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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · 11d

If you've known OpenNotes since the beginning, you know Tom Delbanco, MD.

For 55 years, he has been transforming primary care.

Register for his upcoming Grand Rounds Lecture: bit.ly/46HXlT2

📅 Thursday, October 16th
⏰ 8am to 9am Eastern
📽️ Recording available
🎟️ Free

#MedSky #WhyInformatics

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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · 27d

About how many patients are using AI to receive health information?
1️⃣ Approximately 1 in 7 adults over 50 according to University of Michigan
2️⃣ Around 1 in 4 adults under age 30 according to @kff.org

Read more from @thelizarmy.bsky.social in @npr.org: www.npr.org/sections/sho...

#PatientsUseAI

Running your lab results by ChatGPT? Here's what to keep in mind

While patients wait to hear back from their doctors about test results, many turn to AI assistants for answers. There are issues with privacy and accuracy.

www.npr.org

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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · Aug 25

It's @thelizarmy.bsky.social's first day back at school!

Liz Salmi, AS, has first-authored and co-authored 30 peer reviewed articles in prominent journals like @jama.com and @jmirpub.bsky.social

We can't wait to see what Liz does next as a pioneering patient-researcher.

#MedSky #BTSM #CanSky

Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Aug 25

After 18 years away (thanks, #braincancer), I'm going back to school! My major has now changed from Communications to Cognitive Science. Wish me luck!

TL;DR: I'll still be working 2 days/week with @opennotes.org, and going to school full time.

Details: www.thelizarmy.com/blog/im-goin...

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Aug 25

After 18 years away (thanks, #braincancer), I'm going back to school! My major has now changed from Communications to Cognitive Science. Wish me luck!

TL;DR: I'll still be working 2 days/week with @opennotes.org, and going to school full time.

Details: www.thelizarmy.com/blog/im-goin...

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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · Aug 22

Our own Dr. Sigall Bell has been named by Becker's Hospital Review as a Patient Safety Expert to Know.

Dr. Bell has....
👏 Trained over 1,000 clinicians in disclosure practices
👏 Developed the “OurDX” diagnostic engagement tool

Read more: www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-man...

#MedSky

132 patient safety experts to know | 2025 - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis

The following patient safety experts are unwavering champions for patient harm reduction, disease management and disaster preparedness. Representing various roles across hospitals, health systems and ...

www.beckershospitalreview.com

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Sean Eddy @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social · Aug 21

NIH: After review, we note that you have a large unspent balance on your grant. Please explain immediately.

me: well, uh, yeah, one reason we're not spending on that grant is because NIH terminated it in May along with all the rest of federal funding to Harvard, maybe you don't remember

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Aug 22

Unrelated to this paper... I was sorting [email protected] Open for the Perspectives and it was a long scroll of your work. Every other result. I was like, DAMN GIRL.

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Aug 21

*go-to source

Wow, I really fired that one off with no regard to typos 😆

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Aug 20

*paywalled

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Aug 20

Quite a few patient advocates know I’m a go-source for PDF copies of paywalls articles.

#academicsky

a cartoon robin hood is standing in the woods with his arms outstretched .

ALT: a cartoon robin hood is standing in the woods with his arms outstretched .

media.tenor.com

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Jared Rubenstein, MD @drjrubenstein.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thanks so much @clarefuller.bsky.social
Loved partnering with my amazing friend @thelizarmy.bsky.social on this one.
Excited for our chat!

Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is just brilliant @drjrubenstein.bsky.social I am looking forward to talking with you soon & learning more about the stories & inspiration behind your work

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tlm...

Palliative Care Public Service Announcement #5

YouTube video by Jared Rubenstein

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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · Jul 23

@thelizarmy.bsky.social and @cait-desroches.bsky.social sit down with @colinhung.bsky.social of @swaay.health to dispel misconceptions about open notes.

Not only are open notes not a detriment — they are actually beneficial to patients and clinicians.

Listen in: swaay.health/2025/07/21/w...

What If Patients See Their Notes First? | Swaay.Health

Clinicians write thousands of notes. For years, patients rarely saw them. But in the U.S. it's now the law that patients can access their clinical notes. So what happens when they do? Turns out, they’...

swaay.health

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Sam Goldstein @samschuelstein.bsky.social · Jul 13

Y'all...my pilot study just reached 100 participants. Entirely social media-based recruitment (2 waves); but the engagement, reception, and quality of participation far exceeded my expectations after the IRB saga. Wow. This is filling my cup during these dark times for science.
#PhDSky #AcademicSky

a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face in front of a window .

