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Elation Health

The clinical-first EHR designed for primary care

Overview

Elation Health designs everything around the clinical encounter, and it shows. The chart is clean, the patient timeline is genuinely useful, and common tasks take fewer clicks than almost anything else we have used. That focus is why Elation keeps coming up in conversations with direct primary care and concierge physicians, whose practices revolve around the patient relationship rather than claims volume. The flip side of clinical-first is that billing is not the star of the show; many Elation practices pair it with a separate billing service or keep billing simple by design, which is exactly what a DPC practice wants and exactly what an insurance-heavy practice may not. If your priority is a charting experience that stays out of your way, Elation belongs on your shortlist.

Key Features

  • Clinical-first design philosophy
  • Collaborative care plans
  • Intuitive patient timeline
  • Built-in clinical decision support
  • Patient passport for records sharing
  • E-prescribing with EPCS
  • Lab orders and results integration
  • Customizable visit note templates
  • Population health tools

Pricing

Starts around $375/provider/month for the core platform. Annual contracts available with discount.

Best For

DPC practicesPrimary careConcierge medicinePhysicians who value simplicity

Founded: 2010

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

Website: https://elationhealth.com

Where It Shines

  • One of the cleanest charting experiences on the market
  • A favorite in the DPC and concierge world
  • Very short learning curve

Worth Weighing

  • Billing usually needs a partner service
  • Less appealing outside primary care
  • Mid-tier price for a focused feature set