The Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a public session at the 2015 Alzheimer's Association International Conference on July 20 on assessing the impact of applications of digital health records on Alzheimer's disease research. Presentations examined clinical trial design and digital health record collaborative efforts in Europe, reviewed lessons learned from medical records linkage in the Rochester Epidemiology Project, examined the Medicare claims-based methods for studying digital health records, and examined the ethical, societal, and legal considerations for applying digital health records on Alzheimer's disease research.