OpenNotes
January 30, 2013 | Grantee
Enabling patients to see their doctors' visit notes is a simple idea that can transform the way patients engage with their health.
Patient-centered Care/Family-centered Care
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Early Lessons From Four 'Aligning Forces for Quality' Communities Bolster the Case for Patient-Centered Care
February 4, 2013 | Journal Article
The practice of patient-centered care remains in its developmental stages—hampered, in part, by limited evidence of its effectiveness.
The Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Highlights from the Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) program detail nursing’s contribution to improving the quality of health care delivered.
Will the Affordable Care Act Move Patient-Centeredness to Center Stage?
March 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This paper from the Urban Institute on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) places new emphasis on measuring patients' experiences of care and using that information to improve care.
The Imperative to Promote Collaborative Consumer Engagement
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Achieving a meaningful definition and shared understanding of consumer engagement is a critical step in making real progress as the nation works to transform its health care system to make care more efficient, affordable, effective, and patient-cent ...
Why the VA Embraces OpenNotes
April 16, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
A longtime champion of open access and transparency discusses how the VA is handling OpenNotes and what it took to get everyone on board.
‘Patient-Centered’ Medicine and Health Care Reform: Optimistic Visions Without A Coherent Blueprint
April 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Patient-centeredness means many things to many different people, but at its core are issues of shared decision-making and balancing how much the patient should really be in the driver’s seat.
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.
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.