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Broadcasting and Political Equality, 1977

In this essay, former Markle president Lloyd N. Morrisett commented on broadcast technology’s ability to promote political equality and support the rights of voters by creating…

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Aging in America: New Issues, New Opportunities

In this essay, former Markle president Lloyd N. Morrisett commented on the qualities and issues of contemporary older Americans compared to previous genrations of older Americans.  He…

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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…

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Achieving Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare

The Preliminary Roadmap’s key recommendations fall into three broad categories: Creating a Technical Framework for Connectivity: The creation of a non-proprietary “network of networks” is…

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Flying Blind

The patient came into Indianapolis’ Wishard Memorial Hospital complaining of crushing chest pain, but was unable to give ER doctors his medical history. Based on…

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Privacy Implications of the Federal Government’s Health Information Technology Initiative

First, the nation needs a well-defined, comprehensive privacy framework based on key policy and technology attributes that I will lay out.  Second, while the entities…

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Attitudes of Americans Regarding Personal Health Records and Nationwide Electronic Health Information Exchange

More than 7 out of 10 Americans support the creation of a nationwide health information exchange or network for doctors and patients. They believe an…

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Americans Want Benefits of Personal Health Records

Over 70 percent of those surveyed believe PHRs would improve the quality of health care. Over two-thirds would use PHR features that are or may…

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Building a Trusted and Interoperable Health Information Exchange Environment

In a keynote address at the NetSmart Connections 2008, Zoë Baird discusses the disruptive power of information technology to improve health care in the US.

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Engaging Americans in their Health and their Health Care through Health IT

Chairman Davis and distinguished members of the Committee on Government Reform, thank you for inviting me to meet with you today. Attention Has Intensified In…

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Health Information Technology: Improving Quality and Value of Patient Care

While we do not offer a prescription for which innovations in care will be most effective in improving healthcare quality or reducing medical error, we…

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Connecting Americans to their Health Care: Involving Diverse Populations

Steve Downs, from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Francesca Gany, from New York University Medical Center; M. Chris Gibbons, from Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute; Cynthia…