Comments emphasize that government-sanctioned testing and certification have important roles as well as limitations in achieving the objectives of the public investments in health IT.

Leaders at Markle, the Center for American Progress, and the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings call upon the government to retain core requirements in its final rule for health IT investments.

Coordinated surveys from Markle and the AMA show patients and physicians hold both similar and contrasting views about PHRs.

A new California Health Care Foundation survey finds a higher percentage of electronic PHR adoption, compared to a Markle survey two years ago. The new survey shows that people with PHRs feel more connected to their doctors.

Markle Connecting for Health and the Center for Democracy and Technology focus on the need for objective standards for judging whether a data breach presents significant risk.

Markle Foundation recommends a full complement of privacy and information access policies in its response to the Federal health IT office's draft on consumer consent requirements.

Claudia Williams, Markle's director for health policy and public affairs, speaks before the Health IT Policy Committee on privacy, public trust, and the architecture choices to support trusted information sharing.

A new article in Health Affairs by Carol Diamond, Clay Shirky and Farzad Mostashari urges networked models for analyzing population health data.

Carol Diamond and Clay Shirky write in Health Affairs that one of the biggest obstacles to expanding use of health IT may be a narrow focus on how to stimulate its adoption.

Markle staff speak before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS).

Advisory brief outlines critical attributes and expectations for health information technology investments.

This illustrated vision shows how health professionals, consumers, and others can be connected to timely health information.

In April 2009, Markle Connecting for Health brought together health and IT leaders with government and policy experts to help define a framework for "meaningful use" and "certified or qualified" electronic health records.

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