What’s the “new normal” for independent primary care practices three months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? We see many of our Elation practices have rebounded, in spite of severe impact early and limited financial aid. Telemedicine has been a major help. Fee-for-service primary care practice’s in particular are more likely to have returned…

Is help actually getting to primary care practices on the front-lines? Only 21% of applications for COVID-19 financial aid have been approved from taking a closer look with Elation’s independent primary care practices. We tracked 56 applications for COVID financial relief across 35 medical practices. Of those, only 12 had been approved and funded as…

Health and safety are your primary concerns during the coronavirus outbreak, but the financial stability of your independent practice is also paramount. To assist you in learning more about financial help that may be available to you and your practice, as well as the new billing codes for remotely providing healthcare, Elation Health has published…

It’s been roughly five weeks since our country’s COVID-19 crisis started in earnest. In that time, we’ve seen bad news (and some good) for our network of independent primary care practices. This week, we’re looking closely at which practices are hurting and which are adjusting. Our data shows that 1-2 prescriber practices are very much…

Continuing to support our independent physicians throughout the coronavirus outbreak, Elation Health has launched a new resource center specifically designed to assist providers and their patients. We recognize that most independent practices are working virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to care for your patients with innovations such as telehealth, and have made available a…

Ready for some hopeful signs? We’ve been following the trends for independent primary care practices very closely during COVID-19 and there are some truly bright spots to share this week. Our community of independent practices includes 14,000 clinicians in both fee-for-service (FFS) and direct primary care (DPC) practices. In early March, there was panic as…

Life is moving fast for independent primary care practices. While still struggling during COVID-19, thankfully, there is new support and signs of adaptation. Here’s what we’re seeing at Elation Health for our 14,000 primary care and direct primary care clinicians and their 7 million patients. First, here’s the good news. We are grateful that 3…

There is a brewing crisis in primary care during this pandemic. Joining incoming AAFP CEO Shawn Martin and Aledade CEO Dr. Farzad Mostashari’s calls to help both sound the alarm and share what we can do to help. We work with 14k clinicians, reaching 7 million US patients. Here’s what we see. Our independent primary…

This week, we will review the primary care shortage, look at an independent physician’s guide to 2020, discover how to choose a DPC practice location, and get more info on the benefits of care management.  At Elation Health, we’re committed to strengthening the physician-patient relationship and providing intuitive tools for clinical first care. Part of…

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) structure enables the primary care physician to provide continuous and coordinated care to patients from a home base. All of the patient’s healthcare needs, including preventative services, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, and even end-of-life care, are arranged within the PCMH. Elation Health dynamically supports the concept of the PCMH…