articleAnnals of Internal MedicineOct 2, 2012GREEN OA

Inviting Patients to Read Their Doctors' Notes: A Quasi-experimental Study and a Look Ahead

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Harvard University · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

Little information exists about what primary care physicians (PCPs) and patients experience if patients are invited to read their doctors' office notes.

Objective

To evaluate the effect on doctors and patients of facilitating patient access to visit notes over secure Internet portals.

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Patient portal
  • Worry
  • Family medicine
  • Intervention (counseling)
  • Health care
  • Nursing
  • Psychiatry
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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