A 12-month project called OpenNotes will analyze the consequences of making doctors' notes fully accessible to patients in electronic form, according to an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The research, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, aims to see what impact patient accessibility to their doctor's notes will have, and if this change in open technology will influence the way hospitals are adopting new technology measures to improve medical care.
The study will involve the close following of 100 primary care physicians and 25,000 patients. Participating medical facilities include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., and Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Read the Annals of Internal Medicine article on the OpenNotes study.
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The research, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, aims to see what impact patient accessibility to their doctor's notes will have, and if this change in open technology will influence the way hospitals are adopting new technology measures to improve medical care.
The study will involve the close following of 100 primary care physicians and 25,000 patients. Participating medical facilities include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., and Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Read the Annals of Internal Medicine article on the OpenNotes study.
Read other coverage about healthcare information technology:
- Massachusetts' South Shore Hospital Loses 800,000 Patient Files
- Implementing a Hospital EMR: Q&A With Becky Quammen of Quammen Healthcare Consultants
- Study: EHR Implementation Tops Healthcare IT Priorities