Health 2.0 Conference: Speakers Highlight Innovation, Next Steps | Markle | Advancing America's Future
Health 2.0 Conference: Speakers Highlight Innovation, Next Steps | Markle | Advancing America's Future

Health 2.0 Conference: Speakers Highlight Innovation, Next Steps

Publication Date: October 8, 2010 | Back to Latest News

The federal government formally launched its Blue Button initiative. Under the initiative, Medicare and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries will be able to download their own health records.

Carol Diamond — managing director of the Markle Foundation’s health care program — called the initiative a “logical and important next step.” The Markle Foundation has been advocating for patient access to their own health data.

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