As the OpenNotes movement continues to grow, a broad variety of journalists, patients and health care professionals are taking note. Even better, they’re sharing the facts, data, opinions and experiences of those sharing medical notes. See what the buzz is all about.
Candice Wolk, a patient in the OpenNotes study, presented testimony at the Clinical Documentation Hearing held in Washington, DC. Candice shared her personal story of how OpenNotes equipped her to be her own health-care advocate. Read Candice’s testimony below: Dear Health IT Policy Committee members, My name is Candice Wolk. I am humbled by…
Veterans can now also access VA OpenNotes, which ‘opens’ clinical notes, allowing Veterans to read their health care team’s notes from appointments and hospital stays. VA OpenNotes provides Veterans the ability to read and discuss notes with their health care teams, family and caregivers, offering them greater control over their health care. Read the press…
As the instigators of the OpenNotes initiative, we are thrilled that OpenNotes is being adopted by the VA. Prompted by Dr. Kernisan’s thoughtful post , the ensuing lively discussion, and our experiment with 100 primary care physicians and 20,000 of their patients), we thought it useful to offer some observations drawing both on our experiences as clinicians and on…
By Jan Walker & Suzanne Leveille of OpenNotes, January 2nd, 2012 As nurses, we’ve always been focused on the patient. Teaching patients about their health and advocating for patients are both incredibly important parts of the job. That’s why we got involved with OpenNotes-an initiative that invites patients to review the visit notes written by their…
By Pamela Lewis Dolan, December 31, 2012 “Demand is growing for patient engagement, as the health care landscape shifts toward more shared decision-making. As more health care organizations adopt technology such as electronic health records and patient portals, meeting those expectations has become easier.” Read the full article here.
The VA, already a leader in patient advocacy and consumer health informatics, is expanding their Blue Button to include OpenNotes! Learn more about the VA’s Blue Button and future plans here.
By Laura Landro, December 18, 2012 Health-care innovations aren’t limited to drugs and devices. Experts increasingly are adopting new ways to treat patients that studies show are better at healing the sick, preventing disease, improving patients’ quality of life and lowering costs. Here are 10 innovations that took root in 2012 and are changing the…
“We need to understand how to communicate better with patients. We have a new mandate.” – Mark Zeidel, MD, BIDMC On October 11, 2012, the OpenNotes team held a meeting to discuss the final results of our year-long OpenNotes study, and explore how to make shared visit notes a more routine part of patient…
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