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<p><b><font size="5">WHITE 2010</font></b><br>
<b><font size="4">The First Annual Workshop on Health IT and Economics</font></b><br>
<b><font size="4">October 8-9, 2010, Washington, DC</font></b><br>
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<b>Chair:</b> Ritu Agarwal <br>
<b>Program co-chairs:</b> Guodong (Gordon) Gao and Jeffrey S. McCullough<br>
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Health information technology (IT) holds the potential to improve the quality and reduce the cost of healthcare delivery. However, this potential has yet to be realized. Significant challenges remain regarding design, implementation, utilization, and evaluation of health IT, and there is a compelling need for research that can inform both policymakers and practitioners. <br>
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The <i>Workshop on Health IT and Economics (WHITE)</i> will expand the frontiers of health IT research. This workshop will provide a forum for leading researchers to disseminate their work and network within a growing and vibrant community. <i>WHITE</i> will foster collaborations between academia, government, and industry. The workshop will also offer policymakers and practitioners the opportunity to shape the evolving health IT research agenda. Likewise, researchers will gain insights into emerging issues of practice and policy.<br>
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Ultimately, a full understanding of health IT and its implications can only be gained through an interdisciplinary approach that crosses traditional academic silos. Insight into the unique challenges and opportunities that health IT poses requires collaboration across diverse fields of research including business, economics, health services, health informatics, and computer science. A key objective of <i>WHITE</i> is to build and nurture such as interdisciplinary research community. <br>
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We solicit papers on a wide range of topics, including: understanding technology adoption barriers; managing the assimilation of health IT into workflows and organizations; quantifying the benefits of health IT investments; designing measures and incentives for meaningful use; defining health data standards; developing business models for health information exchanges; and measuring how patients utilize online clinical information.<br>
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The first annual <i>WHITE </i>meeting will be held in Washington DC in October 8-9, 2010. The workshop will be hosted by the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park. CHIDS (<a href="http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids"><u><font color="#0000FF">www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids</font></u></a>) was established in 2005, and is the first academic research center focused on health information and decision systems in a leading business school. <br>
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Please submit an extended abstract of no more than 5 pages to <b>whitepaper@rhsmith.umd.edu </b>by <b>Aug 10, 2010</b>. The abstract can be based on work-in-progress or work published within the past year. Abstracts will be reviewed for novelty, rigor, and policy impact. Authors will be notified of decisions within three weeks.<br>
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Please check <a href="http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids/white"><u><font color="#0000FF">http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids/white</font></u></a> for further information and update<br>
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Ritu Agarwal</font></b><b><br>
Professor and Dean's Chair of Information Systems<br>
Director, Center for Health Information and Decision Systems<br>
Robert H. Smith School of Business<br>
4327 Van Munching Hall<br>
University of Maryland<br>
College Park, MD 20742-1815<br>
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