Connecting for Health Phases of Work | Markle
Connecting for Health Phases of Work | Markle

Connecting for Health Phases of Work

Transforming Health Care

Recognizing that transformational changes often occur incrementally, Connecting for Health has approached its work in phases. With guidance and leadership of our collaborators, we have developed each phase in achievable steps toward secure, dynamic connectivity in health care.

Phase 6: Health IT & Patient Protections, 2009-2012

Maximizing the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to achieve our goals to improve health, support consumer engagement, and protect privacy through health information sharing.

Phase 5: Personal & Population Health, 2008-2009

Markle Connecting for Health builds on a foundation of private and secure information sharing to advance personal health, individual access to information and population health.

Phase 4: NHIN Prototype, 2006-2007

This policy brief explores how “Millie” — a 21st Century consumer — would benefit under a Common Framework to help her obtain and control electronic copies of her personal health information and connect to health information services.

Phase 3: Common Framework, 2005-2006

The Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework for Private and Secure Information Sharing and the Markle Personal Health Technology Initiative.

Phase 2: Roadmap, 2003-2004

Markle Connecting for Health: Data Standards, Privacy Practices, and Individual Access to improve health and health care through health information sharing.

Phase 1: Standards and Privacy, 2002-2003

Markle Connecting for Health: Data Standards, Privacy Practices, and Individual Access to improve health and health care through health information sharing.