Elation at FMX 2022 By Dr. Sara Pastoor Every year, the American Academy of Family Physicians hosts a massive conference, known as “FMX” — the Family Medicine Experience. Thousands of family physicians from all over the ... November 11th Share
Elation’s Nina Cloven Named Recipient of MGMA’s 2022 ‘Future Five’ Award By The Elation Health Team Nina Cloven, Elation Health’s Manager of Primary Care Advancement, was awarded the Future Five Award by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) at their Medical Practice ... October 25th Share
Elation is proud to join the Primary Care Collective By Dr. Sara Pastoor Elation Health is thrilled to announce our new Executive Membership with the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC). The PCC is a nonprofit membership organization with over 60 Executive Members ... October 17th Share
The DPC model and physician burnout By Gabby Marquez Healthcare providers face many stressful situations virtually every day. The economic environment, fears about the pandemic, and challenges simply keeping their practices financially viable ... October 26th Share
Strategies for building trust with your DPC patients By Gabby Marquez The patient-provider relationship is an important factor in positive patient outcomes. Developing that relationship depends on a certain level of trust. Direct primary care (DPC) providers ... October 20th Share
What is health equity? By Gabby Marquez Equality and equity are not the same thing, although many people do tend to use the terms interchangeably. As a direct primary care (DPC) provider, you are focused on providing quality care ... October 13th Share
Ancillary services that can help generate practice revenue By Tyler Comstock For the independent physician interested in increasing practice revenue, offering ancillary services could be the solution. There are a number of services that are typically referred that ... October 25th Share
Tips to help you prepare for retirement By Tyler Comstock Building a plan for the future is critical, whether you’ve just started a medical practice or you’ve been in healthcare for decades. Particularly in an uncertain economic environment, ... October 18th Share
Best states for doctors to practice in By Tyler Comstock Taxes, the cost of living, and state business taxes were all among the factors in a survey conducted by Physicians Practice to determine the best states in the country for physicians to ... October 13th Share
Cybersecurity standards raised for healthcare By Nick Dealtry Cyber attacks can be particularly damaging in the healthcare field, given the sensitive patient data that must be protected in electronic health records (EHRs) and other digital files. ... October 27th Share
The importance of technology in prior authorizations By Nick Dealtry Securing a prior authorization from a third-party payer is often a prerequisite to ordering a diagnostic test or planning a medical procedure. Whether a specific patient needs a prior ... October 21st Share
What makes data actionable? By Nick Dealtry The value of data collection is a concept that is generally understood and valued by electronic health record (EHR) developers. What the EHR developer and the healthcare provider are able ... October 13th Share
Strategies for defending against medical malpractice By Anthony Pappas Building a successful independent practice requires knowledge, expertise, and the ability to develop positive patient-provider relationships. It also requires preparation for adverse ... October 24th Share
Metropolitan areas with the fewest primary care physicians By Anthony Pappas A number of larger cities throughout the country are facing a shortage of primary care physicians, relative to their population and healthcare needs. The pandemic has affected the number of ... October 19th Share
Most common coding problems and errors By Anthony Pappas Billing and coding incorrectly can cost your new independent practice, both financially and in terms of the time investment involved. Rejected claims must be recoded and resubmitted, which ... October 13th Share
From the Field to the Clinic: This Independent Sports Medicine Physician Shows What It Means To Have Your Head in the Game By Susan Stover Dr. Mo Mortazavi knows how important it is to move fast. As an undergraduate in pre-med at University of California, Davis, he was a wide receiver for the campus’s beloved Aggies football ... July 13th Share
And endocrinologist finds joy, transformation in practicing on her own terms By Tom Castles In a moment, the situation escalated from fine to frightening. The room grew stifling. Dr. Sandra Sobel’s pulse raced and the tension in her body ratcheted up. “I felt this wave of ... June 21st Share
As Medicine and Business Collide, One Physician Doubles Down on Uncompromising Care By Tom Castles It’s 2:23 a.m., and a solitary family physician is prowling the empty hospital hallways. This is her eighth shift in as many nights. Or is it her ninth? She’s not sure. Hurrying along, ... June 7th Share