More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement for transparency. Many health systems are opening up records ...

Eating your veggies? Thumbs up. With computerized records and messaging through patient portals, some doctors have traded their infamous chicken scratch handwriting for easier-to-decipher ...

Reading physicians’ notes directly from the electronic medical record system through an online patient portal left patients with a greater understanding of their health and feeling more in control of ...