Program Details

All sessions will be held in the Virginia Room, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC 20008, unless otherwise noted.

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Friday October 8, 2010
 
7:00am - 12:00pm     Registration
 
7:00am - 8:00am       Breakfast
 
8:00am - 8:30am       Opening Remarks
 
8:30am - 9:00am       Keynote Speech
Keynote Speech: Dr. Charles Friedman, Chief Scientific Officer, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
9:00am - 9:30am       Panel I - Policy and Practice
Panelists:
Stuart A. Hagen, PhD, Senior Analyst, Congressional Budget Office
Thomas M. Leary, Senior Director, Federal Affairs of HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society)
Mark Turner, PhD, President & CEO, Optimal Solutions Group, LLC
Jon White, MD, Health IT Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Moderator: Ritu Agarwal, PhD, Professor and the Dean's Chair of Information Systems, University of Maryland
9:30am - 10:00am      Panel II - Funding Opportunities
Panelists:
David B. Clark, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Branch, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Michael Gluck, Director, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & AcademyHealth
Mike Hagan, Economist, Extramural Program Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Moderator: Jeff McCollough, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
 
10:00am - 10:15am      Coffee Break
 
10:15am - 12:15pm      Session 1 - HIT Adoption
Chair: Guodong (Gordon) Gao (University of Maryland)
11: Physicians’ Eligibility for and Potential Use of Federal Incentive Payments for Electronic Health Records: Brian Bruen (George Washington University), Leighton Ku (George Washington University), Matthew Burke (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services), Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services).
Discussant: Chenghui Li (University of Arkansas)
12: Patterns of Technological Search: Institutional and Behavioural Triggers of IS Investment: Torsten Oliver Salge (Ruhr University Bochum), Michael Ian Barrett (University of Cambridge) Rajiv Kohli (College of William & Mary).
Discussant: Roopa Raman (Clemson University)
13: Privacy Protection and Technology Diffusion:The Case of Electronic Medical Records: Amalia R. Miller (University of Virginia), Catherine Tucker (MIT).
Discussant: Yunfeng Shi (Pennsylvania State University, Center for Health Care Policy and Research (CHCPR))
14: Developing the Technology Capability in Health Care Supply Chains: An Empirical Analysis of the Electronic Medical Record Capability of Health Care Providers: Asoke Dey (University of Akron), Kingshuk K. Sinha (University of Minnesota), Sriram Thirumalai (University of Utah).
Discussant: Guodong (Gordon) Gao (University of Maryland)
 
12:15pm - 1:30pm      Lunch and Short Presentations I
S01: Transforming Healthcare with Information Technology in Japan and the US: A Case Study Regarding Policy, People, and Progress: Chon Abraham (College of William & Mary), Eitaro Nishihara (Japanese Association of Healthcare Information Systems Industry (JAHIS)).
S02: Recent Evidence on the Benefits of Health Information Technology: An Update of the Literature: Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services), Matthew Burke (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services), Michael Hoaglin.
S03: Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records in Physician Practices: Chenghui Li (University of Arkansas).
S04: The Impact of Information Technology on Treatment Variation in Healthcare: Matt Wimble (Michigan State University).
S05: The Relationship between Health Information Technology and the Provision of Community Benefit by Not-for-Profit Hospitals: Ann Rensel (Niagara University), Kristine Principe (Niagara University).
S06: Cost benefits realized through medical informatics and Clinical Decision Support: Jason Gagner (Intermountain Healthcare, Utah), Peter Haug (Intermountain Healthcare).
S07: Patients, Doctors and Computers: Emilia Simeonova (Tufts University), Sergei Koulayev (Boston College).
S08: An IT Application to Optimize Compensation and Prevention of Patient Safety Incidents: Lorens A. Helmchen (George Mason University).
Lunch sponsored by 
 
1:30pm - 3:00pm      Session 2 - HIT Impact 1
Chair: Corey Angst (University of Notre Dame)
21: The Impact of Health IT on Hospital Productivity: Jinhyung Lee (University of Minnesota), Jeff McCullough (University of Minnesota), Robert Town (University of Minnesota).
Discussant: Ginger Jin (University of Maryland)
22: Should Hospitals Mandate Use of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems?: Michael F. Furukawa (Arizona State University), T. S. Raghu (Arizona State University), Benjamin B. M. Shao (Arizona State University).
Discussant: Matthew Burke (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
23: The Effect of Computerized Patient Records on Nursing Time and Patient Outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration: Joanne Spetz (UCSF), James Burgess (Boston University), Ciaran Phibbs (Stanford University).
Discussant: Corey Angst (University of Notre Dame)
 
