A Patient's View of OpenNotes
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors discuss the positive outcomes from a year-long experimental study, OpenNotes, where patients could access their doctor’s notes.
E-Patients
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Pushing the Envelope of Electronic Patient Portals to Engage Patients
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This editorial discusses OpenNotes, an experiment where patients were allowed to access their primary care providers’ electronic notes via patient portals.
Inviting Patients to Read Their Doctors' Notes
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This article could help drive a culture of more transparency between patients and providers, enabling two-way communication that levels the proverbial playing field.
Debate
February 1, 2012 | Commentary
Will OpenNotes help patients become true partners in their case?
Open Notes
July 20, 2010 | Journal Article
This article profiles a program that allows patients open access to their medical records. The OpenNotes project has the potential to open a new type of communication between patients and doctors.
PatientsLikeMe
February 25, 2013 | Grantee
PatientsLikeMe is an established network for patients who want to monitor their health, improve their outcomes, and contribute to medical research and discovery.
White Paper Describes How "E-Patients" Using Internet Resources are Transforming the American Health Care System
March 1, 2008 | Program Result
Tom Ferguson, M.D., a pioneer in the field of online health, worked with a group of researchers, developers and leaders in the field to develop a white paper on e-patients and their impact on health care and medicine.
RWJF Awards $1.9 Million Grant to PatientsLikeMe to Create World’s First Open Research Platform to Develop Patient-Centered Health Outcome Measurements
February 25, 2013 | News Release
PatientsLikeMe has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from RWJF to create the world's first open-participation research platform for the development of patient-centered health outcome measures.
PatientsLikeMe Project Pioneers Use of Outcomes Data That Are Meaningful To Patients
February 25, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Jamie Heywood, co-founder of PatientsLikeMe, and Paul Tarini, senior program officer of the Pioneer Team at RWJF, share their views on creating an open-access platform to develop measures that matter to patients.
Advancing the Field of Health Games
March 31, 2011 | Program Result
Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.