On February 10, 2017, NYC Health + Hospitals began sharing outpatient visit notes with patients through our secure patient portal, MyChart. OpenNotes is currently available in primary care and specialty care clinics at: Queens, Elmhurst, Coney Island, Gotham/Cumberland, Woodhull, Bellevue, Gotham/Gouverneur, Harlem, Gotham/Sydenham, and affiliated Gotham neighborhood clinics, but will be implemented system-wide by 2020. NYC Health + Hospitals’ top priority is to improve the patient experience and we believe making notes transparent will empower our patients to better manage their care.
As background, NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States with: over 40,000 employees, 11 hospitals, 5 long-term care facilities, 6 diagnostic and treatment centers and over 70 ambulatory care centers and extension clinics. Through these NYC Health + Hospitals provides care to approximately 1.4 million patients each year—irrespective of their capacity to pay. We serve New Yorkers who face significant challenges in managing their health care due to limited social and economic resources, including lack of insurance for 425,000 patients.
Our 11 acute care hospitals provide top-ranked trauma care, dozens of inpatient specialties, and mental health services, making communities healthy through a robust network of hospital-based primary care services for children and adults. Our hospitals have earned numerous special designations for quality and culturally responsive care including LGBTQ Healthcare Equity Leader, Baby Friendly, Safe Sleep, and top ranks by U.S. News and World Report.
Visit MyChart to register for the patient portal.
