Here are five thoughts:
1. OpenNotes offers patients access to their physicians’ notes. Currently, about 8 million to 10 million patients use OpenNotes.
2. Mr. Delbanco believes physicians will start transforming their script into terms patients understand — eliminating shorthand and acronyms.
3. Taking it further, he says patients will no longer find use in electronic health records or patient portals. Instead, they will view physician notes on their iPhones or other gadgets.
4. Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System and Seattle-based Harborview Medical Center piloted OpenNotes in 2010. Now, several other institutions utilize the technology.
5. In 2015, Beth Israel released study data, revealing OpenNotes benefited patients and physicians, enhancing notes’ accuracy and quality.
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