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More than 100,000 Geisinger Health System (GHS) patients will have access to their doctors’ notes for the first time through the secure MyGeisinger online patient portal when Geisinger expands OpenNotes in May due to the initiative’s overwhelming success. The expansion of OpenNotes will include more than 500 Geisinger physicians, encompassing all of primary care and [...]
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The findings of the OpenNotes study were published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Our study found that patients with access to notes written by their doctors feel more in control of their health and report a better understanding of their medical issues, improved recall of their care plan and being more likely to [...]
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Along with the final results of the OpenNotes trial, an editorial by Michael Meltsner, AB, JD, Doctor of Laws (Hon) was published in the October 2nd issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Meltsner was one of the 10,000 patient participants in OpenNotes. In his editorial he places the personal impact that a lack of transparency [...]
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