Allina Health extends OpenNotes to 500,000 patients

[Healthcare IT News, June 30, 2017] Allina Health announced this week that approximately half a million patients in the Minneapolis region can now read the notes physicians write about them.

Allina said that its patients can now log into a portal to view not just those notes but also doctor’s instructions and next steps as well as prescriptions and orders. They will also be able to send messages to their care teams and participate in eVisits from computers, tablets or phones.