Smith C, Kelly M. In anticipation of sharing pediatric inpatient notes: Focus group study with stakeholders. J Particip Med. 2022; 14(1): e37759
doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/37759
Distinct themes identified as benefits of pediatric inpatient Open Notes for parents emerged from all the 5 focus groups. These themes were communication, recapitulation and reinforcement, education, stress reduction, quality control, and improving family-provider relationships. Challenges identified included burden on provider, medical jargon, communication, sensitive content, and decreasing trust.
