Patients who have access to doctor’s notes in their medical records are more likely to understand their health issues, recall what the doctor told them and take their medications as prescribed, according to a study published Monday.
The study, published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is the culmination of an experiment known as OpenNotes, an effort to improve doctor-patient communication by letting patients know everything their doctor has to say about them, including after a visit.
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