Skip to main content

Overview

What is Elation’s Premium EHR?

The Premium version of Elation EHR gives customers access to an additional set of features that allow them to:
  • Scale and expand their services; especially for customers with multiple locations or provider groups.
  • Maximize provider and staff productivity.
  • Succeed in value-based payment (VBP) arrangements.
  • Care for patient populations with more complex privacy needs.
  • Implement more advanced security measures.
The relevance of each feature to your practice depends on your unique needs and workflows. This guide provides instructions on how to activate the features that you are interested in using.

How do I gain access to Premium EHR features?

If you are interested in Premium EHR features, you will need to upgrade to a Premium EHR subscription. To upgrade, contact Elation using the “I need help” button and a member of our team will reach out to assist you.

Features

What are the Premium EHR features and how do I configure them?

Click on any of the following capabilities to see the associated features, their set-up instructions, and common use cases.
If Yes is listed under the After purchasing Premium, do you need to ask Elation to enable this feature first? column, click I need help -> Contact Elation Suppor t to submit a request.
Scale workflows and meet compliance needs with advanced customization and controls.
Feature After purchasing Premium, do you need to ask Elation to enable this feature first? Next, do you need to perform any configurations to start using this feature? Common Use Cases Workspaces Empower staff to perform their duties more effectively by only displaying pertinent resources to them. Your single practice instance can be customized to support different teams and workflows. No Yes, refer to this guide to configure your Workspaces Settings page . Afterwards, consult this Help Center Guide for instructions on how to use the feature. This feature is ideal for: Click here for examples of how Workspaces can be configured for the uses cases listed above .
  • practices with more than one clinical focus or location.
  • large networks of clinics (owned by a single entity) with multiple locations.
  • practices that have various teams with distinct responsibilities.
Patient Cohorts Automatically provision chart access permissions according to present criteria to protect patient privacy and meet compliance needs. No Yes, refer to this guide on how to create cohorts via the Patient Cohorts dashboard . This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that only want designated providers or staff to access certain patient charts.
  • practices that want to audit the unauthorized access of restricted charts.
VIP Charts Manually apply chart access restrictions to specific charts to protect patient privacy and meet compliance needs. No No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for instructions on how to use this feature. This feature is ideal for:
  • practices who have sensitive patient charts that only the Provider-assigned should be able to access (ex. staff members, family members, public figures.
Block All Chart Access Prevent specific users from accessing any patient charts. No Yes, refer to this guide on how to adjust a user’s chart access via the Manage Accounts Settings page . This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that have staff who need to access the Elation homepage, reports, and Settings but do not participate in clinical patient care.
Automatically share patient data with other Elation instances to provide transparency and reduce redundancy when collaborating on patient care.
Feature After purchasing Premium, do you need to ask Elation to enable this feature first? Next, do you need to perform any configurations to start using this feature? Common Use Cases Patient Longitudinal Record (PLR) Aggregate multiple Elation practice instances under a single network configuration to automatically share patient records in real-time. Yes No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for instructions on how to use the feature.
PLR requires a formal agreement to be executed among all participating practices. Please consult with Elation to determine if this feature is appropriate for your use case.
This feature is ideal for:
  • Separately owned practices who frequently share the same patients, for example:
    • Separate practices who belong to the same Enterprise or physician network.
    • Separate practices who collaborate closely in a single geographic location.
Improve data security by implementing additional user controls.
Feature After purchasing Premium, do you need to ask Elation to enable this feature first? Next, do you need to perform any configurations to start using this feature? Common Use Cases Single Sign-On (SSO) Reduce the risk of password-related security breaches by using a centralized authentication point for EHR login. Yes No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for instructions on how to use the feature. This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that have existing Identity Providers (IdPs) for Single Sign On (SSO) such as Google, Microsoft/Azure AD, Auth0, Okta, or any other identity provider that supports OIDC or SAML.
