Skip to main content
Find a DoctorGet Care Now
Skip to main content
Search icon magnifying glass

Contrast

Contact

Share

Donate

MyChart

Help

Northeast Medical Group launches OpenNotes to improve patient communication

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

New Haven, CT (October 10, 2017) – Yale New Haven Health’s Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) launched OpenNotes last week to help facilitate communication between patients and physicians. OpenNotes is an international movement advocating for providing patient access to physician notes.

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) went live with OpenNotes through our Epic MyChart platform earlier this month across all our NEMG physician providers can empower patients, families, and caregivers to feel more in control of their healthcare decisions, and improve the quality and safety of care. When patients log in to their MyChart accounts, they will now see physician notes in real time which can help eliminate confusion and improve individual care.

“I am very proud that we are the first community medical group to adopt OpenNotes for all our NEMG physicians,” said Prathibha Varkey, MBBS, president and CEO of NEMG. “Yale New Haven Health is committed to patient engagement and data sharing and this transparent communication between patient and provider is just more element in improving the health of our patients.”

Our 835 clinicians who serve in more than 120 locations in RI, CT and New York, saw approximately one million patients in the office and 330,000 in hospitals last year. Open Notes will enhance patients ability to proactively participate in their care with direct access to their doctors’ notes. NEMG’s launch marks the second in Connecticut and the first in Rhode Island.

Similar Articles

5/1/2024

More than 700 Yale New Haven Health physicians are ‘Top Doctors’

New Haven, CT (May 1, 2024) – A total of 724-Yale New Haven Health-affiliated physicians have earned a spot on Connecticut Magazine’s 2024 Top Doctors list.

2/20/2024

Yale New Haven Health announces Pamela Sutton-Wallace as the new president of Yale New Haven Health

New Haven, CT (February 20, 2024) – Yale New Haven Health today announced that Pamela Sutton-Wallace has been promoted to president of Yale New Haven Health.

2/5/2024

Yale New Haven Health receives Transcatheter Valve Certification

New Haven, CT (February 5, 2024) – Yale New Haven Health’s (YNHHS) Heart and Vascular Center is the first and only health system in Connecticut to receive Transcatheter Valve Certification by the American College of Cardiology (ACC).