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<p><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>WHITE 2011 Call for Papers</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">The 2nd Annual Workshop on Health IT and Economics</font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">October 21-22, 2011, Washington, DC</font><br>
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<font size="1" face="serif"><b>Ritu Agarwal (Chair)</b></font><br>
<font size="1" face="serif"><b>Guodong (Gordon) Gao and Jeff McCullough (Program Co-chairs)</b></font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">We are delighted to announce the 2nd Workshop on Health IT and Economics (WHITE). Health information technology (IT) holds the potential to improve the quality and reduce the cost of healthcare delivery. However, significant challenges remain regarding design, implementation, utilization, and evaluation of health IT. There is a compelling need for research that can inform both policy makers and practitioners. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">WHITE is an annual health IT summit that gathers prominent scholars in a multidisciplinary setting. In 2010, the inaugural WHITE attracted participants from over 40 leading universities and research institutes. This workshop provides a forum for researchers to disseminate their work and network within a growing and vibrant community. WHITE also fosters collaborations between academia, government, and industry. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">We solicit papers on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following: understanding health information technology adoption drivers and 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; designing and financing the patient centered medical home; understanding the role of information technology in promoting health literacy in general and among underserved populations in particular, and, measuring how patients utilize online clinical information.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">The 2nd WHITE will be held in Washington DC, center of health policy debates. The conference is hosted by the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business of University of Maryland. CHIDS (</font><a href="http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="sans-serif">www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids</font></a><font size="2" face="sans-serif">) was established in 2005, and is the first academic research center focused on health information and decision systems in a leading business school. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Please submit an extended abstract of no more than 5 pages (11-point font, one-inch margins on four sides, double-space) to </font><a href="mailto:whitepaper@rhsmith.umd.edu" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="sans-serif">whitepaper@rhsmith.umd.edu</font></a><font size="2" face="sans-serif">. Abstracts will be reviewed for novelty, rigor, and policy impact. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Submission Deadline: August 1, 2011. </font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Author Notification: September 1, 2011.</font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Early registration deadline: September 30, 2011.</font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Conference dates: October 21-22, 2011.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Please check </font><a href="http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids/white" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="sans-serif">http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids/white</font></a><font size="2" face="sans-serif"> </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif">for further information and updates.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Note: WHITE does not assume copyright over work accepted for presentation.</font><br>
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<font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="sans-serif"><b>Ritu Agarwal</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>Professor and Dean's Chair of Information Systems</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>Director, Center for Health Information and Decision Systems</b></font><br>
<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>Robert H. Smith School of Business</b></font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b>University of Maryland</b></font><br>
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