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OpenNotes is the international movement dedicated to making health care more open and transparent by urging doctors, nurses, therapists, and others to share their visit notes with patients

15,000,000

patients nationwide have online access to notes

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Today 15,014,000 patients have online access to their notes.
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What Are Notes?

Written by doctors, nurses, therapists, or other health professionals to describe interactions with patients, notes are part of the medical record. When patients are invited to read these notes, they become open notes.

Why Share Notes?

Communicate and Engage

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Improve Quality of Care

A doctor’s experience

Take Medication More Effectively

What we’re learning

Manage Chronic Illness

A patient’s story

Support Caregivers

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Make Care Safer

The latest research

Stories, News & Events

The OpenNotes movement is growing. Here’s the latest.

Seinfeld, e-Patient Dave and Your Medical Records: What a Difference 20 Years Makes

“How come as a patient, we’re last in line for our own data?”

Steven Keating, The Open Patient

Through this Request for Proposals, the New York State Health Foundation aims to foster the spread of OpenNotes.

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“OpenNotes helps me understand what my doctors are doing.”

Linda, a patient

“We believe that information transparency is crucial. An informed and engaged patient is a healthier patient.”

Chen-Tan (CT) Lin, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), UCHealth

“OpenNotes is important for any patient regardless if they speak the language or not, because the information is there.”

Merelyn, a patient
Patients

Patients

Take charge of your health and improve your care.

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Doctors, Nurses, Therapists

Doctors, Nurses, Therapists

You and your patients benefit from sharing notes.

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Health Systems

Health Systems

Join the dozens of health systems and practices already sharing notes.

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