3:00pm - 3:15pm      Coffee Break
 
3:15pm - 4:45pm      Session 3 - HIT Impact 2
Chair: Rachida Parks (Pennsylvania State University)
31: Do Electronic Medical Records Make Physicians More Productive? An Empirical Analysis and Design Implications: Hemant Bhargava (University of California), Shuang Liu (University of California), Abhay Nath Mishra (Georgia State University).
Discussant: Matt Wimble (Michigan State University)
32: What Happens After a Medical Error? The Role of Health IT in Recovering from Errors versus Preventing Errors: William Encinosa (Georgetown University), Jaeyong Bae (Emory University).
Discussant: Eric L. Eisenstein (Duke University)
33: Reducing Privacy Exposure in Healthcare Workflows: Xue Bai (University of Connecticut), Ram Gopal (University of Connecticut), Manuel Nunez (University of Connecticut), Dmitry Zhdanov (University of Connecticut).
Discussant: Rachida Parks (Pennsylvania State University)
 
4:45pm - 5:00pm      Break
 
5:00pm - 6:30pm      Session 4 - Health Information Exchange
Chair: Larry T. Mercer (Sentara Healthcare)
41: On Sustainability of Health Information Exchanges: Effect of Funding and Patient Experience: Jiban Khuntia (University of Maryland), Sunil Mithas (University of Maryland), Ritu Agarwal (University of Maryland).
Discussant: Rajiv Kohli (College of William & Mary)
42: The Role of Competition in Regional Health Information Organization Formation and Hospital Participation: Julia Adler-Milstein (Harvard University), Catherine M. DesRoches (Harvard University), Ashish K. Jha (Harvard University).
Discussant: Lorens A. Helmchen (George Mason University)
43: Health Disclosure Laws and Health Information Exchanges: Idris Adjerid (Carnegie Mellon University), Alessandro Acquisti (Carnegie Mellon University), Rema Padman (Carnegie Mellon University).
Discussant: Larry T. Mercer (Sentara Healthcare)
 
6:45pm - 8:00pm      Poster Sessions and Reception

*Venue: Lebanese Taverna Restaurant, 2641 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC (Across the street from the Hotel Marriott, Wardman Park)
P01: Instituting Transformational Change with a Disruptive Technology: The Sentara Healthcare Story: Chon Abraham (College of William and Mary), David Levin (Sentara Healthcare), Bert Reese (Sentara Healthcare).
P02: An Enriched Understanding of Why the Environment and Individual Characteristics are Important in Understanding Technology Utilization in Healthcare: Chon Abraham (College of William and Mary), Iris Junglas (University of Houston).
P03: Delegation, Electronic Health Record Use, and Productivity in Primary Care Practices: Julia Adler-Milstein (Harvard University).
P04: Network Dynamics: How Can We Find Patients Like Us: Lu Yan (University of Washington), Yong Tan (University of Washington).
P05: How Economic and Institutional Factors Influence Electronic Medical Records Adoption: Jiban Khuntia (University of Maryland), Ritu Agarwal (University of Maryland), Sunil Mithas (University of Maryland), Oliver Lin (University of Maryland).
P06: A Multi-Level Investigation of IS Avoidance in Healthcare Groups: Gerald C. Kane (Boston College), Joe Labianca (University of Kentucky).
Reception sponsored by 
 

Saturday October 9, 2010
 
7:30am - 8:00am        Breakfast
 
8:00am - 9:30am        Session 5 - Online Health Information
Chair: Amanda J Felkey (Lake Forest College)
51: A Premier Study of Physician Ratings on the Internet: Guodong (Gordon) Gao (University of Maryland), Jeff McCullough (University of Minnesota), Ritu Agarwal (University of Maryland), Ashish K. Jha (Harvard University).
Discussant: Ann Rensel (Niagara University)
52: It’s a Network, Not an Encyclopedia: The Quality of Peer Produced Medical Information on Wikipedia: Gerald C. Kane (Boston College), Sam Ransbotham (Boston College).
Discussant: Wei Zhang (China Europe International Business School)
53: A Dynamic Game of Doctors’ Participation in Online Health Information Platform: Jian Ni (Johns Hopkins University), Baohong Sun (Carnegie Mellon University).
Discussant: Amanda J Felkey (Lake Forest College)
 
