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Mike Miliard

Mike Miliard

Mike Miliard is Executive Editor of Healthcare IT News. He focuses on topics such as interoperability, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, analytics, population health and patient experience and is responsible for overall coverage decisions.

Seema Verma, executive VP and general manager at Oracle Health & Life Sciences
By Mike Miliard | 08:30 am | March 03, 2025
The company is focused on "completely reinventing" its EHR into a "system of intelligence that helps health systems drive efficiency, improve clinical care, accelerate innovation and reduce costs," says General Manager Seema Verma.
Kathleen Aller of Intersystems
By Mike Miliard | 04:50 am | March 02, 2025
In a time of "rapid change and uncertainty" the longtime IT and interoperability leader is also hearing lots of questions about e-prior authorization, identity and access management, and getting ROI from compliance investments.
Bynahm VR app
By Mike Miliard | 02:46 pm | February 28, 2025
The technology, known as Bynahm, is designed to bridge the distance among hospitalized patients and their loved ones, using automation and VR to streamline communication and provide immersive experiences.
Stethoscope resting on tablet
By Mike Miliard | 11:00 am | February 28, 2025
With an understanding of your organization's data, it's time to harness it for strategic goals. Greg Kuhnen, system director for analytical solutions at UNC Health Care, offers perspective on how the HIMSS Analytics Maturity Assessment Model can help.
Seth Howard, executive vice president for R&D at Epic
By Mike Miliard | 10:25 am | February 25, 2025
No doubt, artificial intelligence will be a hot topic in Las Vegas, and the company has lots of AI news to share. But it will also be showcasing new tech for clinical trials management, enterprise resource planning, staff scheduling and more.
HIMSSCast - Stethoscope on tablet
By Mike Miliard | 12:08 pm | February 21, 2025
The first in a three-part series examining the health system's efforts to make the most of its data. Greg Kuhnen, system director for analytical solutions, offers his perspective – and explains how HIMSS Analytics maturity models are helping.
Two nurses confer about clinical documentation
Nursing and IT
By Mike Miliard | 11:05 am | February 17, 2025
At HIMSS25 in Las Vegas next month, members of the HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory will explore where artificial intelligence is finding favor with RNs, where they're skeptical of it – and how it can be deployed and integrated safely into practice.
Change Healthcare
Cybersecurity In Focus
By Mike Miliard | 11:09 am | February 06, 2025
Even as the number of impacted individuals has been again revised upward, industry leaders say there are silver-lining lessons to learn from the incident about security frameworks, third-party risk and basic cyber hygiene.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
By Mike Miliard | 11:14 am | February 04, 2025
"Health IT has always been a nonpartisan area for policymakers, so I expect that will largely remain the case," says longtime policy expert Leigh Burchell.
Dr. David Kaelber, Chief Health Informatics Officer at MetroHealth System
By Mike Miliard | 08:05 am | January 27, 2025
"Both the image and the report have to be available to anyone involved in the care of the patient, at any time from anywhere – including the patient," says the health system's chief health informatics officer Dr. David Kaelber in a HIMSS25 preview.