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News & Events

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

Stimulus Pushed For Standardized Electronic Records

May 1, 2009
The United States’ health czar has plans to revamp the nation’s health system and make the transition from paper to electronic ...
Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR, federal government

Blumenthal Says Government Role in Health IT Efforts Needed

May 1, 2009
At an event hosted by the Markle Foundation on Thursday, National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal said the government needs to play ...
Categories: Health    Tags: health IT

Markle Foundation Offers Recommendation on 'Meaningful Use'

May 1, 2009
A new Markle Foundation report recommends that HHS initially define "meaningful use" of electronic health records as the ...
Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR, meaningful use

Markle, groups team up to outline 'meaningful use'

May 1, 2009
The Markle Foundation released an outline of principles for determining meaningful use in electronic health records during a forum it hosted to ...
Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR, meaningful use

EHRs, Meaningful Use Get Spotlight This Week

May 1, 2009
Hospitals and physicians looking to get a better understanding of what is meant by "meaningful use" of electronic health records ...
Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR, meaningful use

Getting Health IT Right Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

April 30, 2009

Markle Connecting for Health hosted a discussion forum on strategic priorities for the health IT provisions of the economic stimulus law.

Categories: Health   

U.S. health data czar sees role for government hand

April 30, 2009
"It is clear that this field has not advanced (enough) ... when left exclusively to the private sector so there is a public role," ...
Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR

Markle v. HIMSS: Differing Views of “Meaningful Use” and “Certification”

April 30, 2009
The forthcoming definition of the “meaningful use” of health information technology will set the direction of the Obama ...
Categories: Health    Tags: certification, meaningful use

“Meaningful Use” Focus Proposed

April 30, 2009
The initial federal definition of “meaningful use” of electronic health records should focus on improving medication management and ...
Categories: Health    Tags: meaningful use

Making “Meaningful Use” Well… Meaningful

April 30, 2009
The market for EHRs has stalled as potential buyers await the outcome of the government’s definition of “meaningful use” and ...
Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR, meaningful use