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News & Events

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

"Blue Button" Gives Patients Instant Access to Medical Records

November 1, 2010

A policy paper—whose member co-signers include the AMA—published by Connecting for Health makes recommendations for privacy controls that can be implemented into any blue-button system.

Categories: Health    Tags: blue button, survey

2010 Connected Health Symposium

October 21, 2010

Markle's Managing Director of Health participates on a plenary panel to discuss Short Takes for the Long Run: Four Fresh Ideas for Improving Healthcare.

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NBC Today Show Highlights Individual Access to Personal Health Information

October 19, 2010

Markle's Carol Diamond, MD, MPH, explains how online access to health records improves the safety and quality of health care.

Categories: Health    Tags: blue button

Markle Foundation and the Blue Button

October 19, 2010

Markle conducted research among physicians and consumers and found that about 70% of patients and 65% of doctors agree that patients should be able to download their personal health information.

Categories: Health    Tags: blue button

Why I Want a Blue Button

October 19, 2010

Stephen J. Downs, President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, writes in The Huffington Post about why he wants to have a 'Blue Button.'

Categories: Health    Tags: blue button

Digital medical records: What you need to know

October 18, 2010

Carol Diamond, Markle's Managing Director of Health, writes an opinion piece on how online access to your medical records will help you get better and safer care.

Categories: Health    Tags: EHR/PHR, networks

HHS Aims to Spur Software Apps Development

October 14, 2010

Adobe Systems won first prize for its "Blue Button Health Assistant" in a software developer challenge sponsored by Markle and RWJF.

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Patients Want Access to e-Records

October 13, 2010

A survey by Markle shows that 70% of the people who took the survey said it's important for them to get electronic copies of their health information; almost two-thirds of doctors in a parallel survey agreed. 

Categories: Health    Tags: survey

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.

Categories: Health    Tags: blue button

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.

Categories: Health    Tags: blue button