athenahealth, a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for healthcare practices nationwide, announced a partnership with Microsoft to integrate Microsoft Dragon Copilot into athenaOne’s Ambient Notes. This AI-driven ambient documentation solution simplifies note-taking for ambulatory clinicians. Beginning in the first half of 2026, Microsoft Dragon Copilot will be embedded directly into athenaOne as an additional ambient model option, allowing clinicians to choose the model that best aligns with their workflow. athenaOne remains the only EHR platform that enables individual clinicians within the same practice to select the ambient solution that suits them while maintaining a single contract. This collaboration highlights athenahealth’s ongoing commitment to giving clinicians flexible, choice-driven tools tailored to their specific needs.
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Paul Brient, chief product and operations officer at athenahealth, said that ambient technology is transforming clinical documentation and patient care by reducing administrative burdens and allowing clinicians to focus on patients. He emphasized athenahealth’s dedication to maintaining an open ecosystem that prioritizes flexibility and user choice and expressed excitement about the partnership with Microsoft Dragon Copilot as a powerful new option for clinicians.
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Microsoft Dragon Copilot will be fully integrated into athenahealth’s Ambient Notes, giving athenaOne users the ability to activate ambient listening during patient visits and receive secure, AI-generated clinical notes within seconds. Clinicians can review and edit the notes to ensure accuracy while streamlining documentation and reducing time spent on administrative tasks.
Kenneth Harper, General Manager of Dragon Product Management at Microsoft Health and Life Sciences, said that Microsoft is committed to empowering clinicians through Dragon technology, which is already in use at more than 650 healthcare organizations. He added that integrating Microsoft Dragon Copilot with athenahealth will allow clinicians to concentrate fully on patient care while significantly reducing the time required for documentation.
athenahealth’s Ambient Notes solution is available to over 170,000 clinicians on the athenaOne network and has been adopted across nearly 50 medical specialties. The integration of Microsoft Dragon Copilot expands the platform’s capabilities, reinforcing athenahealth’s mission to provide innovative, flexible, and clinician-focused solutions for modern healthcare delivery.
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