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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).

VA, Medicare Ease EHR Downloads

October 13, 2010

The blue button concept, which Markle developed in collaboration with other groups, calls for the use of a set of privacy and security policies building on the Markle's Common Framework.

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HHS Covets Role as 'Data Sugar Daddy' to App Developers

October 13, 2010

“There are companies now that are building readers, writers and applications to work with that [blue button] data to make it more useful,” said Todd Park, HHS’s Chief Technology Officer.

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Personal Health Data at Your Fingertips

October 13, 2010

The Blue Button capabilities are open government initiatives by both agencies in response to calls from the Markle Foundation and advocacy groups.

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Should Patients Be Able to Download Their Health Data?

October 13, 2010

The results of a 2010 Markle Survey on Health in a Networked Life shows a large majority of adults and doctors agree that patients should be able to download copies of their PHR's.

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Markle Survey Shows Strong Support

October 11, 2010

Two-thirds of physicians and consumers alike "agreed with the concept of a blue button that you can click to download your own health information."

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New Survey Released

October 11, 2010

A Markle survey offers a first ever comparison of public and physician views on key issues surrounding health IT, including their views on the new federal incentives to stimulate the use of this technology.

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FTC: No Major PHR Breaches So Far

October 11, 2010
In written testimony prepared for a Congressional hearing held Sept. 30, Deven McGraw, director of the health privacy project at the Center for ...
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White House Rolls Out Health Record Download Tool

October 8, 2010

According to Markle's Survey on Health in a Networked Life 2010, 62 percent of the public and 49 percent of doctors advocated that medical professionals share EHRs with patients.

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Speakers Highlight Innovation at Health 2.0 Conference

October 8, 2010
The Health 2.0 two-day conference,  featured a slew of potentially game-changing announcements, and insightful discussions about where the healthcare system should go next.
 
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Vets Get Access to Medical Info

October 7, 2010

Adobe’s Blue Button Health Assistant app provides a more user-friendly layout and better links health and claims data among patients and providers.

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