OpenNotes joined other members of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)-convened National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) to announce the release of a National Action Plan intended to provide health systems with renewed momentum and clearer direction for eliminating preventable medical harm. “Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety” draws from evidence-based practices, widely known and effective interventions, exemplar case examples, and newer innovations.
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OpenNotes Awarded Grant to Test Innovation to Improve Diagnosis and Reduce Disparities
OpenNotes was one of 17 organizations awarded a grant by The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) as part of its DxQI Seed Grant Program to improve the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of diagnoses. SIDM awarded OpenNotes $50,000 to support testing an intervention designed to improve diagnosis among limited English proficiency (LEP) patients and families.
Journal of General Internal Medicine: Most patients understand visit notes, many have ideas for making notes more meaningful for patients
Boston, MA – In a new multisite study of patients who have experience reading clinician’s office visit notes . . .
JAMA Network Open: 1 out of 5 patients who read visit notes report finding mistakes
A new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open suggests patients could play a critical role in identifying important errors in their medical records.
OpenNotes Celebrates New Federal Rule on Transparency for Patients
Yesterday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released the program rule on Interoperability, Information Blocking, and ONC Health IT Certification.
OpenNotes Speaks on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Improve the Interoperability of Health Information
Philadelphia – Tom Delbanco, MD, MACP, has been awarded the John Phillips Memorial Award from the American College of
Tom Delbanco, MD, MACP, to receive national award from the American College of Physicians
Philadelphia – Tom Delbanco, MD, MACP, has been awarded the John Phillips Memorial Award from the American College of
More Than 40 Million Patients Can Access Their Clinicians’ Visit Notes Via Secure Portals at 200 Health Systems
OpenNotes announced today that more than 40 million patients using secure online patient portals can now access the notes
Minding Wellness PODCAST: Empowerment through Transparency with Cait DesRoches and Liz Salmi
This week Claudia Cometa interviewed Cait DesRoches and Liz Salmi for her Podcast “Minding Wellness”. Liz shared her…
OpenNotes Comments on HHS Rule to Improve Patient Access and Interoperability
In February 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule to support seamless and
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