Alt: Michael Scott looking moved and touched.

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Jul 14

Enough time has passed that I feel its OK to share this great email I received from my boss many months ago:

"The response to the reviewers is 🤟🔥🔥🔥."

One of my proudest moments.
#academicsky

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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · Jun 26

“Most people don’t speak radiology,” @thelizarmy.bsky.social said. “When I have received imaging results on my own, the technical language can feel impenetrable. It can be confusing, scary, or misleading.”

Read more: www.uchealth.org/today/can-ai...

#cansky #medsky #btsm #patientexperience

Can AI translations of medical test results reduce confusion and anxiety for patients?

Can AI translations of radiology reports reduce patient confusion and anxiety? Two studies explore how AI helps decode complex test results.

www.uchealth.org

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Jun 24

Aww, thanks, friend! I appreciate @theabta.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my journey across the space, and to try something new.

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Stuart Selby @stuartselby.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thanks, @theabta.bsky.social and the incomparable @thelizarmy.bsky.social for today's engaging webinar on participating in research and the clear message that we can all participate! Liz, I love your reminder that we all have the capacity to be curious and become researchers as we explore! #BTSM

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Jun 16

Every day is #BringYourCattoWorkDay when your office is wherever your laptop is—and when your cat is Mark. He’s a quiet, judgment-free partner when I’m reading new research or editing manuscripts, which is more than I can say for some peer reviewers.

#reviewer2 #reviewerMew #academiclife

Mark Rothko begrudgingly allows me to show him off to the Internet.

Mark Rothko reviews a recent article in Health Affairs.

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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · May 29

More from the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025

@thelizarmy.bsky.social with Rob Turer @scottmacdonald86.bsky.social and Bryan Steitz

Read their latest paper on refresh and messaging behaviors as possible signs of patient anxiety. 😵‍💫

www.opennotes.org/research/rep...

#medsky #cansky

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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · May 28

When you get great minds in a room, that's when innovation happens!

@chethan.bsky.social and @thelizarmy.bsky.social saw Christopher Longhurst, Executive Director of Jacobs Center for Health Innovation @jchi-ucsd.bsky.social at the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference #CIC2025

#medsky #cansky

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Dr.rer.pol. Sabine Schwab @sabine-nj.bsky.social · May 19

Honored to be a part of this community. Thanks, @thelizarmy.bsky.social for introducing me to #BTSM in 2014, onboarding me in 2018, and passing on the baton in 2023. @mcintose.bsky.social, @shawncarey42.bsky.social, @stuartselby.bsky.social and I will do our best to keep this movement going.

Brain Tumor Social Media Chat @btsmchat.bsky.social · May 19

#BTSM is celebrating 12 years of chats TODAY! 🥳🎉
The inaugural chat took place on May 19th, 2013. Thank you, Charlie Blotter and @thelizarmy.bsky.social for getting this movement started.
We have helped + interacted with hundreds of individuals over the years. (Graphic by @stuartselby.bsky.social)

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Brain Tumor Social Media Chat @btsmchat.bsky.social · May 19

#BTSM is celebrating 12 years of chats TODAY! 🥳🎉
The inaugural chat took place on May 19th, 2013. Thank you, Charlie Blotter and @thelizarmy.bsky.social for getting this movement started.
We have helped + interacted with hundreds of individuals over the years. (Graphic by @stuartselby.bsky.social)

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · May 8

Maybe the real impact factor is the friends we made along the way.
#academicsky

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OpenNotes @opennotes.org · Apr 30

🚨 Registration ends today, April 30th, at 3pm PDT, 6pm EDT!

AI Topics, Tools, and Use Cases for Serious Illness Care with @thelizarmy.bsky.social @epatientdave.bsky.social and @gracecordovano.bsky.social

🗓️ Thurs, May 1, 2025 🕝 10:45am PT

Sign up here: coalitionccc.org/CCCC/Educati...

#cansky

2025 AI MiniConference Schedule

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Liz Salmi @thelizarmy.bsky.social · Apr 25

I can’t imagine drums being allowed in the OR. I could see us tapping out a light rhythm with our hands. But feet was a different experience. Also, you are lying in different positions depending on where tumor is located. For surgery #4 I was “running in place” on my side.

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