When Patients Read What Their Doctors Write [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 8/19/1412:00 AM

In 2010, Tom Delbanco, an internist, and Jan Walker, a nurse and researcher, started an experiment called OpenNotes that let patients read what their primary care providers write about them. They hypothesized that giving patients access to notes would allow them to become more engaged in their care.

Many doctors resisted the idea. Wouldn't open medical records inhibit what they wrote about sensitive issues, such as substance abuse? What if patients misunderstood the notes? Would that lead to more lawsuits? And what would patients do with all the information anyway?

[For more of this story, written by Leana Wen, go to http://www.npr.org/blogs/healt...-their-doctors-write]

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