What Elation Health does

Elation Health, founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a privately held healthcare technology company that builds a unified electronic health record (EHR) and medical billing platform purpose-built for independent primary care practices. The platform serves over 50,000 clinicians across small and mid-sized practices (1-10 physicians), new and startup practices, and enterprise primary care organizations in the United States. It is ONC-certified CEHRT and HIPAA-compliant, with 300+ integrations spanning labs, imaging centers, immunization registries, and health information exchanges.

The technology stack centers on a cloud-based, three-panel EHR console unified with revenue cycle management in a single subscription. A natively built AI layer (Clinical-First AI Platform) spans ambient AI scribing (Note Assist with Actions, supporting 14 languages and saving clinicians an average of 13 minutes per visit), clinical intelligence (Clinical Insights, powered by Anthropic's Claude), AI-assisted coding and billing (AI-Powered Fast Lane Billing with 95%+ touchless claim readiness and 98% of claims paid within 90 days), document automation (Smart Intake, Wordsmith), and natural language analytics (Elation Analyst). The June 2026 acquisition of Aster added the Atlas voice AI agent for front-office automation, supporting the company's stated vision of an agentic operating system for primary care. A RESTful API, Developer Sandbox, and optional DBaaS support enterprise customization.

Elation generates revenue through annual subscription contracts for its EHR + billing platform priced per practice based on clinician count and selected services, augmented by a 3.25% flat transaction fee on patient payments processed through Stripe. Distribution is hybrid: a product-led motion (demos, free trials, ROI calculators) targets SMB practices directly, while a dedicated enterprise sales motion with sandbox API access serves larger care groups and risk-bearing entities. The company has raised approximately $108.5M cumulatively through a Series D led by Generation Investment Management and Ascension Ventures in July 2022, acquired Lightning MD (billing) in February 2023 and Aster (AI-native women's health EHR) in June 2026, and has earned Best in KLAS recognition in 2025 and 2026 for Small Practice Ambulatory EHR/PM.

Name

Elation Health

Legal name

Elation Health, Inc.

Website

https://elationhealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Elation Health provides a unified, AI-native electronic health record and medical billing platform for independent primary care practices in the United States, serving over 50,000 clinicians with integrated clinical documentation, revenue cycle management, telehealth, and an agentic AI roadmap.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Health Records and Medical Billing Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory & Physician Practice EHRs (HLACAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patient Engagement, Education & Messaging Platforms (portal/CRM integrated) (HLALABAJ), EHR Extensions, APIs, App Marketplaces & SMART-on-FHIR Apps (HLACAAAN)

Keywords

• Electronic health records
• Medical billing software
• Primary care platform
• AI clinical documentation
• Value-based care

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. EHR + Billing Platform Subscription: Elation Health generates revenue primarily through a subscription model for its unified EHR and medical billing platform. Pricing is customized based on practice size and specific services required. The platform integrates clinical and billing capabilities in a single subscription, targeting independent primary care practices.
2. Patient Payment Processing: Elation charges a flat transaction fee of 3.25% on patient payments processed through its integrated payment platform, integrated with Stripe. This generates per-transaction revenue on top of the base subscription.
3. Developer Platform / API Access: Enterprise developers and partners can access Elation's API sandbox and database-as-a-service (DBaaS) for building custom applications on top of Elation's platform. This represents an additional revenue stream from enterprise-tier customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Elation Health provides a unified, clinical-first EHR and medical billing platform purpose-built for independent primary care practices, combining electronic health records, revenue cycle management, telehealth, patient engagement, and natively-built AI documentation tools in a single integrated subscription. The platform is ONC-certified, HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based, and serves over 50,000 clinicians across the United States through a SaaS subscription model with optional enterprise API access and integrated patient payment processing.

Product overview

Elation Health offers a unified, clinical-first AI platform for primary care that combines electronic health records with medical billing in a single integrated system. The core portfolio includes the Unified EHR + Billing Platform, Elation EHR (award-winning with Best in KLAS 2026 recognition), Elation Billing (AI-powered with 95%+ touchless claims), and Telehealth (powered by Zoom). AI-native capabilities are delivered through Clinical-First AI Platform featuring Note Assist with Actions (ambient AI scribing), Clinical Insights (powered by Anthropic Claude), Smart Intake, Wordsmith, and Elation Analyst. Additional products include Patient Passport (patient portal), Elation Go (mobile app), Developer Platform (API), Collaborative Billing, Real-Time Eligibility, and ERA Posting. Elation has expanded through acquisitions including Lightning MD (medical billing, 2023) and Aster (AI-native women's health EHR, 2026). The platform serves independent primary care practices with 300+ integrations across labs, imaging, immunization registries, and health information exchanges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Note Assist: AI-powered medical scribing solution that ambiently records visits and generates structured clinical notes
• Patient Passport
• Elation Billing
• Elation Go
• Clinical-First AI
• Aster

