Vote!

Are Patient Notes by Residents Ready for Release to Patients?

Among the arguments made by supporters of the shift from paper to electronic medical records (EMRs) is that the latter will make it much easier for patients to access and review their records and then discuss their care with their physician. But with concerns raised in particular about how patients' may respond to the often sensitive information included in psychiatrists' notes, Simon Kung, M.D., of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Mayo Clinic, and colleagues investigated whether notes written by PGY-3 to PGY-5 psychiatry residents were in fact ready for release to patients. As...

read more...

Published By: Psychiatric News - 2 days ago