From January 2004 through June 2004, within the framework of Phase II of Connecting for Health, the Working Group on Policies for Electronic Information Sharing…
Markle Connecting for Health has proposed a nationwide framework for a secure “network of networks” to enable the sharing of personal health information where and when…
The overwhelming message we distilled from this overview is that it is not necessarily the technical roadblocks that have most limited opportunities for clinical data exchange –…
There has been an increasing recognition by both the public and private sectors of the ability to improve the quality and safety of healthcare with interoperable…
In an effort to stimulate the adoption of much-needed IT systems in healthcare, the Connecting for Health Working Group on Financial, Organizational and Legal Sustainability…
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…
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,…
This issue of The CIP Report features an article by the Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age in which they comment on the importance of mobilizing…
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…