[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2012 Mini-Track: Moving Beyond Hospital-based Electronic Medical Records: Improving Healthcare IT's Reach

[Sankaranarayanan, Balaji]

CALL FOR PAPERS

18th Americas Conference on Information Systems Seattle, Washington, August 9-12, 2012

Track: IS in Health Care
Mini-track: Moving Beyond Hospital-based Electronic Medical Records: Improving Healthcare IT's Reach

DESCRIPTION

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are a critical component of the American health-care system. A good amount of research has focused on EMR adoption and implementation in large hospital settings. However, there is a growing need to understand what the critical healthcare IT issues are in ambulatory settings and small and mid-sized healthcare provider environments. The focus of this mini-track is on research that furthers our understanding of the (1) systems, processes and strategies for implementing Healthcare IT in ambulatory settings and in smaller healthcare organizations (2) Electronic exchange of healthcare information among different stakeholders, (3) Integration of mobile devices and medical devices with healthcare systems 3) security and privacy issue associated with healthcare IT in smaller and mid-sized healthcare organizations.

The mini-track is open to broad survey articles, case studies, conceptual papers, descriptive reports, focused research issues or problems analyzed using a variety of tools and empirical methodologies including, but not limited to survey, experimental design, workflow and other forms of business process modeling, interview, content analysis, and various qualitative  approaches. You are welcome to submit work that is not fully completed as long as the importance of the problem is established, paper is well articulated and fits with the themes of the research track. However, completed research will receive precedence.

SUGGESTED TOPICS

The topics that characterize this mini-track are:

* EMR systems in ambulatory settings and smaller practices * Implementing Electronic Prescribing and Practice Management Systems by Small and Mid-sized Healthcare Providers * Work flow redesign in small healthcare practices * Achieving meaningful use by small and mid-sized providers * Value generated from Healthcare IT for small and mid-sized providers * Health Information Exchanges * The challenges and issues of sharing electronic health information among different stakeholders * Enhancing security and privacy in electronic exchange of healthcare information * Integration of Medical Devices (such as Vital signs monitor, EKG and ECG machines etc.) with EMR systems * Mobile devices (smart phones, tablet PCs, iPads etc.) and EMRs * Mobile personal health records

IMPORTANT DATES

January 2, 2012 - Manuscript Central will start accepting paper submissions March 1, 2012 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone) - Deadline for paper submissions April 2, 2012 - Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date April 20, 2012 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone) - For accepted papers, camera-ready copy due

SUBMISSION SITE

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012

CO-CHAIRS

Dr. C. Ranganathan
Department of Information & Decision Sciences College of Business Administration University of Illinois at Chicago
Email: ranga at uic.edu

Dr. Balaji Sankaranarayanan
Department of Information and Process Management Bentley University Waltham, MA 02452, USA
E-mail: bsankara at bentley.edu

Dr. Gary David
Department of Sociology and Information Design and Corporate Communication Bentley University Waltham, MA 02452, USA
E-mail: gdavid at bentley.edu