WHITE 2011 Call for Papers
The 2nd Annual Workshop on Health IT and Economics
October 21-22, 2011, Washington, DC
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids/white

Ritu Agarwal (Chair)
Guodong (Gordon) Gao and Jeff McCullough (Program Co-chairs)

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. 

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. 

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.

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 (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. 

Please submit an extended abstract of no more than 5 pages (11-point font, one-inch margins on four sides, double-space) to whitepaper@rhsmith.umd.edu. Abstracts will be reviewed for novelty, rigor, and policy impact. 

Submission Deadline: August 1, 2011. 
Author Notification: September 1, 2011.
Early registration deadline: September 30, 2011.
Conference dates: October 21-22, 2011.

Please check http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/chids/white for further information and updates.

Note: WHITE does not assume copyright over work accepted for presentation.


Ritu Agarwal
Professor and Dean's Chair of Information Systems
Director, Center for Health Information and Decision Systems
Robert H. Smith School of Business
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University of Maryland
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