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Search for and review work conducted by OpenNotes faculty, scholars, and collaborators from a wide variety of settings in the U.S. and beyond.
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In Anticipation of Sharing Pediatric Inpatient Notes: Focus Group Study With Stakeholders
July 29, 2022
Assessing the impact of patient access to clinical notes on clinician EHR documentation
July 28, 2022
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Educating Young Health Professionals
Teaching medical students to offer open and transparent communication
Learning Collaboratives
Working to embed the practice of open notes into the culture of medicine.
NYSHealth OpenNotes Collaborative
Bringing open notes to a broad variety of patients in New York State.
OpenNotes Case Studies
How do you “do open notes” well?
International Cross-comparisons
Studying effective implementations of transparent records in Sweden, the U.S., and beyond.
OurNotes
“OurNotes” asks clinicians and patients to create notes together.
OurNotes
for Care Partners
Improve patient/care partner clinician communication and connect care partners with needed services.
Patient Safety
The OurDiagnosis (OurDX) Project is an online tool that searches for potential diagnostic breakdowns in ambulatory care.
Medical Records: documenting the social determinants of health
Access, exchange and use of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data in clinical notes.
MyDischarge Summary
Testing a scalable solution to improve transitions from hospital to home with a feedback tool for patients and families.
Patient Priorities Care
Testing an online questionnaire designed to help patients prioritize complex health issues
Nordic eHealth for Patients (NORDeHEALTH)
Benchmarking and developing personal eHealth services for Scandinavia.
EHR Proxy Access
Engaging family caregivers through shared access to the electronic health record.
OurResearch
: Patients and investigators asking questions together
Low Grade Glioma Registry and OPTIMUM: Studying trust in genomic research.
For Patients
For Patients
OpenNotes for Patients
New to sharing? Find out what you need to know.
Reading Your Notes: FAQs
Notes patients have shared with us and descriptions of how they were used.
What Does a Visit Note Look Like?
The notes are the story of your health care, connecting the other elements of your medical record.
Pediatrics & Adolescents
Access to notes can help families and caregivers manage care.
Care Partners
Open notes can be a tremendous resource not only for patients but also for their care partners.
Mental Health
Reading mental health notes can be a powerful tool in therapy.
Patient & Family Advisory Councils (PFAC)
For PFAC members interested in bringing OpenNotes to their health system.
OurNotes
: Creating Notes With Clinicians
OurNotes
invites patients to contribute to the notes that document a visit.
For Healthcare Professionals
For Healthcare Professionals
OpenNotes for Health Professionals
New to sharing? Find out what you need to know.
Effects of Open Notes: FAQs
Sharing notes improves communication, builds more trust, and enhances patient safety.
U.S. Federal Rule Mandates Open Notes
Learn about the new Federal rules.
Sharing Open Notes
A toolkit for implementing open notes effectively.
Communications
Materials for communicating with staff, clinicians, patients, and the public.
Pediatrics & Adolescents
Access to notes can help families and caregivers manage care.
Care Partners
Look at how open notes can be useful to both patients and care partners.
Mental Health
How open notes can be a powerful tool in mental health therapy.
OurNotes
: Creating Notes With Patients
With
OurNotes
, patients are writing notes with their clinicians.
Webinars
Learn more about the research behind the sharing of clinicians’ notes with patients.
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Information Blocking Rule includes ePHI starting October 2022
July 22, 2022
OpenNotes Statement on Roe v. Wade Reversal
July 5, 2022
New Learning Collaborative: Shared Access to the Patient Portal for Older Adults
May 24, 2022
Recording: Disconnections & Dead Ends: Fixing Proxy Access for Older Adults in Patient Portals
April 22, 2022
AMA STEPS Forward Podcast: Sharing Clinical Notes with Patients
March 16, 2022
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Open and transparent communication involving all patients and clinicians…the OpenNotes mission for the next decade.
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Supporting OpenNotes
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Our Board represent years of experience in patient care, technology, policy, and advocacy.
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