Elation’s Head of Primary Care Advancement and leader in primary care advocacy, Dr. Pastoor is board-certified and a clinically-active family medicine physician. As an experienced primary care innovator in military medicine, academic medicine, private practice, and employer-sponsored delivery models, Dr. Pastoor is an accomplished primary care champion and leader in patient-centered workflow, EHR optimization, and health system transformation.
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.
Discover how Elation’s AI-powered Actions feature helped a primary care physician reduce missed tasks, improve patient follow-through, and restore focus to every visit.
Elation CEO Kyna Fong, PhD was thrilled to have recently joined a HLTH webinar alongside Christopher Crow, MD and CEO of Texas-based primary care network Catalyst Health Group, to talk about the potential we could realize by enabling high-quality primary care through value-based care payment models. Primary care holds the ability to drive better patient outcomes while managing costs and delivering high value across the healthcare system. With just 5-7% of healthcare spending allocated to primary care, the return on investment is clear: studies show that each additional dollar invested in primary care can save thirteen dollars downstream. Yet, the U.S. has a top-heavy model built on transactional, fee-for-service revenue and third-party payer frameworks. These models do not support primary
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) was founded in 1947 to promote and advance the interests of family physicians and their patients. Today, the AAFP represents more than 124,900…
Elation at AAFP FUTURE 2026: Why medical students are choosing independent primary care over hospital systems. DPC, AI, and the path to better patient care.
On KevinMD, Dr. Sara Pastoor explains how agentic AI can rescue underused annual wellness and well-child visits by taking on the operational drag. Read more here.
A recap of the first Health Care Renaissance Summit, where clinicians, organizers, and advocates explored how to expand primary care access nationwide.
With the Primary Care Enhancement Act, the sense of community and purpose among DPC clinicians has never been stronger. Learn more about our participation at the AAFP’s DPC Summit 2025.
Elation Health urges CMS to align policy with primary care needs—advocating for payment reform, less admin burden, and smarter, patient-centered tech. Read more here.
Dr. Sara Pastoor from Elation Health shares highlights from the Primary Care Collaborative’s 2025 Summit, “Scaling What Works for Better Health.” Read more here.
The PCPCM is a patient-reported outcome performance measure (PRO-PM) that asks patients about their access to care, relationship with their physician, and ability to achieve health goals. Learn more.
Dr. Sara Pastoor represented Elation at the 2025 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) annual Corporate Roundtable in Nashville to discuss the challenges facing family medicine. Read more.
Primary care is vital for reducing chronic disease & healthcare costs. Learn why we support the Better Health – NOW campaign & advocate for stronger primary care.
Dr. Sara Pastoor explains on KevinMD why CEHRT certification is critical for primary care EHRs, ensuring interoperability, security, and compliance.
It’s worth taking a moment to gain a better understanding about how KLAS performs their research to support better health tech decisions and even influence the tech you already use.
Dr. Sara Pastoor, Elation’s Head of Primary Care Advancement, joins the Physicians Who Lead podcast to share her journey from military physician to primary care advocate. Listen now.
Discover how Elation Health’s enhanced scheduling tools streamline workflows, manage multi-location and time zone complexities, and improve patient satisfaction. Perfect for modern primary care.