Reviewing your (child's) medical records

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Re: Tweet response for @GilmerHealthLaw

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"Partners computer system brings prescription for frustration"
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/05/16/partners-healthcare-new-computer-challenges-some-doctors-nurses/1I4QsWGjCJ97xFmUbcDbaJ/story.html

Now, she says, she's become a captive of the keyboard, spending far more of her time recording every blood pressure reading, every feeding, every diaper change. The demands of the new system are so taxing and time-consuming, Lydon said, that the computer has come between her and her patients.

"They're more about billing and complying with mandates than about what's really useful to the physician to help us take better care of patients," said Dr. Glenn A. Tucker, who chairs the Massachusetts Medical Society's committee on information technology.

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RT by @Atul_Gawande


"Putting Doctors and Patients on the Same Page"
https://medium.com/@CommonwealthFund/putting-doctors-and-patients-on-the-same-page-cfed43819a2d#.xvmvyv10f

When doctors share their clinical notes with patients, it can lead both parties to change their behavior

But the evidence to date suggests that OpenNotes can spark more open and informed conversations among doctors and patients and — as part of broader efforts to encourage patients to become active participants in their care — may lead to fewer medical errors and better care.

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Just a quick FYI for those interested in med recs ..... realize that your copy may not be the final & complete copy if all of the encounters are not signed.