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News & Events

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

Making "Enhanced Use" of Health Information

May 14, 2010

Markle's Managing Director of Health, Carol Diamond, participates on the "Policy Implications" panel.

Categories: Health   

Markle Names Eric Rosenbach Managing Director of National Security

May 5, 2010
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation announced today the appointment of Eric Rosenbach as Managing Director of National Security. Mr. ...
Categories: General Markle, National Security   

Information Sharing Will Change How We Think

April 6, 2010
In the wake of the Christmas Day attack on Flight 253, The Markle Task Force recommended a plan for the virtual reorganization of government. ...
Categories: National Security    Tags: information sharing

White House considers proposals to improve information sharing

March 30, 2010
The White House is seriously considering proposals by a bipartisan task force to prevent lapses in information sharing among agencies that have ...
Categories: National Security    Tags: information sharing

Markle Task Force Calls for Virtual Reorganization of Government to Strengthen National Security

March 24, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC—A plan for the “virtual reorganization of government” using the best technology to connect the dots and the ...
Categories: National Security   

Letter tells CMS to set more specific EHR goals

March 18, 2010
To successfully implement the broad use of electronic health records, the CMS needs to make its health goals and targets more explicit, ...
Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR

Feds received 2,700 comment letters on meaningful use and standards rules

March 17, 2010
The comment period on the proposed meaningful use rule and the interim standards final rule closed Monday. On Wednesday, federal officials said ...
Categories: Health    Tags: meaningful use

Relax Meaningful Use… but Not Too Much

March 17, 2010
Reading through the headlines, the press releases and checking in on today’s HIT Policy Committee meeting, it appears that the ...
Categories: Health    Tags: meaningful use

Health Care Collaborative Offers Comments to HHS on 'Meaningful Use'

March 17, 2010
Since the HITECH Act became law as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act last year, health care organizations and those who do ...
Categories: Health    Tags: collaborative comments

Broad Collaboration Agrees on Priorities for ‘Meaningful Use’ Success

March 16, 2010

More than 50 health care organizations recommend priorities to HHS regarding the administration of Medicare and Medicaid subsidies to doctors and hospitals for Meaningful Use of health IT.