What are clinical notes and why should I be reading them?
What are clinical notes and why should I be reading them? Guest post by Liz Salmi / @TheLizArmy Editor’s note: On Monday, February 26th, 2018, The Open Notes team will be joining the #BCSM Chat to discuss an important aspect of medical records: the physician’s notes. As the #BCSM community looks to learn more about […]
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#BCSM 2017 Wrap Up
On: Dec 19, 2017
By: bcsmadmin
19 December 2017 During the last chat of the year, we remembered and honored those who are no longer with us. In addition, #BCSM co-founder @stales reviewed the top breast cancer stories, from January through December. January: Third of Breast Cancer Patients Treated Unnecessarily February: Dense Breasts Eclipse All Other Known Breast Cancer Risk Factors […]
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Ask the Docs!
On: Aug 22, 2016
By: bcsmadmin
On Monday 8/29 we’ll have a different take on open mic night – it will be “Ask the Docs”. There will be several physicians on hand to answer your questions. To try to keep it from being a complete free for all please tweet your questions or post them as comments in the blog. We […]
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Receiving a New Cancer Diagnosis and Test Results: Can We Do Better?
On: Apr 18, 2016
By: Alicia
In October 2015, we asked the online cancer patient community for input on their preferences for receiving an initial cancer diagnosis and other test results. The question was prompted by a discussion on a breast surgeon forum. We received 1000 completed surveys! On April 16th, 2016, Dr. Deanna Attai presented “Survey of Patient Perspectives on […]
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How Do You Prefer to Receive Test Results?
On: Oct 13, 2015
By: bcsmadmin
A conversation recently took place on a private breast surgeon’s forum. It revolved around how to best disclose cancer-related test results to patients. The group was pretty evenly split between wanting the patient to come in and have a direct conversation, versus giving preliminary information over the phone. Each group had very valid reasons for […]
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