As the OpenNotes movement continues to grow, a broad variety of journalists, patients and health care professionals are taking note. Even better, they’re sharing the facts, data, opinions and experiences of those sharing medical notes. See what the buzz is all about.
How Nurses Can Empower Patients Through Shared Notes
By Jan Walker & Suzanne Leveille of OpenNotes, January 2nd, 2012 As nurses, we’ve always been focused on the patient. Teaching patients about their health and advocating for patients are both incredibly important parts of the job. That’s why we got involved with OpenNotes-an initiative that invites patients to review the visit notes written by their…
American Medical News: Online patient portals: Unveiling the doctor’s note
By Pamela Lewis Dolan, December 31, 2012 “Demand is growing for patient engagement, as the health care landscape shifts toward more shared decision-making. As more health care organizations adopt technology such as electronic health records and patient portals, meeting those expectations has become easier.” Read the full article here.
WSJ: Ten Ways Patients Get Treated Better
By Laura Landro, December 18, 2012 Health-care innovations aren’t limited to drugs and devices. Experts increasingly are adopting new ways to treat patients that studies show are better at healing the sick, preventing disease, improving patients’ quality of life and lowering costs. Here are 10 innovations that took root in 2012 and are changing the…
Engaging patients through EHR access, open notes
December 10, 2012 – You’ve heard the old adage that records are made to be broken. How about a new one: Records are made to be shared. Did you ever see that episode of “Seinfeld” where Elaine goes to great lengths (and beyond) to see what her doctor is writing about her in her medical chart? Well, it’s funny…
Forbes: Opening Doctor’s Notes: A Kumbaya Moment for R’s & D’s?
By Dave Chase, November 26, 2012 Conservatives would love the notion in Open Notes of personal responsibility…. In turn, Progressives would love the notion of transparency and access inherent in Open Notes. Read more here.