Markle Foundation Calls for “Blue Button”—Standardized Consumer Personal Health Information Management Tool

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News The Markle Foundation has called for electronic personal health records to be designed with a standardized, simple interface and recognizable icon for consumers to securely download their personal health information; the Markle Connecting for Health Collaborative has dubbed the interface/icon “blue button.” If posted on secure Web sites and offered by medical practices, hospitals, health insurers, pharmacies, and laboratory services, the “blue button” interface/icon would help consumers be more engaged in their health care and foster the use of health information technology. These were the key points of a . . .