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…
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NPR: Doctors Don’t Agree On Letting Patients See Notes
Every time you see the doctor, he or she writes a note about the encounter for the record. Normally you never see it. A lot of what’s in that note is objective stuff about your blood pressure, weight and blood count. But often your doctor puts down subjective impressions. Did you seem down? Anxious? Angry?…
