OpenNotes is the international movement that’s making health care more transparent. It urges doctors, nurses, therapists, and others to invite patients to read the notes they write to describe a visit. We call these opennotes.
OpenNotes provides free tools and resources that help
clinicians and health care systems share notes with patients.
OpenNotes is not software or a product. It’s a call to action.
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patients have online access to their notes.
Visit our MAP to see who’s sharing.
Watch our FILM to learn about the movement.
The OpenNotes movement
Patients, clinicians and health care systems are
rapidly adopting opennotes. Here’s why:
Sharing opennotes
Practice makes perfect. Here are some resources
to help you get started.
The OpenNotes movement is advancing rapidly.
Visit the Movement Hub to learn more:
Visit the Movement Hub to learn more:
- History: A fifty-plus year timeline of the movement.
- News & Events: Headlines and milestones.
- Research: Published findings on note sharing.
- Stories: Doctor and patient stories.
- Join the Movement: Resources and shareables.
- The Map: See who’s sharing and get on the map.
Jan Walker and Tom Delbanco accepting the Health Data Liberator award from Academy Health
Cait DesRoches speaks at The Alliance Annual Seminar
Tom Delbanco and US Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, discussing OpenNotes at a Washington Post Seminar.
Sigall Bell discussing Patient Safety at Health Informatics Society of Australia
Liz Salmi at Stanford Medicine X talking OpenNotes from a patient’s perspective
Culture change moment:
“If implemented thoughtfully, the patient portal with OpenNotes may be especially valuabl…