Findings suggest new U.S law requiring open notes could help older adults follow care plans, take medications as prescribed and plan for office visits.
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Grant: Engaging Family Caregivers through Shared Access to the Electronic Health Record
This project implements a demonstration in three health systems to increase the uptake and use of shared electronic health record access by family caregivers of older adults, evaluate its effects, and disseminate best practices to promote national adoption.
OpenNotes “Drop-In Clinic” Prepares U.S. Healthcare Professionals for Federal Rule Mandating Open Visit Notes
What is the OpenNotes Drop-In Clinic? Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, for two hours each day, U.S. healthcare professionals are welcome to “drop in”, for just a few minutes or for the full two hours, to pose any questions to a panel of experts about open visit notes (“open notes”) and transparent clinician-patient communication.
Open notes compliance date extended to April 5, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced they are extending the compliance dates and timeframes necessary…
OpenNotes Awarded Grant to Test Innovation to Improve Diagnosis and Reduce Disparities
OpenNotes was one of 17 organizations awarded a grant by The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) as part of its DxQI Seed Grant Program to improve the quality, accuracy…
JAMA Network Open: 1 out of 5 patients who read visit notes report finding mistakes
A new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open suggests patients could play a critical role in identifying important errors in their medical records.
Survey Reveals Clinicians Support Sharing Notes with Patients
A first of its kind study of the views and experiences of clinicians who have shared their notes with patients over an extended period of time was published today
More Than 40 Million Patients Can Access Their Clinicians’ Visit Notes Via Secure Portals at 200 Health Systems
OpenNotes announced today that more than 40 million patients using secure online patient portals can now access the notes
Reading Clinician Visit Notes Can Improve Patients’ Adherence to Medications
BOSTON – A new study of patients reading the visit notes their clinicians write, report positive effects on their use of prescription medications.
Patients Reading Visit Notes Report Striking Benefit Over Time
BOSTON – A new study of more than 20,000 adult patients, led by Jan Walker, RN, MBA, co-founder of OpenNotes, found that…