9:30am - 10:00am       Coffee Break
 
10:00am - 11:30am      Session 6 - Impact of the Internet
Chair: Namjoo Choi (University of Albany)
61: Effect of Internet health information on health care use: Agne Suziedelyte (University of New South Wales).
Discussant: Emilia Simeonova (Tufts University)
62: Examining the Antecedents and Consequences of Disclosing Medical Privacy Information Online: Jason Chan (New York University), Anindya Ghose (New York University).
Discussant: Kingshuk K. Sinha (University of Minnesota)
63: Feeling Blue so Going Online: An Empirical Study on Effectiveness of Virtual Social Networking: Lu Yan (University of Washington), Yong Tan (University of Washington).
Discussant: Namjoo Choi (University of Albany)
 
11:30pm - 1:00pm        Lunch and Short Presentations II
S09: The Social Structures of Knowledge Demand Versus Knowledge Supply in Adaptability to Itenabled Change in Healthcare: Roopa Raman (Clemson University), Anandhi Bharadwaj (Emory University).
S10: RFID Privacy Issues in Healthcare: Exploring the Roles of Technologies and Regulations: Rachida Parks (Pennsylvania State University), Chao-Hsien Chu (Pennsylvania State University), Heng Xu (Pennsylvania State University).
S11: Online Rating of Chinese Physicians: What Aspects of Clinical Services are Valued Most?: Wei Zhang (China Europe International Business School).
S12: Improving the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices and Information Systems in Healthcare: A Social Network Approach: Priscilla A. Arling (Butler University), Bradley N. Doebbeling (Indiana University), Rebekah L. Fox (Texas State).
S13: An Optimal Contract Design Using Health Information System: Jianfeng Chen (Peking University).
S14: The Road to HIMSS Stage 7 EMR Implementation: a case study: Larry T. Mercer (Sentara Healthcare), Shane R. Danaher (Virginia HIMSS).
S15: Behavioral Changes in Health Care: The Case of Electronic Health Records: Amanda J Felkey (Lake Forest College), Lucas B Felkey (Rush University).
S16: Population-Based Clinical Decision Support: A Clinical and Economic Evaluation: Eric L. Eisenstein (Duke University), David F. Lobach (Duke University).
S17: Cultural Dimensions as Moderators of the UTAUT Model: a Research Proposal in a Healthcare Context: Kuang-Yuan Huang (University of Albany), Namjoo Choi (University of Albany).
S18: Adoption of Patient-centric Information Systems by Ambulatory Care Providers: Aaron Baird (Arizona State University), Michael F. Furukawa (Arizona State University), T.S. Raghu (Arizona State University).
S19: “THE CRITICAL PATCH” -- ICT’s Role In Improving Productivity & Service Delivery Among Health Professionals In Nigeria: Benjamin Akinmoyeje (Management Sciences for Health), Oluwayemisi Ojo (CHAN MediPharm), Jessica Ansong (The Balm In Gilead, Inc).
S20: Information Technology Adoption and Hospital Procedural Performances – An Empirical Analysis: Yunfeng Shi (Pennsylvania State University, Center for Health Care Policy and Research (CHCPR)).
 
1:00pm - 2:30pm         Session 7 - Health Services Market
Chair: Priscilla A. Arling (Butler University)
71: Future of Health Insurance Procurement: Lessons from the Online HMO Auctions: Alok Gupta (University of Minnesota), Stephen T. Parente (University of Minnesota), Pallab Sanyal (George Mason University).
Discussant: Aaron Baird (Arizona State University)
72: Information Technology Enabled Matching Mechanism in Health Care Management: Jianqing Chen (University of Calgary), Lizhen Xu (University of Texas), Andrew Whinston (University of Texas), Michael Yuan (Ringful Health).
Discussant: Jianfeng Chen (Peking University)
73: Evaluating the Performance and Adoption of Pharmaceutical e-Detailing Strategies: Gordon Burtch (Temple University), Paul Pavlou (Temple University), Sunil Wattal (Temple University).
Discussant: Priscilla A. Arling (Butler University)
 
2:30pm - 3:00pm        Closing Remarks