athenahealth books 42% revenue increase for Q2

Internet-based physican-business service provider athenahealth has booked an increase in its unaudited 2009 second quarter fiscal results, which ended June 30.

The Watertown, Mass.-based company said its 2009 second quarter net income was $3.03 million, compared with net income of $2.78 million in the 2008 second quarter. Its total revenue for the quarter was $46.7 million, compared with $33 million in the same period last year, representing a 42 percent increase.

The company posted a few highlights from the quarter, including:
  • $1.2 billion in collections posted to client accounts in the second quarter of 2009, compared with $900 million in the same quarter of 2008;
  • 20,323 active medical providers using athenaCollector in the second quarter of 2009, compared with 13,554 in the same quarter of 2008;
  • 1,043 active medical providers using athenaClinicals in the second quarter of 2009, 624 of whom were physicians, compared with 498 providers and 365 physicians in the same quarter of 2008.

As of June 30, athenahealth had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $96.3 million and short- and long-term debt and capital lease obligations of $11.5 million.

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