Only allow Providers and administrative staff to delete data from charts Preserve data integrity by preventing certain staff users from deleting data from patient charts. Yes No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for details about how the feature operates. This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that want to prevent non-administrative staff from deleting documents from patient charts.
Admin Only Settings Only permit Admin Level Users to view and/or edit the following settings pages:
  • Fax Usage & Settings
  • Clinical Care Measures
  • Patient Tags
Yes No additional configuration is needed. Consult the following help center guides on how to use these settings pages: This feature is ideal for:
Scale clinical workflows and maximize provider efficiency by delegating key clinical actions to the appropriate staff.
Feature After purchasing Premium, do you need to ask Elation to enable this feature first? Next, do you need to perform any configurations to start using this feature? Common Use Cases Practice-level Delegates Allow admin-level users to assign staff delegates on behalf of all providers to expedite the configuration of user permissions. No Yes, refer to this guide on how to assign appropriate Staff User Groups to each delegate permission via the Admin Managed Delegates Settings page . This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that have uniform preferences around which Staff Level Users are allowed to execute certain clinical actions on behalf of all Provider Level Users in the practice, including:
    • executing prescriptions, orders, or referrals
    • editing billing information
    • signing office messages
Allow Staff to send Direct Messages Promote interoperability and the secure communication of patient data by allowing Staff Level Users to send Direct messages on a Provider’s behalf. Yes No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for instructions on how to use the feature. This feature is ideal for:
  • practices who allow Staff Level Users to share patient health information with external collaborating Providers via secure methods like Direct messaging.
Send Office Messages to User Groups only Ensure communications and tasks are routed to the appropriate team by sending messages to users according to their function or responsibilities. Yes No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for instructions on how to use the feature. This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that want to exercise more control over who receives office messages.
Get credit for performance in value-based payment contracts with automated coding.
Feature After purchasing Premium, do you need to ask Elation to enable this feature first? Next, do you need to perform any configurations to start using this feature? Common Use Cases Premium Coding Reduce coding burden and improve performance in value-based payment contracts by enabling coding automation for certain clinical workflows. No Yes, refer to this guide on how to enable the following automations under the ‘Automatic Coding’ section of the Billing Settings page .
  • BMI Diagnosis Code Ordering
  • Blood Pressure - Export Dx Code
  • PHQ-9 - Export Dx Code
  • Pain Assessment
  • Functional Status Assessment
  • W Diagnosis Code Ordering
This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that participate in value-based contracts.
Reduce no-shows by ensuring all appointment details are properly shared with patients.
Feature After purchasing Premium, do you need to ask Elation to enable this feature first? Next, do you need to perform any configurations to start using this feature? Common Use Cases Require ‘Location’ to be selected in Appointments Ensure patients attend their appointments at the correct office location by requiring location details be selected when creating appointments. Yes No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for instructions on how to use the feature. This feature is ideal for:
  • practices who take patients at different office locations.
Stay informed about user productivity and permission changes with additional reporting options.
Feature After purchasing Premium, do you need to ask Elation to enable this feature first? Next, do you need to perform any configurations to start using this feature? Common Use Cases Productivity Reports Leverage pre-built reports and dashboards to analyze data around appointments and visit notes. No No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for instructions on how to use the dashboards and reports. This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that want to track the productivity and performance of their practice.
  • practices that want to use data to improve clinical and administrative workflows.
Permission Logs Track and audit changes to each user’s access and ‘Admin’ permissions. No No additional configurations needed. Consult this Help Center guide for instructions on how to use the feature. This feature is ideal for:
  • practices that have staff who work on an ‘as needed’ basis.
  • practices that want better transparency around how user permissions are assigned.
Utilize advanced coding features to optimize coding workflows
Feature
Dx Code Navigator Use advanced search tools to find diagnosis codes.
Quickly access location-specific information
Feature
Vaccine details Apply location specific manufacturer, lot # and expiration date details for vaccine supplies.