# Azalea Health

> Azalea Health supplies cloud-based electronic health records, practice management, billing services, analytics, patient engagement, and AI workflow tools to rural hospitals, rural health clinics, and independent and specialty practices across the United States. Its focus is integrating clinical and financial work for providers with limited IT resources.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Sandy Springs, United States
- **Founders:** Baha Zeidan (Co-founder and CEO), Douglas Swords (Co-founder and SVP of Revenue Cycle Management), Daniel Henry (Founding team member; historically identified as co-founder)
- **Products:** Ambulatory EHR, Hospital EHR / ChartAccess, Practice Management, RCM Billing Services, Azalea Analytics
- **Notable:** Received Best Electronic Health Record Solution designation in the 2021 MedTech Breakthrough Awards., Azalea EHR 4.0 and ChartAccess 7.0 received ONC Health IT certification on December 27, 2022., Acquired dashboardMD to add healthcare analytics and business intelligence.

## Products & services

- **Ambulatory EHR** — Cloud-based charting and billing for independent, rural, and specialty practices.
- **Hospital EHR / ChartAccess** — Clinical records and patient accounting for rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, and rural emergency hospitals.
- **Practice Management** — Scheduling, operational workflow, and billing software; also offered with existing EMRs.
- **RCM Billing Services** — Outsourced U.S.-based billing specialists manage claims and revenue cycle work.
- **Azalea Analytics** — Financial, operational, and clinical reporting, including capabilities acquired with dashboardMD.
- **Patient Engagement and Telehealth** — Patient portal, secure communication, access to records, payments, and integrated remote visits.
- **AI Clinical Assistant** — Suki-powered ambient documentation generates structured notes for provider review and sign-off.
- **AI Billing Assistant** — Flags potential coding issues and supports claim follow-up and denial prevention.
- **Credentialing and Consulting** — Professional support for credentialing and healthcare operations.

## Achievements

- Received Best Electronic Health Record Solution designation in the 2021 MedTech Breakthrough Awards.
- Azalea EHR 4.0 and ChartAccess 7.0 received ONC Health IT certification on December 27, 2022.
- Acquired dashboardMD to add healthcare analytics and business intelligence.
- Selected by East Adams Rural Healthcare in September 2026; implementation was underway at announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced East Adams Rural Healthcare’s selection of Azalea; implementation underway.
- **2026-08** — Announced Baha Zeidan’s planned participation in a rural healthcare panel at Health Connect South 2026.
- **2025-03** — Announced Suki-powered Clinical Assistant and AI Billing Assistant.

## Links

- Website: https://azaleahealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/azalea-health/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AzaleaHealth
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AzaleaHealth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/azaleahealth/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01