It’s been nearly five years since Bella Wong received a bi-lateral lung transplant at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, and she’s still going to pulmonary rehabilitation twice a week – but not because she has to . . .
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Cambia Health Solutions – Empowering Patients and Doctors through OpenNotes: HealthChangers Podcast
Whenever you get a checkup, or go to the ER, there’s a doctor or a nurse on hand, typing notes about your health into a computer.
Comstock’s Magazine: Back and Forward: Catherine DesRoches on an Open Approach to Medical Info
OpenNotes Executive Director Catherine DesRoches gives her perspective on the movement to get patients…
Salzburg Global Seminar: Tom Delbanco on how patients can save doctors
Tom Delbanco, co-founder of OpenNotes, and Koplow-Tullis professor of general medicine and primary care at Harvard Medical School discusses the origins of “PeoplePower” and the..
Becker’s Health IT: 6 questions with UCLA Health CIO Dr. Michael Pfeffer
While many physicians report frustration with EHRs, Michael Pfeffer, MD, took an interest in the technology — a decision that led him down a new career path. After earning his medical
The Washington Post Live – Cracking the Code: Optimizing Health Care
On June 14th at The Washington Post Live event “Cracking the Code: Optimizing Health Care”, lawmakers and health care professionals discussed an emerging health-care model that considers the value of care. They also debated the merits and dangers of health data for patients, industry and regulation. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a longtime physician, argued that…
NextAvenue: Doctors Are Slowly Opening Their Notes to Patients
A new program called OpenNotes helps patients be more engaged Ever wondered what your doctor is saying about you in all of those typed or scribbled notes? You may be able to find out soon, if you can’t already. OpenNotes is a national movement encouraging physicians to share medical records and the observations they record…
MEDPAGE TODAY: ‘No-Brainer’ to Share Notes With Patients
Discussing them with patients may enhance health outcomes Between 40% and 80% of what a healthcare provider tells patients is immediately forgotten, and half of what they do remember, they get wrong. “Those are two of the most depressing statistics I’ve ever heard,” said John Mafi, MD, a professor at the David Geffen School of…
Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review – Patients push for transparency: OpenNotes at Northwest Permanente
The patient-physician relationship has long been uni-directional: The clinician determines a diagnosis and treatment plan, and the patient follows along, taking the clinician’s word at face value. But now, patients have developed the autonomy and desire to be active participants and decision-makers when it comes to their care. This transition became fairly evident to Kaiser…
Chicago Tribune: Doctors see patients taking a greater role in their own care
The practice of medicine has moved away from a paternalistic model toward one of collaboration between doctor and patient. This has happened as the information age, propelled by the Internet, has plunged us into an ocean of health information. In the past, doctors may have been happy with passive patients who followed orders and didn’t…
