[AISWorld] CFP: CHITA -- 8th Annual Conference on Health IT and Analytics (Formerly WHITE)

[Ritu Agarwal]

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*CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*



*November 3rd  – 4th, 2017 | Westin Georgetown, Washington, DC*

http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids/chita



*Chair:* Ritu Agarwal

*Program Co-Chairs:* Guodong (Gordon) Gao and Jeffrey S. McCullough



We are pleased to announce the call for submissions to *the 8th Annual
Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA)*.



CHITA (pronounced “cheetah”) is an annual research summit and doctoral
consortium that gathers prominent scholars in a multidisciplinary setting.
Previously called the *Workshop on Health IT & Economics (WHITE)* for seven
years, the conference has been rebranded to reflect the increasing role,
importance and impact of analytics and health information technology in
improving individual and population health, and health system quality and
performance.  Each year, the *conference* attracts over 100 scholars and
thought leaders from more than 40 institutions. CHITA provides a forum for
researchers to disseminate their work and network within a growing and
vibrant community. This conference fosters collaboration between academia,
government, and industry to bridge research, policy, and practice.



This year’s CHITA will be held in Washington DC, center of health policy
debates, on *Friday and Saturday, November 3rd-4th, 2017 *with a
pre-conference doctoral consortium on November 2nd. The conference is
hosted by the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at
the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. CHIDS (
www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids) was established in 2005, and is the first
academic research center focused on health information and decision systems
in a leading business school. CHITA is produced in partnership with the
University of Michigan School of Public Health.



Papers are solicited on a wide range of topics including, but not limited
to: Health IT’s adoption and impact; Healthcare analytics and big data;
Health information exchange; New IT-enabled organizational forms and
delivery models; Market competition and health insurance exchange; mHealth
and patient empowerment; and Quality transparency and public reporting.
There is special interest this year in the following emerging topics: AI
applications for healthcare, population health management, cybersecurity,
behavior (both of providers and patients), and policy modeling.



Please submit a *brief abstract* (one page), an *extended abstract* of no
more than 5 pages (11-pt font, one-inch margins on four sides,
double-spaced) or a full manuscript to *chita at rhsmith.umd.edu*
<chita at rhsmith.umd.edu>* by Tuesday, August 15th, 2017*. Submissions will
be reviewed for novelty, rigor, and policy impact. Decisions will be sent
to authors no later than Thursday, September 7th, 2017. The conference will
include full presentations, research round tables, and a poster session.  As
in the past, CHITA will give awards for *Best Paper*, *Best
student-authored Paper*, and *Young Researcher*.  The latter two awards are
given to papers with either a student or junior researcher as the lead
author. To be considered, *full papers* should be submitted to
*chita at rhsmith.umd.edu* <chita at rhsmith.umd.edu> by* Friday, September 29,
2017.*



For further information and updates, including about the Doctoral
Consortium program, please check www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids/chita. Programs
and photo albums of previous years are available on the conference website
for your perusal.  We look forward to your participation.  *Note: CHITA
does not assume copyright over work accepted for presentation.

-- 
Ritu Agarwal
Senior Associate Dean
Professor and Dean's Chair of Information Systems
Director, Center for Health Information and Decision Systems
Robert H. Smith School of Business
2416F  Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD  20742-1815
301.405.3121 TEL
301.314.9120 FAX
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/directory/ritu-agarwal
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