Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed rules to improve the interoperability of health information. Rules issued by the Office of the National…
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OpenNotes Submits Comments on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Office of Civil Rights
OpenNotes submitted comments and recommendations to the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to assist in modernizing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
Trend Report: Modernizing Access to Health Information
At OpenNotes, we keep our ears to the ground when it comes to the growing transparency movement in health care. Here are a few things that have peeked our interest recently regarding
OpenNotes Leaders to Present at SXSW Interactive
Austin here we come! OpenNotes hits the mainstream when Executive Director Catherine DesRoches, DrPH, and Senior Strategist Liz Salmi present at the 22nd Annual South by . . .
More than 30 Million Americans Have Access to their Clinical Notes
BOSTON — OpenNotes announced today that more than 30 million Americans now have access to notes written by their clinicians in fully transparent medical records. OpenNotes is a call to action committed to improving health care by . . .
Research roundup: Six OpenNotes papers you should be reading right now
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.
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…
Tom Delbanco, MD, Named John F. Keane & Family Professorship in Medicine at Harvard Medical School
BOSTON – OpenNotes is pleased to announce the appointment…
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 …
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