Research Profile: Janice D. Walker, RN, MBA
About Associate Professor Janice Walker
Research Concentrations
- Patients' Perspective on Quality of Care
- Health Information Technology
- Patient Engagement
Contact Information
Professional Biography
Jan Walker joined the Division's faculty in 2007 as a research associate. Her principal research interests lie in patients' perspectives on care and the use of information technologies to improve their experience. She and Tom Delbanco are co-Founders of "OpenNotes," a national initiative that urges health care providers to offer patients ready access to the visit notes written by their doctors, nurses, and other clinicians. She was a co-investigator on a project evaluating how open notes may reduce errors and enhance patient safety, and has examined the information needs of elders and their families. Ms. Walker serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Current Research Support
View Janice Walker's professional research networking profile at Harvard Catalyst.
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Visit the PubMed database to view Janice Walker's publication history.