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According to the Markle Foundation paper, "Any online download capability for personal health information must be provided via secure access."

In his article about protection of personal health records, Howard Anderson writes, "HHS should take a close look at the Markle Foundation's framework as a potential foundation for a PHR privacy and security policy."

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.

A federal proposal to develop what was then called a National Health Information Network dates to 2004 and David Brailer, the first National ...

At the Health 2.0 Conference, RememberItNow! was selected as a top finalist in the Blue Button Challenge, a competition sponsored by Markle and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Craig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist, talks about the collaboration between Markle, Veterans Affairs, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to initiate the development of apps for the "Blue Button."

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.

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

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.

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