Patients Empowered: Improving Accuracy Through Co-Authorship

Michael Warner, an Osteopathic physician, board certified in family medicine, turned patients’ rights advocate has a lot say about a patient’s rights to access. Warner is passionate about empowering patients to co-author their medical record. Through his research, Warner has found that giving patients the opportunity to take control of their information greatly increases accuracy, efficiency, and patient satisfaction. In a post-study follow-up survey, most patients reported that they “appreciated being given the chance to co-author” their medical records. For any healthcare organization, this is music. Listen to this episode, Patients Empowered: Improving Accuracy Through Co-Authorship, to learn how to: Collect patient data before their visit to maximize efficiency. Share history, exam, and Medical Decision Making with patients for accuracy. How HIPAA’s privacy rule allows patients to amend their records.Thank you for listening! Please share, like, and subscribe.If you'd like to see more compliance and auditing content feel free to follow us on social media.LinkedInYoutubeFacebookInstagramCheck out our resource center and weekly compliance newsletter for additional compliance and auditing content from our experts.