athenahealth and b.well Connected Health have introduced an innovative point-of-care workflow that enables patients to securely share their digital health information during clinical intake without the headaches of paper forms, faxes, or multiple portal logins, with a broader rollout expected in 2026. This initiative supports the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Tech Ecosystem Initiative’s goal to “Kill the Clipboard” by replacing manual intake and fragmented data exchange with patient-directed digital tools. Under the new process, patients using apps powered by b.well can gather their health records from various sources into a single view, choose what to share, and present it via a QR code to practice staff who securely scan and import the information into athenaOne, athenahealth’s cloud-based platform, with the appointment summary then shared back to the patient through both the athena portal and b.well apps; additionally, patients can include relevant data from consumer health apps and wearable devices. “Your health data should follow you, not the other way around,” said Sam Lambson, vice president of data and ecosystem platform for athenahealth. “This collaboration shows what’s possible when healthcare technology puts patients in control of their data and removes friction for providers.”
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The collaboration reflects both companies’ participation in the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem Initiative since July 2025 and their commitment to advancing secure, patient-centered interoperability by fulfilling the Kill the Clipboard pledge. athenahealth’s single-instance platform facilitates rapid and secure deployment of these capabilities across its network, while b.well’s platform aggregates, manages, and helps patients share health information across care settings. “Patients shouldn’t have to work around healthcare technology systems to bring their data into care,” said Kristen Valdes, CEO and Founder of b.well. “With this approach, they can share exactly what they want, when they want, without losing control of their information.” Both companies emphasize that achieving widespread adoption of open, patient-centered data sharing across the healthcare ecosystem is essential to improving care delivery for patients, providers, and technology developers alike, regardless of the electronic health record system in use.