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Markle In the News

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).

Game Changer? A Simple Download Capability

November 30, 2010

The Markle Survey on Health in a Networked Life 2010, asked the public and physicians about their views on whether patients should be able to download their personal health information.

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Conference Coverage Highlights From Health 2.0 2010

November 12, 2010

ReachMD held live radio interviews with attendees, exhibitors and presenters from the October 7, 2010 Health 2.0 Conference.

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'Blue Button' Lets Medicare, VA Patients Download Records

November 9, 2010

According to the Markle Foundation paper, "Any online download capability for personal health information must be provided via secure access."

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"Blue Button" Gives Patients Instant Access to Medical Records

November 1, 2010

A policy paper—whose member co-signers include the AMA—published by Connecting for Health makes recommendations for privacy controls that can be implemented into any blue-button system.

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NBC Today Show Highlights Individual Access to Personal Health Information

October 19, 2010

Markle's Carol Diamond, MD, MPH, explains how online access to health records improves the safety and quality of health care.

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Markle Foundation and the Blue Button

October 19, 2010

Markle conducted research among physicians and consumers and found that about 70% of patients and 65% of doctors agree that patients should be able to download their personal health information.

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Why I Want a Blue Button

October 19, 2010

Stephen J. Downs, President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, writes in The Huffington Post about why he wants to have a 'Blue Button.'

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Digital medical records: What you need to know

October 18, 2010

Carol Diamond, Markle's Managing Director of Health, writes an opinion piece on how online access to your medical records will help you get better and safer care.

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HHS Aims to Spur Software Apps Development

October 14, 2010

Adobe Systems won first prize for its "Blue Button Health Assistant" in a software developer challenge sponsored by Markle and RWJF.

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Patients Want Access to e-Records

October 13, 2010

A survey by Markle shows that 70% of the people who took the survey said it's important for them to get electronic copies of their health information; almost two-thirds of doctors in a parallel survey agreed. 

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