Forwarded message from [klein@wi.uni-muenster.de] sent originally on Sat, 23 Oct 1999 22:54:56 +0200 (MET DST): : Call for papers for the track : : HEALTH CARE AND IS : : at the 8th European Conference on Information Systems : Vienna, Austria, July 3-5, 2000 : : Conference Web Page: http://ecis2000.wu-wien.ac.at : : PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 15, 1999 : : GOALS AND SUGGESTED TOPICS OF THE HEALTH CARE AND IS TRACK : The track will look into IS and the transformation of health care: How is IS : used in response to the crisis in health care, does it facilitate and enable : improved relationships among the different players in the industry? How is : IS used to improve the quality of (everyday) health care provision on the : one hand and the development of treatments on the other? : : PAPERS are expected in the following areas which represent different : players' perspectives: : IS AND THE CHANGING MARKET PLACE FOR HEALTH CARE: DEREGULATION, : INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION, EMERGING GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS AND COMPETITION : Two forces are driving changes in the industry: : * Market : The diffusion of market mechanisms, controls and a stronger influence of : economic benchmarks are increasingly shaping the development of the : industry. In Europe, deregulation, the single market and increasing : harmonization are affecting a hitherto fragmented industry, with huge : regional and national differences. New (electronic) markets for medical : products might emerge. Mail order and over the counter sales are likely to : increase throughout Europe. : On a different level, roles and linkages among the players in the industry : are changing, e.g. focus strategy in hospitals, outsourcing of warehousing : and logistics etc. (for a theoretical framework see Kambil 1992). : * Information technology : The leverage of Internet and Intranet technology, i.e. standardized, : cost-efficient information management and communication oriented technology, : is driving the diffusion of IS in the healthcare sector. Furthermore, : document orientation and progress in related standardization, such as SGML, : XML, EDIFACT, HTML and DOM, are facilitating innovative in healthcare IS. : CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS: INFORMATION TOOLS FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT, : MARKETING AND APPLICATION. : Information management improves the efficiency throughout the pharmaceutical : life cycle: drug development, retrieval and allocation of information, : logistical coordination, patient oriented accounting, shelf-life management. : The representation of pharmaceutical information and expert knowledge in : Decision Support Systems is likely to change the roles of pharmacists, : medical doctors and patients. : INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE MEDICAL STAFF : Information overload and the simultaneous lack of specific information is : characteristics for the situation of medical staff. IS, in particular : distributed hypermedia systems, are portrayed as a likely remedy. Properly : designed and implemented, they can combine the built-up of huge, decentrally : maintained, data collections and customized profiles and link collections : for the individual knowledge management (cf. the vision of Vannevar Bush : 1948). : PATIENT RECORDS: STANDARDIZATION, DATA PROTECTION, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION : INFRASTRUCTURES : A comprehensive documentation of individual patients records is a : prerequisite for efficiency improvements in a fragmented medical value : chain. Moreover it is crucial in case of emergencies to have access to the : patient record. Anonymous analysis of patient records will benefit the : advancement of medical knowledge. : However, despite obvious advantages of electronic representations of : comprehensive patient records, standardization as well as the quality and : reach of the representation of patient information are still limited. : Furthermore, patients are concerned about the protection of sensitive : personal data. : : List of program committee members : Liora Alschuler, The Word Electric, East Thetford, Vermont : Prof. Dr. Mike Chiasson, University of Calgary : Prof. Joël Colloc, Université Lyon 3 : Dr. Gurpreet Dhillon, University of Nevada Las Vegas : Dr. Walter Fierz, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen : Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein (coordinator), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, : Münster : Prof. Dr. Ronald M. Lee, Erasmus University, Rotterdam : Prof. Dr. Abraham Seidmann, University of Rochester, NY : : Detailed information can be found at the ECIS 2000 homepage : (http://ecis2000.wu-wien.ac.at). : : IMPORTANT DATES: : --------------- : : Paper submission deadline: November 15, 1999 : Acceptance decisions: January 30, 2000 : Camera-ready copy due: February 28, 2000 : : PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: : -------------------------- : : Papers (research papers, practice-oriented papers, case studies) can : be registered and submitted on-line via the ECIS 2000 web site : (http://ecis2000.wu-wien.ac.at). The file for panel proposals should : be sent as an e-mail attachment directly to the track chair. : : ------------------------------------------------------------ : Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein : Department of Information Systems : University of Muenster : Steinfurter Strasse 109, D-48149 Muenster : Phone ++49 251 83-38110 or -38111 | Fax. +49 251 83-38119 : http://www-wi.uni-muenster.de/wi/ | Mailto: stefan.klein@uni-muenster.de

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