By CT Lin, MD DENVER, CO – I am often asked, “What is the best way to participate in open notes and sharing physician progress notes with patients?” To answer this question, I created this one-page PDF guide. Feel free to use and share it—and please include attribution when you share. In Short: Don’t Panic!…
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How to write an open note for patients: 2020 edition
by CT Lin, MD
DENVER, CO – I am often asked, “What is the best way to participate in open notes and sharing physician progress notes with patients?”
To answer this question, I created this one-page PDF guide. Feel free to use and share it—and please include attribution when you share.
Countdown to the New Year: The OpenNotes Top 10 of 2017
by OpenNotes It’s been a remarkable year for OpenNotes! In 2017 the number of health systems sharing notes and the number of patients with access to notes doubled. We’re excited by the momentum OpenNotes is gaining, but there’s still plenty of work ahead. Here are ten highlights from 2017 that have us energized for the…
Countdown to the New Year: The OpenNotes Top 10 of 2017
by OpenNotes
It’s been a remarkable year for OpenNotes. In 2017 the number of health systems sharing notes and the number of patients with access to notes doubled. We’re excited by the momentum OpenNotes is gaining, but there’s still plenty of work ahead. Here are ten highlights from 2017 that have us energized for the New Year.
Pushing for Partnership in Digital Health
by Michael L. Millenson, President, Health Quality Advisors
CHICAGO, IL – Could OpenNotes help push predictive analytics from paternalism to partnership?
As new payment incentives make it profitable to prevent illness as well as treat it, new technology is offering the tantalizing prospect of accurately targeting pre-emptive interventions.
Improving Documentation in Anticipation of OpenNotes
by George Leydon, DO, family physician
MADISON, WI – When our medical director indicated that we’d be implementing OpenNotes this summer, my fleeting concern about patients seeing my typos was quickly superseded by possible downstream increase in workload—clarifications, phone calls about the documentation, etc. My fear was that it could contribute further to charting fatigue.
Sharing Clinical Notes With Patients Improves Treatment Effectiveness
by John Torous, MD – BOSTON, MA – Digital psychiatry – using new mobile and connected technologies towards mental health and wellness – offers tremendous potential.
Sharing Clinical Notes With Patients Improves Treatment Effectiveness
by John Torous, MD
BOSTON, MA – Digital psychiatry – using new mobile and connected technologies towards mental health and wellness – offers tremendous potential. Everyday it seems we read about new smartphone apps, wearables, and virtual reality tools that promise to improve mental health. At last count, there were over 10,000 mental health apps! But beyond the excitement, and often hype, what is the reality? What can technology really do today that may improve mental health care?
Cambia Health Solutions – Empowering Patients and Doctors through OpenNotes: HealthChangers Podcast
Whenever you get a checkup, or go to the ER, there’s a doctor or a nurse on hand, typing notes about your health into a computer.
Allina Health gives patients expanded access to their medical records
MINNEAPOLIS 05/04/2017 — To improve patient experience and care, Allina Health is the Twin Cities’ first health system to launch OpenNotes. After a visit to the doctor, when people are
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