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Survey Finds Americans Want Electronic Personal Health Information to Improve Own Health Care

Lake Research Partners (LRP) and American Viewpoint conducted a survey among 1,003 Americans nationwide, November 11 – 15, 2006, for the Markle Foundation. The survey examined…

Meaningful Use Final Rule Must Create Pathway to Progress on Core Health Goals

  April 23, 2010   Dear Secretary Sebelius, Dr. Blumenthal, Ms. Frizzera, and Mr. Trenkle: The final federal regulation of Meaningful Use of health information…

Policy Brief: The Download Capability

As billions of dollars of federal funding begin to flow into health information technology (health IT), we ask a simple question: Shouldn’t there be a…

Collaborative Comments on the HHS Quality Strategy Outline

Markle Connecting for Health Collaborators state the importance of identifying clear health priorities and goals for the National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan. The…

Survey Snapshot: The Public and Doctors Agree with ‘Blue Button’ Idea

Markle’s survey found that most of the U.S. public and doctors believe patients should be able to download and keep copies of their personal health information….

Policies in Practice: The Download Capability

The public-private collaborative group envisions the blue button as a common offering among secure websites for patients and beneficiaries by medical practices, hospitals, insurers, pharmacies,…

Letter to the US Department of Health and Human Services on Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology

By and large, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has drafted a regulation with the right priorities. As the department prepares its…

Collaborative Comments on the Proposed Certification Programs for Health Information Technology

Certification is primarily a way of enforcing that products meet certain criteria or standards. It can exert a powerful influence on products and markets—an influence…

Connecting for Health: A Public-Private Collaborative Convened by the Markle Foundation

There is a critical need to push health care into the information age. Our nation faces an aging population, a rising tide of consumerism, escalating…