BOSTON – A majority of U.S. health care organizations have adopted electronic health record (EHR) systems and are increasingly…
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Regina Holliday, Patient Advocate Extraordinaire, #Cinderblocks4
It’s National Health Information Technology Week
Back to School OpenNotes Style
By Fabienne Bourgeois, MD, MPH, Boston Children’s Hospital Fall is in the air and everyone is gearing up for back to school. For some, it’s an exciting time, but for others adjusting to all the newness is stressful, especially when it comes to communicating your child’s health needs to the front line staff at […]
Sharing Access to Notes Engages and Empowers Patients, Families and other Care Partners
Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD. Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Navigating health system demands and managing treatments can be difficult, particularly for individuals with complex health needs who are often under the care of multiple providers.
National Health Center Week, 2016
We salute our colleagues at community health centers throughout the nation who on a daily basis treat patients in our communities with respect and understanding. Community health centers have been leading advocates for improving access to health care. They appreciate the diversity of backgrounds and needs in our communities. Opening and sharing notes with patients […]
The Rise of the Patient Voice
By Jan Walker, RN, MBA Tom and I began working together in the early 1990’s. Tom had already been causing a stir. He had started one of the first hospital-based primary care teaching practices at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and was constantly examining ways to improve quality in care. Deep down in there, […]
New OpenNotes video!!
When Linda Johnson had a significant health scare away from her home in Seattle, she shared her medical notes from Dr. Sara Jackson and her care team at Harborview Medical Center, both with her daughter and the Baltimore hospital’s team that took care of her. Linda’s long term plan going forward is to involve her family […]
Mental Health Notes Empower Patients
About a year and a half ago, longtime BIDMC patient Stacey Whiteman received shocking news from her physician. “I have Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in my brain and in my spine,” she said. “Cognitively I am challenged. I can’t multitask anymore. I may look okay on the outside but on the inside, it is challenging, to […]
