OpenNotes is the international movement promoting and studying transparent communication in healthcare. We help patients and clinicians share meaningful notes in medical records. We call these open notes.
OpenNotes NEXT:
The benefits of open notes and how to find them.
Reading the notes your clinicians write can help you take more control of your health. Studies show that fully open communication with your doctor or nurse benefits you and your care partners. And we can help you find your notes.
The OpenNotes Movement
Through education, research, and advocacy, the OpenNotes movement continues to have a remarkable impact on transparency in healthcare. The Covid-19 pandemic and the needs of socio-economically disadvantaged populations make the OpenNotes movement especially important.
OpenNotes is not software or a product. It’s a call to action.
FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
OpenNotes for Clinicians →
Effects of OpenNotes: FAQs →
New Federal Rules →
Health professionals: You have questions. We have answers.
With OurNotes, patients are writing notes with their doctors.
OpenNotes is exploring a new way to build transparent communication, shared decision-making, and mutual trust among patients, care partners and health professionals.
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The work has begun. Here’s where we need to go.
The new federal rule mandating open notes is a leap forward, and we’re riding that wave. But sharing notes with patients is just a start. The next level involves many more people utilizing those notes to bring greater transparency, collaboration, and safety to healthcare. That’s where we’re headed.
Here are some ways we’re getting there:
- THE “OUR DIAGNOSIS” PROJECT Engaging patients and families in the diagnostic and patient safety process
- ENGAGING CARE PARTNERS IN TRANSPARENT RECORDS Offering care partners ready proxy access and active engagement
- BEYOND US DEPLOYMENT OF eHEALTH TRANSPARENCY Studying global examples of population-wide open notes
- SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) Understanding how clinical notes interact with SDOH. How can notes help or hinder?
Where is My Medical Record?
Get your medical records. Read your open notes.
A new tool for patients presented by OpenNotes and Ciitizen. Learn more here
We're funded by grants, philanthropy, and supporters like you. Your entire tax-deductible donation will go to spreading the OpenNotes movement.
