Mike Miliard

Anyone paying attention to population health management knows that it demands close attention be paid to crucial socioeconomic and environmental factors.

The Olympic Games are starting to prove themselves not just as a showcase for the world's elite athletes, but for leading-edge health IT initiatives.

So many well-meaning patient engagement efforts are based on a fallacy.

Total corporate funding for healthcare technology companies climbed to $8.

Allscripts continues to be in acquisition mode, further building out its client base in the ambulatory space by buying Practice Fusion for $100 million in cash.

Patient engagement is important and the healthcare experience – particularly in inpatient settings – is increasingly seen by providers as a critically valuable priority.

Lots of health systems pay lip service to patient-centric care, but what does that really mean? As healthcare continues its transition to paying for value and outcomes, toward managing wellness rather than treating disease, making the patient an active participant in the process is more important than ever.