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The Importance of Visit Notes on Patient Portals for Engaging Less Educated or Nonwhite Patients: Survey Study

Gerard M, Chimowitz H, Fossa A, et al., The Importance of Visit Notes on Patient Portals for Engaging Less Educated or Nonwhite Patients: Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, May 2018, doi: 10.2196/jmir.9196

Less educated and nonwhite patients using the portal each assigned higher importance to reading notes for several health behaviors than highly educated and white patients, and may find transparent notes especially valuable for understanding their health and engaging in their care. Facilitating access to notes may improve engagement in health care for some vulnerable populations who have historically been more challenging to reach.

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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)
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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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