BOSTON – OpenNotes evidence has shown that transparent medical records can increase patient engagement – patients who read the clinical notes written by their doctors report feeling more
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OpenNotes Introduces Advisory Board
BOSTON – OpenNotes is pleased to announce that ten extraordinary advocates for health care quality and improvement are the founding members of the OpenNotes Advisory Board. “This is an outstanding
10 Million and Counting! Help us make OpenNotes the standard of care for all patients.
Ten Things You Can Do Right Now 1. Feel Confident That the Notes Are For You: You are at the center of your health care, and reading your notes can help you feel more in control of your health and have a stronger and more trusting relationship with your provider. The notes are about you, and you…
OpenNotes Reaches 10 Million
Patients at VA and 50 institutions in 35 states can now read their medical notes online BOSTON – The OpenNotes movement is excited to share a milestone – 10 million Americans can now read their medical notes securely online. “The results of the OpenNotes study involving 105 primary care doctors and 20,000 of their patients…
Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH, Joins OpenNotes as Executive Director
Expertise on emerging trends in health care delivery will guide national dissemination efforts BOSTON – Prominent health policy and public health researcher, Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH, is joining the growing OpenNotes team and the Harvard Medical School faculty. As Executive Director, DesRoches will lead the OpenNotes movement toward national adoption of the practice of providing…
AMDIS and OpenNotes Announce Partnership to Empower Patients
Organizations believe a fully transparent medical record is the right thing to do for patients LAKE ALMANOR, CA – The Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) and OpenNotes have announced a partnership to advance transparency in health care and enhance patient and clinician communication by inviting patients to read and engage with the…
Prestigious Healthcare Experts Join OpenNotes Movement
Combined experience will help guide the spread of access to clinical notes to 50 million patients nationwide BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2016 – National health care leaders, John Santa, MD, MPH, Homer Chin, MD, MS, and Amy Fellows, MPH, have joined the OpenNotes team. The three bring decades of expertise in information technology and population health to…
Duke Health is joining national Open Notes initiative
Duke University Health System has joined a growing national Open Notes initiative to improve patient-physician communication and support our ongoing work to promote patient-centered care. Beginning February 1, 2016, outpatient progress notes documented in Duke Maestro Care will be shared with patients via Duke MyChart. Duke Health patients will only be able to access progress notes that are documented on or after…
WellStar Brings Transparency to Patient Records
First Georgia-based health system to provide access to outpatient physician notes SMYRNA-VININGS, GA — WellStar Health System is deploying an innovative solution to improve the patient experience while providing better patient care. WellStar’s electronic medical record patient portal, WellStar MyChart, will provide patients with round-the-clock access to their providers’ notes in addition to instructions, next…
Foundations Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients Nationwide
Four foundations jointly fund three-year, $10 million expansion of the OpenNotes movement BOSTON—Cambia Health Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today jointly announced $10 million in new funding to spread access to clinical notes to 50 million patients nationwide. OpenNotes is a national initiative that…
