Responding to the needs of health information sharing efforts, Markle Connecting for Health has released Policies in Practice resources to support implementation.
MARKLE CONNECTING FOR HEALTH
New Markle Resources for Implementing Health Information Sharing
MARKLE CONNECTING FOR HEALTH
Realizing the Opportunities in Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Markle collaborators comment on strategic opportunities for supporting health goals and quality measures, patient engagement, care coordination, and privacy.
MARKLE CONNECTING FOR HEALTH
Information Sharing Vital to Success of ACOs
Markle collaborators comment on information sharing aspects of the proposed rule for Accountable Care Organizations.
NATIONAL SECURITY
Protecting Privacy and Civil Liberties
An information sharing framework to support national security efforts can succeed only if Americans trust that it will respect their privacy and protect their civil liberties.
Health in a Connected World
Better Health through Information Sharing
Our mission is to advance health information technology to improve people’s lives. Best practices must improve health, protect privacy, increase cost-effectiveness, and encourage innovation.
National Security in a Connected World
Delivering Ideas that Advance the Nation's Security
Markle’s work in national security focuses on how best to mobilize information and technology to advance national security while protecting civil liberties.
News & Events
Markle updates its HIE Common Framework
The Markle Foundation has published an addendum to its 2006 Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework for Private and Secure Health Information Exchange (Markle Common Framework), updating a range of issues with information gleaned from the rapid changes made on the health IT front over the past few years.
New ONC guide explains EHR privacy, security to providers
This article describes the release of a new privacy and security instructional guide unveiled by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. It also mentions the release of the Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework Policies in Practice for Health Information Sharing (Policies in Practice), which addresses "a range of critical health information sharing implementation needs identified by experts working in the field." These Policies in Practice support the Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework for Private and Secure Information Exchange, a comprehensive approach for private and secure information sharing based on Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs), which was originally released in 2006.
Markle Foundation releases new policy guide for health IT
The Markle Foundation has issued a new resource to help organizations implementing health IT navigate governance, individual consent, procurement and other areas related to secure information sharing.
Featured Resources
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A Decade of Transformative Change
Ten years after 9/11, it is still worth examining progress in protecting the nation against terrorism and other threats to our national security that we could not have imagined in decades past.
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An Information-Rich Ecosystem
Markle Connecting for Health collaborators respond to the Department of Health and Human Services' request for information on the PCAST report on health IT.
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Meaningful Use Final Rule Marks New Beginning for Health Care
New federal rules on financial incentives for health information technology are an important window of opportunity for providers, hospitals, and patients.
