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.
This week, we have insights on the history of patient charting, how CMS aims to ease MACRA compliance, 2019 tax benefits for physicians, online tools physicians can take advantage of and why…
On December 21, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) final rule for accountable care organizations (ACOs). The program is…
The direct care and concierge care models may not be the right fit for all patients. These practice models differ from each other as well as from traditional primary care practices. Typically, the…
Change is generally a challenge, particularly in the workplace. Employees who are told they must change their healthcare plan may not always react positively. In fact, employers may not want to…
The ideal electronic health records (EHRs) solution will enable physicians to operate more efficiently and effectively, providing higher quality care to their patients. Maintaining patient records…
Recognizing that healthcare does not always happen in a provider’s office, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has included payment for a number of virtual services in its Final…
As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to shift its reporting and reimbursement programs to accommodate over-burdened physicians, there continue to be challenges for the…
Value-based care, as opposed to fee-for-service care, has been shown to improve the quality of care management, particularly for those patients with one or more chronic conditions. Those are the…
Direct care physicians tend to be heavy users of technology in their practices, due to the demands of retaining patient memberships. Practices need access to a wide-range of technology and…
Tax laws are changing over the next few years. Some of those more significant changes have to do with eligible deductions for medical expenses. Independent physicians should be aware of the 2019…
Recognizing the concern that many physicians have regarding MACRA compliance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is searching for a contractor who can gather additional feedback…
A patient longitudinal record is crucial for ACOs to provide continuity of care, improve outcomes, and enhance collaboration among healthcare providers.
Employers are constantly looking for ways to reduce costs. In the prevailing move toward value-based care, those employers are also searching for innovative strategies to help their employees…
Although the percentage of physicians in independent practices has fluctuated in recent years, at least one doctor has decided to return to her roots as an independent physician after practicing…
In a blog post published on November 8, 2018, Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), shared data on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Year 1…
Preventive screenings occurred at a higher rate under value-based care than with physicians in a fee-for-service arrangement, according to the latest report published by Humana, a healthcare…