Though they may be late to the party, this year you can expect your doctors to join your bank, your credit-card company, your insurance company, and probably even your supermarket and hairdresser in connecting with you online. In fact, you may find your doctor actively encouraging you to send her an e-mail. Why? Starting this…
Consumer Reports
JAMA Viewpoint: Consumers Gaining Ground in Health Care
James A. Guest and Lynn Quincy from Consumer Reports discuss public and private health initiatives that are giving consumers more information and more fair opportunities when it comes to obtaining health insurance and health care: “This year has also seen a leap forward in concepts like OpenNotes, a transparency movement that invites and enables patients to review…
Consumer Reports: Patient access to their doctor’s notes leads to better care, study finds
Are you interested in reading the medical notes your doctor writes about you? Some ten thousand patients around the country recently had that chance. And both they, and their doctors, said it led to better care. More than 100 doctors in Boston, Seattle, and Danville, Pa., participated in the study, called OpenNotes, which was published…
