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.
A 2024 study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine sheds light on how an academic direct primary care (DPC) clinic attempted to effectively serve vulnerable populations.
Discover how PC4AA empowers changemakers with a local playbook to transform healthcare. Learn to leverage resources, policy levers, and individual actions to drive meaningful change.
Get an inside look at the DPC Coalition Fly-In and the push for primary care reform. Tune into the My DPC Story podcast to hear firsthand from industry leaders about advocating for innovative payment
Read our recap of HLTH 2024 in Las Vegas! From the dazzling disco stage, we explore the future of primary care with industry leaders, tackling innovations, challenges, and what defines primary care.
Dr. Sara Pastoor recently spoke with a patient named Marvin from Dallas, Texas on our “The Pulse” interview series to shine a light on the crucial relationships at the heart of primary care.
Dr. Sara Pastoor recently had the opportunity to soak up the hope while sharing ideas and making crucial connections with primary care champions and changemakers from all over the country. Read more.
The Primary Care for All Americans (PC4AA) movement is advocating for high-quality primary care for everyone in America. PC4AA recently introduced the first of two playbooks for change.
Below is a summary of a panel discussion on August 22, 2024 addressing innovations in healthcare policy positioned to reshape primary care. Watch the panel discussion.
The Family Medicine Leadership Consortium met recently in Washington, D.C. for a special session to assess the current state of family medicine, the clinical model, the threats, and the opportunities.
There is valuable wisdom to be gained from the pioneers who have already made the journey into VBP. Below are some general guidelines to consider, intended to help primary care clinicians succeed.
This post is part of a series of blog posts aimed at unpacking value based payment for primary care practices looking to make the transition to value based care.
This post is part of a series of blog posts aimed at unpacking value based payment for primary care practices looking to make the transition to value based care.
For the second year in a row, and the second time in my life, I recently attended the American Academy of Family Physicians National Conference. Read more here.
The AAFP National Conference 2024 was in full swing, and I found myself swept up in a sea of eager faces—the next generation of family physicians ready to shape the future of healthcare.
Learn why Dr. Sara Pastoor and Dr. Andrew Carroll see a future for independent primary care emerging in collaborative care models.
This past week, Elation was proud to participate at Primary Care for America’s third annual event, eponymously named PrimaryCare24.