As awareness about the OpenNotes movement spreads rapidly, clinicians and health system leaders around North America are looking for more information on how sharing notes motivates behavior and intersects with special patient populations.
News from OpenNotes
Spotlight: Vancouver Clinic Helping Patients Find Notes
Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver WA embarked on the OpenNotes initiative with a pilot in May of 2014, followed by a clinic launch in July of the same year. Vancouver Clinic later upgraded its Electronic Medical Records system, which led to some changes
OpenNotes Surges Ahead in Southern California
As of this month more than 25 million people are able to access clinical notes through their secure, online patient portals at over 120 health systems throughout North America. A considerable number of health systems launching OpenNotes in 2018 are located in the Golden State, with 10 of the 11 newly launched California health systems…
Former ONC National Coordinator joins OpenNotes advisory board
The OpenNotes team is thrilled to announce Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, has joined the OpenNotes advisory board starting
Tom Delbanco, MD, Named John F. Keane & Family Professorship in Medicine at Harvard Medical School
On the Same Page Newsletter – November 2017 – Focus on Caregivers
Focus on Caregivers featuring a new patient’s story, two new blog posts, new research and a one minute video…
The Next Step for OpenNotes Is OurNotes
LOS ANGELES & BOSTON – The OpenNotes movement is rapidly spreading across the country, with nearly 20 million patients now invited to read online the notes their doctors …
PODCAST: Open Mental Health Notes at University of Iowa Health Care
OpenNotes mental health specialist, Steve O’Neill talks with University of Iowa Health Care, Chief Medical Information Officer, Dr. Maia Hightower, and psychiatrist Dr. Alexander …
What Patients Value About Access to Their Visit Notes
BOSTON – A majority of U.S. health care organizations have adopted electronic health record (EHR) systems and are increasingly…
PFAC + OpenNotes = #patientsincluded
It’s been nearly five years since Bella Wong received a bi-lateral lung transplant at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, and she’s still going to pulmonary rehabilitation twice a week – but not because she has to . . .
