[AISWorld] Policy & Internet Call for Papers: Special Issue on eHealth

[Guodong (Gordon) Gao]

*Call for Papers: Special Issue on eHealth*
Policy & Internet <http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet>, the first
major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal investigating the impact of
the Internet on public policy, is inviting submissions for a special issue
on eHealth, to be published in May 2012 [submission deadline: 30 November
2011].

The explosive growth of the Internet and its omnipresence in people's daily
lives has facilitated a shift in information seeking on health and has
driven an increase in e-Health initiatives. The Internet is a key
information source for the general public as well as for health
professionals, with e-Health initiatives ranging from Internet-delivered
interventions and therapy focusing on specific behaviours or diseases, to
maintenance of electronic health records.

While numerous efficacy trials have proved that e-Health initiatives can be
effective in promoting health, use of the Internet to support these
initiatives in real-life settings is still very low. Moreover, health
professionals are faced with new challenges, for example, anonymity and
ethical issues and a reshaping of information asymmetries and principal
agent relationships between doctors and patients. Health services such as
therapy are delivered online, because it is known that people feel empowered
to talk about sensitive topics in online settings that provides a degree of
anonymity; this anonymity, however, is a barrier for health insurance
companies funding these initiatives. These issues cannot be solved by
professionals alone, but require policy measures.

To date, there is a lack of evidence-based insight into the issues arising
from the adoption, implementation and maintenance of e-Health initiatives
and societal use of the Internet to tackle health problems. This special
issue of Policy and Internet will make a significant impact in the eHealth
community, drawing together research and perspectives from a range of
academic disciplines, aimed at policymakers, researchers and professionals
in this area. Submissions should shed light on some area of eHealth,
incorporating some combination of new empirical data, methodological
innovation and theoretical development.

The journal is fully multi-disciplinary in scope, and perspectives from any
academic discipline are welcomed, provided that the papers consider the
policy implications of the research discussed, whether general, sectoral,
country-specific or comparative.

Topics we will consider for this special issue include (for example):

   - Adoption, implementation and maintenance of eHealth initiatives
   - Information seeking behaviour on health-related issues
   - Measurement of clinical, business, or social value of Internet-based
   health information
   - Policy measures to stimulate eHealth initiatives, such as public or
   private funding
   - Sectoral or country-specific case studies of eHealth initiatives, or
   societal use of online health information
   - Development of health data standards
   - Privacy protection of online health information
   - Promotion of health quality transparency over the Internet
   - Innovation in eHealth provision, for example crowdsourcing and
   user-generated content

Please contact the editors (policyandinternet at oii.ox.ac.uk) if you have any
queries about how your paper might fit in the issue.
 Paper Submissions

The online submission deadline for papers is 30 November 2011. Please
indicate in a cover note that the paper is intended for the special issue.
Authors are advised to consult the journal's guide for authors before
submitting their paper.

Authors: Submit your paper now (BEPress login
page)<http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet/cgi/submit.cgi?context=policyandinternet>,
or see the Guide for
Authors<http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet/forauthors.html>
.
 About the Guest Editors

Dr Rik Crutzen <http://www.crutzen.net/> is a researcher at Maastricht
University/CAPHRI: an institute focusing on health care innovation, ranging
from prevention to rehabilitation, from a patient, professional and societal
perspective, leading to improvement of health of the population. He has a
background in psychology and e-communication and holds a PhD in health
promotion. His research focuses on how technological innovations can be used
to greatest effect in the field of health promotion to increase the public
health impact of these innovations.

Dr Guodong (Gordon) Gao <http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/faculty/ggao/> is an
Assistant Professor at the R.H. Smith School, University of Maryland,
College Park. His research focuses on the value of health IT and quality
transparency. Professor Gao has published extensively in academic journals
including Management Science, Information Systems Research, M&SOM, and
Journal of Management Information Systems. He is a frequent speaker at
various conferences.
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Guodong (Gordon) Gao
Assistant Professor
Decision, Operations and Information Technologies
Robert H. Smith School of Business
4325 Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1815
TEL 301-405-2218
FAX 301- 405-8655
ggao at rhsmith.umd.edu
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/faculty/ggao/
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