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Markle President Beth Cobert Announces Departure from Foundation; Board Announces Interim Leader

After seven years of exceptional leadership at the Markle Foundation, President Beth Cobert has informed the Board of Directors that she intends to leave the Foundation on February 9, 2024. The Board has announced that it has begun its search for a new President, and that Ellen V. Futter, former President of the American Museum of Natural History and of Barnard College, will serve as Markle’s Interim President.

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Skills-First Talent Movement Receives Major Boost as Rework America Alliance Transitions to National Nonprofit Jobs for the Future

Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit that drives transformation of the U.S. education and workforce systems, and the Markle Foundation, which works to improve the economic security, national security, and health of all Americans, announced plans to transfer one of the foundation’s marquee initiatives, the Rework America Alliance, to JFF.

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April 30, 2012

New Policies in Practice from Markle Connecting for Health Address Challenges in Health Information Sharing Implementation

NEW YORK— Markle Connecting for Health today released a wide-ranging compendium of resources designed to further support the interoperable, private, and secure sharing of health…

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February 3, 2011

Markle Foundation Names Laura Bailyn Senior Director, Health Initiatives

NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation announced today that Laura Bailyn has been named Senior Director of Health Initiatives. Bailyn, an attorney, will be working closely…

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January 31, 2011

Doctors and Patients Overwhelmingly Agree on Health IT Priorities to Improve Patient Care

NEW YORK—Doctors and patients overwhelmingly agree on key requirements for information technology (IT) to increase the quality, safety, and cost-efficiency of care, as well as…

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October 7, 2010

New Markle Survey Finds US Public and Doctors Alike Support ‘Blue Button’ for Downloading Health Information

SAN FRANCISCO—Both the US public and doctors overwhelmingly agree that people should be able to go online to download copies of their medical information, according…

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October 7, 2010

Blue Button’ Apps Show How to Turn Health Data Downloads into Helpful Tools

SAN FRANCISCO—The Markle Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio today recognized a set of innovations that convert simple health data downloads into…

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August 31, 2010

Health IT Investments Should Enable People to Download Their Own Information at the Click of a Blue Button

NEW YORK—The simple, but rarely offered, ability for people to download their health records should be a priority in the nationwide push to upgrade health…

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July 13, 2010

Joint Statement on ‘Meaningful Use’ Rule

WASHINGTON, DC—The Markle Foundation, the Center for American Progress, and the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings today emphasized the importance of new…

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May 5, 2010

Markle Names Eric Rosenbach Managing Director of National Security

NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation announced today the appointment of Eric Rosenbach as Managing Director of National Security. Mr. Rosenbach is currently the Executive Director…

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March 24, 2010

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

WASHINGTON, DC—A plan for the “virtual reorganization of government” using the best technology to connect the dots and the best management know-how to get people…

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