Earlier this month, OpenNotes published exciting new research in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. We’ll tell you about the study which focused on patients at the same health systems as our pilot study did ten years ago, except this time note sharing was done across virtually all specialties. In other research news, doctors Charlotte…
VIDEO: The Beryl Institute – Optimizing OpenNotes for Patient Engagement and Safety
Liz Salmi, Senior Strategist Outreach and Communications, recently spoke about OpenNotes at the Beryl Institute in Southlake, TX. The Beryl Institute is the global community of practice dedicated to improving the patient experience through collaboration and shared knowledge. It produces a series of informational interviews for their Learning Bites Library. This video features Liz talking about…
Spotlight on Amy Fellows: Vulnerable Populations and Vendor Strategist at OpenNotes
We sat down with Amy Fellows, MPH, a Vulnerable Populations and Vendor Strategist at OpenNotes. Amy is also the Executive Director of We Can Do Better, a Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit with the mission to create opportunities for nonpartisan civic education and engagement, bringing people together who share the values of better health care and health…
Visit Notes Can Help Patients and Clinicians Be Diagnostic Partners
Earlier this month, Charlotte Blease, PhD, a research fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Sigall Bell, MD, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of Patient Safety and Discovery at OpenNotes, published a new article on the role that patients’ access to visit notes might play in improving diagnostic…
OpenNotes in the News
OpenNotes Proposes HHS Create a ‘National Transparency Advisory Group’ Healthcare Innovation In its response to a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, OpenNotes has recommended that HHS establish a “National Transparency Advisory Group” charged with advising HHS and monitoring the nation’s progress toward a fully transparent health care system. Cait…
Open Dialogue on Mental Health with Stephen F. O’Neill, BCD, JD
We sat down with Steve O’Neill, Social Work Manager for Psychiatry, Primary Care, Pain Management and Infectious Disease, as well as Associate Director of the Ethics Support Service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). Steve is also a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Social Medicine and a Faculty Associate in the Center for…
A Note From the Director: March 2019
2019 has begun with increasing national interest in the benefits of transparency and patients’ access to their information in health care. Government agencies are focusing on several landmark pieces of health care legislation, including HIPAA and the 21st Century Cures Act. They are asking for input from the public, while the private sector continues to…
Share with those who care
1. You might consider sharing your notes with family and/or friends who help you manage your care. It can be very helpful to share your medical information with family members or other informal care partners, but only if and when you wish. Whether or not you want to keep notes entirely private is up to you!…
Know the full story
1. Patients often get only bits and pieces of information about their health, and that makes it hard to see the whole picture. Reading your notes can connect the dots, helping you to become more engaged and more in control of your health. And once you have access, remind yourself to read them. Our surveys…
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