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EXPLORING NEW PROCESSES TO DEVELOP U.S. ENERGY SECURITY
June 27, 2007
The Markle Foundation is undertaking a program exploration process to identify a new generation of security challenges confronting the United States. We have determined that energy security is one threat, among other areas, meriting deeper assessment. In partnership with the newly constituted Center for a New American Security (CNAS), Markle will describe this emerging field, seeking to better understand the threats and approaches, as well as the key actors and experts in the energy security community. As part of our ongoing focus on accelerating the use of information and information technology to strengthen security, one of the key goals of the proposed study will be to define existing information gaps, and explore the need for new ways of using technology to connect those within the disparate and ill-defined "energy security community".
Click here to visit the project page.
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CONNECTING FOR HEALTH RELEASES NEW COMMON FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT ON PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS (PHRs):
December 4, 2006
Connecting Americans to Their Health Care: A Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information:
A white paper that describes a networked environment in which consumers could establish secure electronic connections with multiple entities that hold personal health information about them. The paper discusses how consumer participation in networked environments has transformed other sectors, such as travel and finance, and concludes that the health care sector would benefit greatly from a properly designed secure network that enables greater consumer engagement.
Download full report (1.6 MB)
Click here to access the Common Framework.
Click here to visit the Connecting for Health website.
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July 13, 2006
The Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age today released its third report with recommendations on how to reconcile national security needs with civil liberties requirements. The report offers a new "authorized use" standard for government handling of legally collected information that bases authorization to view information on how the information is going to be used, rather than on the nationality of the subject or the location of collection. The report also proposes a new risk management approach to sharing classified information that balances the risk of leaks of classified information with the security risk that can come from failing to share information with those who need it to understand the threats to national security. Further, the report identifies examples of technology that can be used effectively to provide appropriate oversight and accountability.
Download Entire Report (4.8 MB)
Download Visualization (PC, .ZIP, 32 MB)
Download Visualization (Macintosh, .ZIP, 32 MB)
Read Press Release
Review additional National Security Task Force Reports
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KatrinaHealth.org
The Markle Foundation released Lessons from KatrinaHealth, a report that describes KatrinaHealth and makes recommendations to better prepare the nation to provide secure online access to patient prescription drug records in the event of future disasters. KatrinaHealth is an online service that helped individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina work with their health professionals to gain access to their own electronic prescription medication records. Through KatrinaHealth.org, authorized pharmacists and doctors were able to get records of medications evacuees were using before the storm hit. This information helped healthcare professionals avoid harmful prescription errors and coordinate care. KatrinaHealth.org was awarded the 2006 Pinnacle Award by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation.
Read Press Release
Report: Lessons from KatrinaHealth
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April 6, 2006
Connecting for Health, a public-private collaborative of more than 100 organizations, has publicly released its Common Framework: Resources for Implementing Private and Secure Health Information Exchange. The Common Framework provides the initial elements of a comprehensive approach for secure, authorized, and private health information sharing, so that patients and their authorized providers can have access to vital clinical data when and where they are needed -- imperative for providing high quality care and reducing medical errors.
Click here to access the Common Framework
Read Connecting for Health Press Release
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February 9, 2006
Creating a trusted information sharing environment (ISE) as envisaged by the Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age requires that users and the public have confidence in the system. To establish and maintain trust, security, privacy and accountability, the ISE should incorporate Immutable Audit Logs (IALS) as part of its robust security and audit features. This paper explores the technical, policy, and security issues surrounding IALs as well as the potential benefits and drawbacks of using immutable audit logs in the ISE. The paper explains how maintaining tamper-resistant logs of user activity on the network increases security, builds trust among users, ensures compliance with relevant policies and guidelines, improves transparency, and provides the ability to conduct oversight by appropriate stakeholders
outside of the system.
Download Using Immutable Audit Logs to Increase Security, Trust and, Accountability (PDF, 356K)
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The second national Connecting Americans to Their Health Care conference
took place in Washington, DC in December 2006. More than 700 consumer
and patient advocates and leaders in health care, business, and
government, took part in this free 3-day program focused on ways to
enable PHRs to communicate across the Nationwide Health Information
Network (NHIN). Results from our newest public opinion survey on
American's attitudes towards gaining greater access to their own
personal health information were also released.
Click here to access material and presentations given at the 2006 PHR Conference.
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May 8, 2008
Carol Diamond speaks to the New America Foundation about the need for making greater inroads in the development and implementation of health information technologies.
Click here to read Part I of the blog interview.
Click here to read Part II of the blog interview.
April 11, 2008
On April 10, Markle hosted a book presentation for Clay Shirky's newly-released Here Comes Everybody, an innovative and informative look at how the virtual world is changing our real one.
Click here to learn more about the book and the author (PDF, 457K)
Click here to download or listen to the presentation (MP3, 41.8 MB)
Click here to see pictures of the event.
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Go to Markle in the News
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