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The U.S. Health Care System Isn’t Built for Primary Care

By Leona Rajaee | October 1st, 2021

The following article was recently published in Harvard Business Review. In it, Elation’s CEO and co-founder, Kyna Fong shares the central role that primary care can and should play in the U.S. healthcare system. By addressing the broken economics of primary care, Kyna shares three places to start to rethink the current paradigm of primary ...

Everything new independent practices need to know in terms of health policy

By Tyler Comstock | October 15th, 2021

Primary Care Policy

Healthcare delivery, reimbursement, and regulations are constantly evolving to enable providers to provide higher quality care in a safe and effective environment. In the past few years ...

Telehealth after COVID-19: What policy changes are likely to become permanent?

By Leona Rajaee | October 15th, 2021

Primary Care Policy

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in the US, orders to stay at home were quickly put in place in a lockdown for most of the country. Many healthcare providers had to shift to telehealth or ...

Making data actionable under value-based care

By Nick Dealtry | October 15th, 2021

Primary Care Innovation

The value-based care movement has involved a long list of incentive-based programs, all of which rely on accurate and timely data. There are many ways to collect useful data, of course, but ...

Should I start or join a DPC practice?

By Gabby Marquez | October 15th, 2021

Direct Primary Care

As a physician, you have a key role in the delivery of high quality healthcare to your patients. The model that you choose for that care delivery can make a huge difference in your life and ...

Q&A with Dr. Sara Pastoor, Director of Primary Care Advancement

By Dr. Sara Pastoor | October 8th, 2021

Below is a recent interview conducted with Dr. Sara Pastoor who currently serves as the Director of Primary Care Advancement at Elation Health, where she advocates for primary care and the ...

Should I offer a waitlist for my DPC practice?

By Gabby Marquez | October 8th, 2021

Direct Primary Care

A primary benefit and one of the more enticing features of the direct primary care (DPC) practice, for both the provider and the patient, is a smaller patient panel. Rather than trying to ...

Telephone tips for physicians and staff

By Anthony Pappas | October 8th, 2021

Independent Practices

Communication has moved online, going virtual through secure messages and emails. However, the growth of telehealth during the pandemic has also increased the amount of telephone ...

What is a gap in care and how can independent practices close care gaps?

By Nick Dealtry | October 8th, 2021

Primary Care Innovation

When you have a patient who is not following up with recommendations for screenings or immunizations, that is considered to be a gap in care. When a patient is not taking prescribed ...