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News & Events

Recent news items, media releases and events related to Markle's activities are included on the list below.

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.

Categories: Health    Tags: blue button, survey

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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Health 2.0 2010 Conference

October 7, 2010

Markle's Managing Director of Health, Carol Diamond, hosts a special panel discussion on the Blue Button Initiative.

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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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White House Announces Formal Launch of "Blue Button"

October 7, 2010

The Admiminstration announced the formal launch of the 'Blue Button' for Veterans and Medicare beneficiaries, as well as announcing the winners of a groundbreaking Blue Button challenge.  

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'Blue Button' Apps for Health Data Downloads

October 7, 2010

Markle and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation honor finalists of the Blue Button Challenge, but it's the consumers who will be the real winners.

Categories: Health    Tags: blue button, EHR/PHR, health IT

Doctors and Consumers Support 'Blue Button' for Downloading Health Info

October 7, 2010

Both the US public and doctors overwhelmingly agree that people should be able to go online to download copies of their medical information, according to a new survey released today by the Markle Foundation.

Medicare, Veterans to Get Blue Button

October 6, 2010
The Markle Foundation has issued a challenge for developers to create innovative programs that can make use of the [Blue Button] information.
 
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Health 2.0 Reveals the Winners of the 2010 Developer Challenge

September 30, 2010

The Blue Button Challenge, sponsored by Markle Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, announces their winner at the Health 2.0 Conference.

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