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…
Patient Empowerment
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.
Take Control of Your Health Care
by OpenNotes – posted first by Age Brilliantly on August 29th, 2017 “I’m a baby boomer, and my son’s on the other end of the baby boomers. We come from a place where doctors tell you what to do. Patients don’t ask the doctor anything, you know. He tells you and you go for it,…
Take Control of Your Health Care
by OpenNotes – posted first by Age Brilliantly on August 29th, 2017
“I’m a baby boomer, and my son’s on the other end of the baby boomers. We come from a place where doctors tell you what to do. Patients don’t ask the doctor anything, you know. He tells you and you go for it, and so, you’re sitting idle,” says Linda Johnson, who lives in Seattle…
Shift happens, if you let it
by Casey Quinlan, the “Mighty Mouth” of Mighty Casey Media LLC RICHMOND, VA – Culture change requires … culture change. Shifting one person’s thinking about an issue is a heavy lift. Doing that with a group, particularly a highly educated group used to being the smartest people in the room? That can be a monumental…
Shift happens, if you let it
By Casey Quinlan, the “Mighty Mouth” of Mighty Casey Media LLC
RICHMOND, VA – Culture change requires … culture change. Shifting one person’s thinking about an issue is a heavy lift. Doing that with a group, particularly a highly educated group used to being the smartest people in the room? That can be a monumental lift. No one involved with the OpenNotes movement is surprised by that observation – we live that truth every day.
One of the signals that shift is happening is the rise in public discussion of …
Sharing Access to Notes Engages and Empowers Patients, Families, and Other Care Partners
by Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD
BALTIMORE, MD – Navigating health system demands and managing treatments can be difficult, particularly for individuals with complex health needs who are often under the care of multiple providers. Online patient portals have become an important strategy …
Making Patients Partners in Real-Time Electronic Charting
by Stephanie D. Drobny, MS-HSL, RN, CPHQ
DENVER, CO – Nurses know that real-time charting is widely considered to be best practice. While the usefulness of the practice isn’t disputed, it can be a challenge to balance giving attention to charting with building a relationship of trust with our patients.
Connecting in a relationship of trust requires clear and transparent …
Making Patients Partners in Real-Time Electronic Charting
by Stephanie D. Drobny, MS-HSL, RN, CPHQ – This form of team charting builds trust with patients and improves health literacy.
Why I hesitate to seek out regular and preventative care
by Mere Abrams, MSW, ASW SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Each time I go to the doctor, I pause before opening the door to the waiting room and take five deep breaths. I have no idea how I will be addressed, read, or referred to, even if it’s not my first appointment. As a trans nonbinary…
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