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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b>Call for Papers: Special Issue on eHealth</b></span></font></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(60, 85, 115);background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Policy & Internet</a>, 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].</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
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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.</p>


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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.</p>


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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.</p>


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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.</p>


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Topics we will consider for this special issue include (for example):</p><ul style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5em; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; ">


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Adoption, implementation and maintenance of eHealth initiatives</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:24px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">


Information seeking behaviour on health-related issues</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:24px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">


Measurement of clinical, business, or social value of Internet-based health information</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:24px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">


Policy measures to stimulate eHealth initiatives, such as public or private funding</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:24px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">


Sectoral or country-specific case studies of eHealth initiatives, or societal use of online health information</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:24px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">


Development of health data standards</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:24px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">


Privacy protection of online health information</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:24px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">


Promotion of health quality transparency over the Internet</li><li style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:24px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:10px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">


Innovation in eHealth provision, for example crowdsourcing and user-generated content</li></ul><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.33em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: left; ">


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Paper Submissions</h4><p style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.33em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: left; ">


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.</p>


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<a href="http://www.crutzen.net/" title="Dr Rik Crutzen" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(60, 85, 115);background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Dr Rik Crutzen</a> 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.</p>


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<a href="http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/faculty/ggao/" title="Dr Guodong (Gordon) Gao" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(60, 85, 115);background-repeat:initial initial" target="_blank">Dr Guodong (Gordon) Gao</a> 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.</p>


</span></div>-- <br>Guodong (Gordon) Gao<br>Assistant Professor<br>Decision, Operations and Information Technologies<br>Robert H. Smith School of Business<br>4325 Van Munching Hall<br>University of Maryland<br>College Park, MD 20742-1815<br>


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