1/ Is help actually getting to #PCP practices on the front-lines?

Only 21% of applications for COVID-19 financial aid have been approved from taking a closer look with @ElationHealth’s independent primary care practices. 2/ We tracked 56 applications for COVID financial relief across 35 medical practices late last week. Of those, only 12 had been approved and funded as of late April.

1/ Ready for some hopeful signs? We’ve been following the trends for independent #PCP practices very closely during COVID and there’s some truly bright spots to share this week. 2/ Our community of independent practices includes 14,000 clinicians in both #FFS and #DPC practices. In early March, there was panic as some practices told us they would be out of business as early as May with appointments cancelling at a dramatic rate.

There is a brewing crisis in primary care during this pandemic.

Joining @rshawnm and @Farzad_MD's calls to help both sound the alarm and share what we can do to help.

We work with 14k clinicians, reaching 7 million US patients Here’s what we see. Our independent primary care practices are managing a 60% increase in messages from patients. It’s good because they are able to safely help patients virtually. It’s bad because they get paid almost nothing for these touchpoints.