Products and services

• Unified EHR + Billing Platform All-in-one clinical-first EHR and billing platform combining electronic health records with revenue cycle management in a single integrated subscription for primary care practices.
• Elation EHR Award-winning electronic health record software with an intuitive three-panel console, purpose-built AI tools, and charting features for independent primary care practices. ONC-certified and HIPAA-compliant.
• Elation Billing

Quantifiable outcome

• Clinicians save an average of 13 minutes of documentation time per patient visit using Note Assist AI scribing
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability11 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AnthropiccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Elation Health integrated Anthropic's Claude AI model into its Clinical Insights AI tool in 2025 as part of its AI expansion strategy. This partnership powers Elation's clinical-first AI platform for primary care, enabling intelligent synthesis of patient health data.
• StripecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Stripe provides the payment processing infrastructure for Elation's integrated patient payment platform. Elation offers a flat 3.25% transaction fee powered by Stripe, with Stripe's dashboard providing real-time visibility of patient payments.
• CarequalitycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Elation offers Carequality integration to all Standard EHR subscribers at no additional cost, enabling health information exchange across the Carequality network for care coordination and interoperability.
• Ribbon Health (Provider Network)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Ribbon powers the Elation Provider Network, an integrated referral management platform with a curated provider directory for care coordination. The partnership enables streamlined referral workflows, provider lookup, and electronic chart sharing.
• ZoomcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Zoom powers Elation's integrated telehealth platform, providing the video infrastructure for Elation's HIPAA-compliant telemedicine solution. The partnership enables seamless video visits embedded directly within Elation's EHR three-panel view.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• athenahealth: athenahealth provides a cloud-based ambulatory EHR with integrated revenue cycle management and patient engagement tools serving small and mid-sized practices. It is one of Elation's closest direct competitors in the independent primary care segment, with overlapping unified clinical-plus-billing value proposition.
• eClinicalWorks: eClinicalWorks is a privately held ambulatory EHR and practice management vendor widely deployed in independent primary care and specialty practices. Like Elation, it bundles EHR with billing and patient engagement and competes directly for the same 1-10 physician customer base.
• Tebra (formerly Kareo + PatientPop): Tebra offers a cloud-based EHR, medical billing, and patient experience platform explicitly targeted at independent practices and small groups. Its combined clinical-plus-billing SaaS model directly mirrors Elation's unified platform positioning.
• NextGen Healthcare: NextGen provides ambulatory EHR and practice management solutions for small and mid-sized physician practices, including value-based care workflows. It is a comparable competitor in independent and specialty primary care with a similar integrated clinical-plus-RCM product suite.
• Practice Fusion (Veradigm): Practice Fusion, part of Veradigm, offers a cloud-based EHR historically focused on small and independent practices. It targets the same 1-10 physician segment as Elation and is a frequent competitor in KLAS rankings for small-practice ambulatory EHR/PM.
• ModMed (Modernizing Medicine): ModMed delivers specialty-focused cloud EHRs (including primary care-adjacent specialties) with integrated practice management and AI-assisted documentation. Its EMA mobile architecture and AI scribing capabilities make it a direct functional and UX comparable to Elation.
• Greenway Health: Greenway Health provides ambulatory EHR, practice management, and revenue cycle solutions to small and mid-sized physician practices. It competes in the same independent primary care market segment with comparable all-in-one product positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Epic Systems: Epic is the dominant EHR vendor for large health systems and is increasingly expanding down-market and into community/independent practices via initiatives like Cosmos and Garden Plot. While not primarily focused on 1-10 physician practices, its scale, brand, and accelerating AI capabilities make it the most important strategic incumbent Elation must defend against.

Emerging players

• Abridge: Abridge is an AI medical scribe and ambient documentation platform rapidly adopted across health systems and independent practices. It competes directly with Elation's Note Assist and is increasingly being embedded in rival EHRs, making it a key emerging threat to Elation's clinical-first AI differentiation.
• Suki AI: Suki provides an AI assistant for clinical documentation, coding, and EHR workflows used by independent practices and health systems. It overlaps with Elation's Note Assist, Clinical Insights, and AI coding features and represents a competitive emerging player in AI scribing for primary care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ElationHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elationhealth

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors7 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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