FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hull Brandon H 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/19/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ATHENAHEALTH INC [ATHN] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CARDINAL PARTNERS, 600 ALEXANDER PARK, SUITE 204 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PRINCETON, NJ 08540 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series C preferred stock	  (1)	  (2)	Common Stock	1,915,246	$ (1)	I	See Footnote (3)
Series D preferred stock	  (1)	  (2)	Common Stock	1,450,944	$ (1)	I	See Footnote (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hull Brandon H C/O CARDINAL PARTNERS 600 ALEXANDER PARK, SUITE 204 PRINCETON, NJ 08540	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Christopher E. Nolin Attorney-in-Fact		09/19/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares will automatically convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering of common stock.
(2)	The preferred stock has no expiration date.
(3)	The Reporting Person is a Director of the Issuer and a managing member of Cardinal Health Partners Management, L.L.C. which is the general partner of Cardinal Health Partners, L.P. ("Fund I"). The shares reported are owned directly by Fund I. The shares reported are owned indirectly by the Reporting Person named herein, who disclaims benefical ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	The Reporting Person is a Director of the Issuer and a managing member of CHP II Management, L.L.C. which is the general partner of CHP II, L.P. ("Fund II"). The shares reported are owned directly by Fund II. The shares reported are owned indirectly by the Reporting Person named herein, who disclaims benefical ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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