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.
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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.
Does Use of EHRs Help Improve Quality?
June 9, 2011 | Issue Brief
Data show patients with electronic health records receive more recommended care.
Debate
February 1, 2012 | Commentary
Will OpenNotes help patients become true partners in their case?
Electronic Health Records and Quality of Diabetes Care
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This research concluded that federal policies which encourage "meaningful use" of electronic health records may improve the quality of care across insurance types.
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.
Filling Major Knowledge Gaps about Health Care
January 27, 2011 | Program Result
The Health Insurance Reform Project advanced the development of a rapid learning health system - involving millions of health records in searchable national databases - to fill knowledge gaps about health care and develop better health care policies.
HIT Adoption and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This installment of LegalNotes focuses on the concept of "meaningful use" of electronic health records and the key considerations that will underlie proposed rules.
Advancing the Role of Rapid Learning in Mainstream Health Care
March 25, 2013 | Program Result
Developing and promoting a rapid-learning health system, in which health information in large databases is analyzed to improve health care - the work of Lynn Etheredge and the Health Insurance Reform Project at George Washington University.
A Simulation Shows Limited Savings From Meeting Quality Targets Under The Medicare Shared Savings Program
October 3, 2012 | Journal Article
The Medicare Shared Savings Program, created under the Affordable Care Act, will reward participating accountable care organizations that succeed in lowering health care costs while improving performance. Depending on how the organizations perform o ...