The Elation Team consists of highly trained and knowledgeable professionals committed to advancing high-value primary care. With diverse backgrounds in healthcare, technology, and patient advocacy, the team has been delivering innovative solutions since 2010. Elation's clinical-first, collaborative EHR platform empowers primary care organizations to provide personalized, high-quality care.
The Elation Team consists of highly trained and knowledgeable professionals committed to advancing high-value primary care. With diverse backgrounds in healthcare, technology, and patient advocacy, the team has been delivering innovative solutions since 2010. Elation's clinical-first, collaborative EHR platform empowers primary care organizations to provide personalized, high-quality care.
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) brought about several changes to physician payments for Medicare patients. Most notably, MACRA ended the Sustainable Growth Rate…
Protecting your patients’ medical information is paramount to supporting their care and to building positive patient-physician relationships. Protecting electronic data is equally important and…
Telehealth has become more popular among providers and patients since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the height of the coronavirus outbreak, remote care was safer in many cases…
Last year, my mother’s primary care physician (PCP) referred her to a neurologist because her migraine medicine wasn’t working. Having seen my mom for over ten years, her PCP knows her and her…
You will use technology in your new independent practice in a number of ways, to help you provide quality care for your patients and to run your operations more efficiently. An electronic health…
One of the major components of the move toward value-based care and away from payment for volume is a program developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) referred to as the…
As with any business, you’ll need to do some research and create a solid plan before launching a direct primary care (DPC) practice. Your patients’ health and well-being and your practice success…
The value-based care program dates to 2008, with the launch of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA). Since then, the move toward value-based care has been focused on…
When you meet Dr. John Sosa, you realize that there’s something different about him. And it isn’t just the fact that his face and physique could grace a Men’s Health cover. It’s the questions he…
Electronic health records (EHRs) are designed to help you in your independent practice, giving you the tools you need to manage your patients’ health effectively. An EHR enables you to access,…
Alternative models of healthcare delivery, including direct primary care (DPC) and concierge practices, are becoming more popular with independent physicians and their patients. The ability to…
Your patients are online. They are searching for a new healthcare provider by checking out reviews on sites such as Healthgrades and Yelp. They are following you on social media and looking at…
Promoting your direct primary care (DPC) practice to potential patients involves educating them about the DPC model itself as well as convincing them that they should come to you for their…
Your patient is the focus of your independent practice. When you use an electronic health record (EHR) to maintain your patient data, you will spend time reviewing that information as well as…
Adjusting to the changing needs of your patients can be critical to your ability to retain those patients. Technology, convenience, and your availability are all factors in whether your patients…
Discover the causes of the US primary care provider shortage and understand strategies to combat it. Learn how this shortage affects healthcare quality.