AMCIS 2007@KEYSTONE -- CONFERENCE TRACK(MINI TRACK)

HCI Issues in Healthcare IT

HCI and Healthcare

Chairs:

Nina McGarry

School of Business Administration

Marymount University

Ball 307C

2807 N. Glebe Road

Arlington, VA 22207

Ph: (703) 284-5942

Email: Nina.Mcgarry@marymount.edu

Ann Fruhling

College of Information Science & Technology

Peter Kiewit Institute

University of Nebraska at Omaha

1110 S. 67th Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0500

Ph: (402)554-4968

Fax: (402)554-3284

Email: afruhling@mail.unomaha.edu

E. Vance Wilson

School of Business Administration

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

P.O. Box 742

Milwaukee, WI 53201

Ph: (414) 229-2519

Fax: (414) 229-5559

Email: wilsonv@uwm.edu

http://www.sba.uwm.edu/RISH/AMCIS2007-SIGHealthCFP3.htm

Description:

In order to comply with changing regulations and to improve support for office staff, clinicians, and patients, healthcare organizations worldwide are currently undertaking massive transformations and additions to their IT infrastructure. History suggests that the success of the healthcare applications that emerge from this process will depend to a large degree on the ability of people to use them effectively and efficiently. Human-computer interaction (HCI) research can provide valuable guidance to improve the usability of healthcare IT. Potential exists for HCI researchers to apply existing knowledge to improving healthcare IT as well as to formulate new theories and practices specific to the healthcare context. The goal of this minitrack is to provide a focused outlet at AMCIS for HCI researchers in healthcare domains to share and discuss the results of their work. Research is welcomed on any HCI topic relating to healthcare IT.

The mini-track will focus on:

Innovative HCI design and/or prototyping methods in healthcare
Usability engineering for healthcare IT
UI evaluation methods in healthcare
Behavioral and cognitive aspects of HCI in healthcare
Impacts of HCI on success or failure of healthcare IT
User interface (UI) design practices for reducing errors in healthcare IT
Application of HCI research to improving telemedicine
UI development for patient-centered information systems, providing such functions as communication, health records access, and remote monitoring and treatment
Accessibility and other HCI issues relating to special needs populations, including elderly patients, the chronically ill, and caregivers
Impacts of regulation (e.g., privacy, security, HIPAA) on usability
HCI aspects relating electronic medical records (institutional and/or personal)
HCI and mobile devices used in healthcare
Standards and guiding principles for UI design in healthcare
Developing and teaching HCI courses for healthcare IT