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News & Events

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

Joint Statement on ‘Meaningful Use’ Rule

July 13, 2010

The Markle Foundation, the Center for American Progress, and the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings emphasize the importance of new federal rules on health information technology.

Privacy Tigers Unveil Ambitious Summer Work Plan

July 8, 2010
The Health IT Privacy and Security Tiger team on July 5 laid out its agenda for addressing some of the more urgent health information privacy ...
Categories: Health    Tags: health IT

Realistic Privacy Protection in the Information Age

July 4, 2010

Stewart Baker, former Deputy Secretary of DHS and past Markle Task Force member, assesses the dilemmas law enforcement agencies face when sharing information in response to urgent, changing circumstances.

Categories: National Security    Tags: information sharing

The Economic Value of Data Sharing

June 30, 2010
Around the world, data sharing has grown tremendously in the past decade, both in execution and planning. This phenomenon has been driven by ...
Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR

Patient Engagement in Health IT Efforts Could Be Crucial

June 28, 2010
At the Health 2.0 conference earlier this month in Washington, D.C., several patient advocates stressed the need to include patients in federal ...
Categories: Health    Tags: health IT

Federal Officials, Patients Have Bigger Presence at Conference

June 10, 2010
For the first time in its nearly three-year history, the Health 2.0 Conference convened in Washington, D.C., this week. Previous conferences ...
Categories: Health    Tags: health IT

Health 2.0 Goes to Washington

June 7, 2010

Markle's Managing Director of Health, Carol Diamond, participates on "The Role of Consumers in Health 2.0" panel discussion.

Categories: Health   

The 3rd Annual Privacy Law Scholars Conference

June 3, 2010

Markle's Chief of Research, Stefaan Verhulst, is a commenter on the discussion China's Pragmatic Privacy Laws Beyond APEC: Does Generational Culture Matter?

Categories: General Markle   

Kshemendra Paul to Lead ISE

June 1, 2010
What do information sharing and lobbying have in common? The White House's decision to name Kshemendra Paul as the new program manager ...
Categories: National Security    Tags: information sharing

Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of May 28, 2010

May 28, 2010
M&A, Financial Reports and Funding—Healthscreen Solutions, a provider of physician practice services and EHR software, reported a Q2 ...
Categories: Health    Tags: health IT