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Are there best practices or data regarding the use of open notes among oncology patients?

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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic Rochester
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The 21st Century Cures Act regulation (effective April 2021) required that clinical notes such as consult and office notes be shared with patients, e.g. “open notes.” In general, surveys of patients with cancer and their clinicians suggest that open notes are viewed favorably (Salmi et al., PMID 330...

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Radiation Oncology · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Shaverdian et al., PMID 30342179.

This study was done on radiation oncology patients.

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