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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>18th Americas Conference on Information Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Seattle, Washington, August 9-12, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Track:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'> IS in Health Care<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Mini-track:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'> Moving Beyond Hospital-based Electronic Medical Records: Improving Healthcare IT’s Reach<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DESCRIPTION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a name=HC5><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>SUGGESTED TOPICS<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The topics that characterize this mini-track are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>EMR systems in ambulatory settings and smaller practices<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Implementing Electronic Prescribing and Practice Management Systems by Small and Mid-sized Healthcare Providers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Work flow redesign in small healthcare practices<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Achieving meaningful use by small and mid-sized providers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Value generated from Healthcare IT for small and mid-sized providers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Health Information Exchanges<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The challenges and issues of sharing electronic health information among different stakeholders<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Enhancing security and privacy in electronic exchange of healthcare information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Integration of Medical Devices (such as Vital signs monitor, EKG and ECG machines etc.) with EMR systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Mobile devices (smart phones, tablet PCs, iPads etc.) and EMRs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>March 1, 2012 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone) - Deadline for paper submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>April 2, 2012 - Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>April 20, 2012 (11:59 PM Pacific time zone) - For accepted papers, camera-ready copy due<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CO-CHAIRS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Dr. C. Ranganathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Department of Information & Decision Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>College of Business Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>University of Illinois at Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:ranga@uic.edu"><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ranga@uic.edu</span></a><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Dr. Balaji Sankaranarayanan<o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Department of Information and Process Management<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Bentley University<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Waltham, MA 02452, USA<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:bsankara@bentley.edu"><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>bsankara@bentley.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'> <span lang=DE><o:p></o:p></span></span></pre><pre><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Dr. Gary David <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Department of Sociology and Information Design and Corporate Communication<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Bentley University<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext'>Waltham, MA 02452, USA<o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>E-mail:<span style='color:#0000CC'> </span></span><a href="mailto:gdavid@bentley.edu"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>gdavid@bentley.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>