Patient Centered Care Archives - Page 4 of 8

OpenNotes & Transparency: Ongoing conversation

by Casey Quinlan | May 1, 2014

OpenNotesOne of our MD members, Peter Elias, tipped us off on our listserv to a post on KevinMD.com from a clinician who was expressing concern about the wisdom of OpenNotes, and fully sharing information with patients in general. Peter posted a comment, which we...

JAMA, patient centered medical homes, and the ongoing cost/quality conundrum

by Casey Quinlan | Feb 26, 2014

Today – February 26, 2014 – the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published the results of a pilot study (note: click the link, and then click the JAMA Reader link button on the right side of the page for the full text) of a volunteer...

Patients to Have Right to Access Lab Test Result Data – Finally!

by David Harlow | Feb 4, 2014

The lab test result data access rule is finally final. See the HHS press release and the final rule, which is scheduled to be published on Thursday. What does this mean? In a nutshell, patients in all 50 states are now guaranteed the right to access the results of...

e-Patient Manifesto: “Patients Included”

by Casey Quinlan | Nov 18, 2013

In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his “Ninety-Five Theses” to the wooden doors of Wittenberg Cathedral, sparking a global reformation of the Christian faith that’s still going on today. In the 1950s and 1960s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worked to drive inclusion for all in...

A Powerful Union – Relationships within Health Team

by Danny van Leeuwen | Oct 12, 2013

The relationship between health team members, especially people and their clinicians and caregivers, frequently arises as a topic of this blog. Let me share with you one of the values of Advocates. I work for Advocates as VP of Quality. We express our values...