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Markle In the News

Markle In the News includes articles, op-eds, blog commentary, and news items related to Markle's collaborative work.  The items are listed in reverse chronological order (newest first).

Microsoft, Google And Others Agree To Electronic Health Records Standard

June 25, 2008
In a move designed to prompt more people to store their medical records online, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and several others ...
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Americans Overwhelmingly Believe Electronic Personal Health Records Could Improve Their Health

June 25, 2008
The Markle Foundation has published a research brief based on a survey conducted among 1,580 American adults (18+) nationwide during the period ...
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Online Healthcare Records Framework

June 25, 2008
The Markle Foundation has just helped launch what can best be described as the first REAL effort at designing a framework for organizing ...
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The Markle Connecting For Health Subcommittee on Quality and Cost Effectiveness

June 19, 2008
On June 19, 2008, the Markle Foundation Connecting for Health Steering Group met to discuss means of disseminating the Common Framework for ...
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HIPAA Revisited, Part 1: Privacy vs. Portability

May 24, 2008
Responding to heightened concerns about the privacy of individuals' medical and healthcare information, the federal government in 1996 ...
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Group Launches Health IT Privacy Project To Develop Policies

March 12, 2008
On Tuesday, the Center for Democracy and Technology announced its merger with the Health Privacy Project to expand the group's focus on ...
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EHR Adoption Lag Attributed to Lack of Funds, Incentives

March 3, 2008
Despite two decades of advocacy for electronic health records as a way to improve care and make health care more efficient, about 90% of U.S. ...
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Markle Addresses Authentication for Health Records

January 31, 2008
Late last week, the Markle Foundation’s Connecting for Health initiative released its latest report: Consumer Authentication for Networked ...
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National Healthcare Identifiers

January 8, 2008
I was recently asked to comment on the likelihood that a national healthcare identifier will be created for the United States, such as those ...
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ONC Budget Flatlined – RHIOs Hit, PHRs Saved from Meddling

January 7, 2008
In the recently passed 2008 Federal budget, Bush did not get his requested increase for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health ...
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