Project Spotlight:
Educating Young Health Professionals
"We look forward to working with our Harvard Medical School students and their core faculty preceptors as they learn to generate notes and communicate orally in ways that are considerate, mindful, and clear. As we collaborate with experts in medical education and OpenNotes, we aim to develop and implement this exciting program in a way that establishes a firm foundation for effective patient-centered care!"
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Katherine T. Johnston, MD, MA., MSc, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Anita Vanka, MD, FHM, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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OpenNotes mourns the passing of John F Keane, lll. A computer scientist who built a large and successful business, Mr. Keane believed strongly in the OpenNotes mission. He and his family endowed the first professorial chair at Harvard Medical School that charges the incumbent with spreading and studying open and transparent communication in healthcare. Tom Delbanco, Co-Founder of OpenNotes, is the first incumbent of this chair. In addition, the Keane family established the OpenNotes Keane Scholar and Fellowship program, supporting young individuals who help fulfill our mission. We cannot overstate how much the Keane family's generosity has affected our efforts. Above all, we miss Mr. Keane's warm and insightful counsel. You can read more about him here.
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What's NEXT for OpenNotes? |
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No longer are medical records hidden from patients. Everyone in the U.S. has the right to review and use their clinicians’ notes. Most people are unaware of how much they may benefit…and many still cannot access their medical records. For OpenNotes, our work has just begun!
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OpenNotes Named Interoperability Hero |
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DirectTrust— a nonprofit devoted to advancing interoperabilty in healthcare—has named OpenNotes as an Interoperability Hero. This recognition honors their work to foster and evaluate the spread and implementation of shared clinical notes (“open notes”). OpenNotes works to advance healthcare transparency initiatives in the U.S. and overseas.
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A new Special Publication from the National Academy of Medicine, supported by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, collects 11 case studies that illustrate diverse and effective approaches to sharing health data, specifically responding to key concerns of health care executives, research and oversight leaders, and patients and families. Some of these case studies were born out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but all contain critical lessons for inside and outside pandemic times.
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Remember to visit WhereIsMyMedicalRecord.org to learn more about how to find your healthcare information and what to do if you can't find it.
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