Comments to the Federal Government on
Achieving the Health IT Objectives of the Recovery Act
July 13, 2010
Meaningful Use Final Rule Marks a New Beginning for Health IT
Markle, the Center for American Progress, and the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings describe new federal rules on financial incentives for health IT as an important window of opportunity for providers, hospitals, and patients.
May 10, 2010
Markle Connecting for Health Collaborators Comment on Health IT Certification Program
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.
April 23, 2010
Meaningful Use Final Rule Must Create Pathway to Progress on Core Health Goals
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.
March 15, 2010
56 Organizations Join Collaborative Comments on Meaningful Use
Markle, the Center for American Progress, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings, and more than 50 other organizations submit public comments to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding Stage 1 of the health IT Incentives program.
January 26, 2010
Collaborative Statement on Proposed Regulations on Meaningful Use and Standards for the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
The Markle Foundation, the Center for American Progress, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings and three dozen diverse leaders in the health sector send a letter commending federal agencies for their work drafting proposed health IT "meaningful use" regulations and standards.
December 4, 2009
Demonstrating Meaningful Use of Health IT for 2011 and Beyond
On behalf of a broad range of health leaders, the Markle Foundation, Center for American Progress, and the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings offer recommendations on measuring and demonstrating meaningful use of health IT under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
November 13, 2009
Markle Connecting for Health Summarizes 'Meaningful Use' Recommendations
In a letter to HHS and OMB leaders, Markle Connecting for Health collaborators provide recommendations for the pending federal rule on 'meaningful use' of health IT under the Recovery Act.
October 23, 2009
Objective Standards Needed for Evaluating Information Breaches
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.
October 16, 2009
Policy Should Come Before Standards for Consumer Consent Preferences
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.
June 26, 2009
Comments on the Office of the National Coordinator's Preliminary Definition of 'Meaningful Use'
Markle, the Center for American Progress, Brookings, and others respond to first draft of the 'meaningful use' definition issued by the HIT Policy Subcommittee of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
June 11, 2009
Establishing Regional Centers to Assist Providers to Become Meaningful Users of HIT
Markle, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and others draft a description for a program to establish regional centers to assist health care providers seeking to adopt and become meaningful users of health information technology. The statement was provided to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the US Department of Health and Human Services.
June 1, 2009
FTC Breach Notification Rulemaking
Markle, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and others respond to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on reducing the risk of information breaches and notifying consumers in the event of a breach.
May 21, 2009
Federal Health Data Breach Notification Requirements
Markle, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and others comment on the new federal health data breach notification provisions to be administered by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
April 30, 2009
Achieving the Health IT Objectives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Markle Connecting for Health brings 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.
