, athenahealth and Medley Health will engage in co-marketing and sales outreach programs to independent primary care physicians.