Elation Blog Named One of the Best EHR Blogs of 2026

Primary care is having a moment — and so is the content that powers it.

We’re excited to share that the Elation Health blog has been named one of the Best EHR Blogs of 2026 by EHR in Practice, an independent resource that helps practices navigate EHR selection and strategy.

Read the full list here.

Why this recognition matters for primary care

EHR in Practice created its “Best of Blogs” list to spotlight content that genuinely helps clinicians and practice leaders make better decisions about technology — not just marketing copy dressed up as thought leadership.

Their team evaluated blogs using criteria that align closely with how we approach content at Elation:

• Usefulness and relevance — Does the content help solve real clinical and operational problems?

• Depth and consistency — Does it show up regularly with substance, not surface-level trend pieces?

• Clarity and accessibility — Is it written for busy clinicians and staff, not health IT insiders?

• Credibility of perspective — Is it grounded in real-world primary care experience, with transparent claims and examples?

• Readable, thoughtful presentation — Does the structure make complex topics easier to understand and act on?

Being recognized on this list is less about Elation as a vendor and more about what it signals: primary care–led, evidence-based, and practice-tested content is cutting through the noise.

What stood out about Elation’s blog

EHR in Practice highlighted Elation’s blog for its focus on modernizing independent primary care and reducing administrative burden through smarter use of technology.

They specifically called out that our content:

• “Zeroes in on modernizing independent primary care” — centering the realities of small and mid-sized practices, not large health systems.

• Explores ways to lighten administrative load — from leveraging AI-powered tools inside the EHR to rethinking documentation workflows to combat physician burnout.

• Helps practices succeed in value-based care — especially smaller clinics that don’t have teams of analysts and consultants behind them.

• Serves primary care physicians and practice owners first — with practical guidance on models like direct primary care and how to configure EHR workflows for better patient outcomes.

This is exactly the bar we hold ourselves to: content that earns trust because it is built from the lived experience of primary care, not just from product roadmaps.

Elevating primary care voices: Dr. Sara Pastoor and the PCPCM

The recognition also spotlights the leadership of Dr. Sara Pastoor, Elation’s Head of Primary Care Advancement and a board-certified family physician.

EHR in Practice notes Dr. Pastoor as a leading voice in primary care innovation, including her work advancing the Person-Centered Primary Care Measure (PCPCM) — a response to traditional quality metrics that often miss what matters most in primary care: enduring relationships, continuity, and whole-person care.

Her work, and the work of clinicians across the Elation community, shapes many of the themes you’ll see on our blog:

• Building relationship-centered, longitudinal care in an environment built for throughput

• Measuring what matters in primary care using tools like the PCPCM

• Translating policy and payment reform into workable strategies for independent practices

• Using technology to restore the joy of practice, not erode it

When we publish, we’re not guessing at what primary care “might” need — we’re amplifying what primary care is already doing and what it needs to thrive.

What you can expect from the Elation blog

If you’re new to Elation’s content, here’s a sample of the kinds of topics you’ll find:

• AI in primary care, without the hype
  How to introduce AI-powered tools into your documentation and billing workflows in ways that are safe, sustainable, and actually save clinicians time — instead of creating more clicks and cognitive load.

• Value-based care for real-world clinics
  Practical guidance on moving into value-based contracts, using your EHR data to manage panels, and operationalizing care gap closure without burning out your team.

• Independent practice growth and resilience
  Lessons from physician-led organizations on diversifying revenue (DPC, memberships, hybrid models), staying independent in concentrated markets, and negotiating the realities of payer mix and rising costs.

• Workflow design that protects physician time
  Concrete configuration tips, from visit template design to in-basket management, that help your team spend more time in the exam room and less time in the EHR.

Across all of these, we aim for the same standard EHR in Practice recognized: clear, people-first, and relentlessly practical.

Thank you to our readers — and to primary care

This recognition is possible because of primary care physicians, clinical staff, and practice leaders who have:

• Shared their stories and results

• Pushed us to be specific, honest, and grounded

• Held us accountable to the realities of exam rooms, call queues, and in-baskets

To everyone who has read, shared, or challenged an Elation blog post: thank you. You’ve helped us build a resource that, in the words of EHR in Practice, “helps readers make better clinical, operational, and technological decisions” about the tools they use to deliver care.

Read the full list

You can explore the full Best EHR Blogs of 2026 list — including other vendor blogs and individual writers — on EHR in Practice:

EHR in Practice: The Best EHR Blogs of 2026

We’re honored to be recognized alongside peers who are raising the bar for health IT content — and we’re just getting started.