Pilot Testing and Evaluation of Participatory Patient Record in Psychiatric Care

Abstract

The PEPPPSY(Pilot Testing and Evaluation of Participatory Patient Record in Psychiatric Care) project is a new initiative from the Digital Health group of the Centre for Health Services Research in Brandenburg. PEPPPSY stands for “Pilot Testing and Evaluation of a Participatory Patient Record in Psychiatric Care”. The project is based on the United States-based initiative, OpenNotes[1], an international movement promoting and studying transparent communication in healthcare. The project is created with open communication in mind, as it aims towards giving patients insight into their treatments by accessing their psychiatric records. This will hopefully increase trust, engagement, and understanding of both themselves and the therapeutic process.