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VA OpenNotes & Expanded Blue Button

December 31, 2012

The VA, already a leader in patient advocacy and consumer health informatics, is expanding their Blue Button to include OpenNotes!

Learn more about the VA’s Blue Button and future plans here.

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Getting It Write: What To Do Now That Patients in England Can Read Their GP Notes

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 8am Pacific Standard Time (PST)
11am Eastern Standard Time (EST) / 3pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

While open notes have been the “law of the land” in the United States for more than a year, in England, adult patients accessing care through the National Health Service (NHS) will have access to their primary care record online for the first time starting Nov. 1, 2022.

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