Presentation to the HIPAA Summit | Markle | Advancing America's Future
Presentation to the HIPAA Summit | Markle | Advancing America's Future

Presentation to the HIPAA Summit

Publication Date: August 20, 2008 | Back to Latest News

In this presentation to the HIPAA Summit, Carol Diamond provides an overview of the Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information. Key points include:

  • Consensus practices among health sectors and technology innovators can help internet health information products flourish.
  • A stable set of principles and practices will foster innovation and improve consumer choice for emerging services.
  • The Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework lays out specific practices that all PHRs and related services can use, whether they are covered by federal privacy rules or not, so they can enhance public trust.