This week, we have an introduction to Elation’s new visit note templates, the PCPCC’s vision for primary care, ideas for making MACRA less demanding for physicians, definitions to important patient engagement terms and discussions on the Florida DPC bill. At Elation Health, we’re committed to strengthening the physician-patient relationship and providing intuitive tools for clinical […]

Templates can be an essential, time-saving feature that enables independent physicians to provide more dedicated care to their patients. But poorly-designed templates can be just as time-consuming and frustrating as using no templates at all. Even worse, ill-conceived templating features can compromise patient safety. Elation’s visit note templates are different. Designed with the physician in […]

This week, we have a walkthrough of Elation’s CQM dashboard, medical billing and patient referral tips, a study on primary care appointment availability, and insights on employer health clinics. At Elation Health, we’re committed to strengthening the physician-patient relationship and providing intuitive tools for clinical first care.  Part of this commitment includes keeping physicians and […]

At Elation Health, we’re committed to strengthening the physician-patient relationship and providing intuitive tools for clinical first care.  Part of this commitment includes keeping physicians and staff informed about the latest healthcare news, technology trends, and policy updates that impact their practices and patients. We’re maintaining a set of healthcare-focused blogs where you can subscribe […]

At Elation Health, we’re committed to strengthening the physician-patient relationship and providing intuitive tools for clinical first care.  Part of this commitment includes keeping physicians and staff informed about the latest healthcare news, technology trends, and policy updates that impact their practices and patients. We’re maintaining a set of healthcare-focused blogs where you can subscribe […]

How can technology help independent physicians develop empathy? Why is empathy important in the provider setting? Empathy enables the provider to understand the patient’s feelings, beyond the physical symptoms that patient might be experiencing. A provider’s empathy helps give the patient a greater comfort level and helps the provider convey information regarding diagnosis and treatment […]

While you continue to provide your patients with the care that they need and deserve, we will keep providing you with timely, relevant information for everything from health policy, to tips for running a successful practice because we support independent physicians and their goals to  spend less time trying to keep up with the headlines […]

Discussing healthcare technology and value-based care at the recent Value-Based Care Summit in Chicago, American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees Secretary Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, said, “Technology is a critically important driver of value-based care. If we don’t have functional systems in place — technology that is connected, easy to use, provides a […]

Primary Care: Our De-facto Mental Health System Primary care physicians have known this for decades; our siloed behavioral health system is not up to the task.  By 2020, we’ll spend close to a quarter trillion dollars(!) on behavioral health; yet enormous gaps in care remain. Sixty percent of people with a diagnosable behavioral health condition […]

As independent practices around the country continue to spend valuable time caring for their patients, we spend our time publishing timely, relevant information for everything from health policy to tips for running a successful practice so that you can spend less time trying to keep up with the headlines and more time providing care. If […]