Importance The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 requires that patients be given electronic
access to all the information in their electronic medical records. The regulations for …

Reader Survey: What do you think about open access progress notes? Few patients read
their doctors' notes, despite having the legal right to do so. As information technology makes …

Background: In a rapidly expanding practice directed toward improved communication,
patient engagement, and patient safety, clinicians are increasingly inviting patients to read …

This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
Supplement. Chinese translation Background: Little information exists about what primary …

Importance There is widespread concern that clinical notes have grown longer and less
informative over the past decade. Addressing these concerns requires a better …

Open, honest, and trustworthy communication is crucial to ensure the effective responses of
citizens. Paralleling transparency in the arena of public health are new practice policies that …

This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Background: Little is known about what primary care physicians (PCPs) and …

Objectives (A) To gain insights into the experiences of patients invited to view their doctors'
visit notes, with a focus on those who review multiple notes;(B) to examine the relationships …

Objective To measure the time spent authoring and viewing documentation and to study
patterns of usage in healthcare practice. Design Audit logs for an electronic health record …

Objective Prior studies suggest inviting patients to read their visit notes (OpenNotes) has
important benefits for patient engagement. We utilized survey data to investigate our …