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.
American Medical News: Online patient portals: Unveiling the doctor’s note
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.
WSJ: Ten Ways Patients Get Treated Better
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…
Engaging patients through EHR access, open notes
December 10, 2012 – You’ve heard the old adage that records are made to be broken. How about a new one: Records are made to be shared. Did you ever see that episode of “Seinfeld” where Elaine goes to great lengths (and beyond) to see what her doctor is writing about her in her medical chart? Well, it’s funny…
Forbes: Opening Doctor’s Notes: A Kumbaya Moment for R’s & D’s?
By Dave Chase, November 26, 2012 Conservatives would love the notion in Open Notes of personal responsibility…. In turn, Progressives would love the notion of transparency and access inherent in Open Notes. Read more here.
American Academy of Family Physicians Opinion: Why I Let My Patients See My Notes
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has dedicated $1.5 million to find out whether giving 25,000 patients access to the notes written by their 100 primary care physicians is a good thing. I can offer some perspective on this subject – for free – based on around 125,000 patient encounters over 25 years by one primary care…
WIHI Broadcast of Open Notes
Date: November 1, 2012 Featuring: Tom Delbanco, MD, Richard and Florence Koplow–James Tullis Professor of General Medicine and Primary Care, Harvard Medical School Robert D. Harrington, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Washington; Medical Director, Harborview Medical Center HIV clinic; Associate Section Chief of Infectious Diseases, Harborview Medical Center Richard Martin, MD, FAAFP, Department Director of Community Practice Service…