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The Next Step for OpenNotes Is OurNotes
LOS ANGELES & BOSTON – The OpenNotes movement is rapidly spreading across the country, with nearly 20 million patients now invited to read online the notes their doctors …
PODCAST: Open Mental Health Notes at University of Iowa Health Care
OpenNotes mental health specialist, Steve O’Neill talks with University of Iowa Health Care, Chief Medical Information Officer, Dr. Maia Hightower, and psychiatrist Dr. Alexander …
What Patients Value About Access to Their Visit Notes
BOSTON – A majority of U.S. health care organizations have adopted electronic health record (EHR) systems and are increasingly…
PFAC + OpenNotes = #patientsincluded
It’s been nearly five years since Bella Wong received a bi-lateral lung transplant at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, and she’s still going to pulmonary rehabilitation twice a week – but not because she has to . . .
Regina Holliday, Patient Advocate Extraordinaire, #Cinderblocks4
GRANSTVILLE, MD – The saying goes, if you want to get something done, ask a busy person. In Grantsville, Maryland, that’s Regina Holliday. Grantsville is a rural, one-road town
It’s National Health Information Technology Week
At OpenNotes we spend a lot of time talking about how note sharing can help patients, but this week we’re honoring National Health Information Technology week by bringing some attention
Back to School OpenNotes Style
By Fabienne Bourgeois, MD, MPH, Boston Children’s Hospital Fall is in the air and everyone is gearing up for back to school. For some, it’s an exciting time, but for others adjusting to all the newness is stressful, especially when it comes to communicating your child’s health needs to the front line staff at…
Sharing Access to Notes Engages and Empowers Patients, Families and other Care Partners
Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD. Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Navigating health system demands and managing treatments can be difficult, particularly for individuals with complex health needs who are often under the care of multiple providers.
National Health Center Week, 2016
We salute our colleagues at community health centers throughout the nation who on a daily basis treat patients in our communities with respect and understanding. Community health centers have been leading advocates for improving access to health care. They appreciate the diversity of backgrounds and needs in our communities. Opening and sharing notes with patients…
