Cedar Deepens athenaOne Integration as Physician Groups Seek Returns in Patient Payments

New updates have been reported about Cedar.

Cedar is expanding its role as a financial experience platform for physician groups using athenaOne, with partner practices reporting an average 3x return on investment, 87% patient satisfaction, and 83% self-service payment rates as patient responsibility becomes a larger, less predictable share of revenue. Groups such as Unio Health Partners, ApolloMD, U.S. Anesthesia Partners, and Consensus Health are opting for Cedar’s integrated, AI-driven platform rather than building in-house capabilities, aiming to modernize collections while easing administrative burdens.

Through a deep integration with athenaOne, Cedar can be deployed with limited IT lift and begin generating measurable results in as little as eight weeks, according to the company. Cedar’s system leverages billions of historical patient financial interactions across more than 50 million patients and over $13 billion in processed payments to personalize outreach, reduce friction in billing and payment, and enhance financial performance at scale for providers navigating high-deductible plans, rising out-of-pocket costs, and coverage volatility.