Ten Things You Can Do Right Now 1. Feel Confident That the Notes Are For You: You are at the center of your health care, and reading your notes can help you feel more in control of your health and have a stronger and more trusting relationship with your provider. The notes are about you, and you…
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Sharing Physician Notes Through an Electronic Portal is Associated With Improved Medication Adherence: Quasi-Experimental Study
Availability of notes following PCP visits was associated with improved adherence by patients prescribed antihypertensive, but not antihyperlipidemic, medications. As the use of fully transparent records spreads, patients invited to read their clinicians’ notes may modify their behaviors in clinically valuable ways.