REDESIGNING AND TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE:

The First Conference on The Hospital of the Future, held at the University of Twente, in Enschede, The Netherlands, in April 2001, clearly showed the rapid developments that are daily events in healthcare delivery worldwide. The combined impacts of new, some even revolutionary technologies, advanced management practices, and the evolving political and social climate of medicine have created a host of transformations of the mode and means of healthcare delivery. The redesign of healthcare institutions is leading to reshaping the hospital as the main form of healthcare delivery. Other institutions in the health­care environment are also undergoing radical modifications. All of this is creating challenges and opportunities for researchers and practitioners.

This Second Conference will provide a forum for scholars across the spectrum of healthcare management and technology. The theme of the conference is “bringing together technology, health care, and management.” The emphasis of the conference will be on the gathering of researchers who are exploring the bridging of these three components of healthcare delivery-with an eye toward the future-and practitioners who are interested in these topics. How will healthcare delivery institutions be shaped in the future? What are the trends and transformations that await us in the coming years? How are we going to merge technology, management, and medicine into a workable and econo­mically feasible combination? What are the barriers that we shall certainly encounter, and how can we overcome them? And, what are the research questions that we should be addressing in this regard?

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM:

Sunday, July 28, 2002

Monday, July 29, 2002

Tuesday, July 30, 2002

CONFERENCE ROOM ASSIGNMENT

TRACKS:

The conference will have five tracks. Papers are invited on these non-exclusive topics:

TRACK ONE: Management of technology in healthcare organizations:

TRACK TWO: Management and organization of information technology (IT) in healthcare organizations:

TRACK THREE: Organization, management, and applications of emerging medical technologies, e-health, telehealth, and telemedicine:

TRACK FOUR: Medical technologies and patient value:

TRACK FIVE: Medical technologies and emergency medicine:

Author's Corner

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS

Web-based submissions are strongly encouraged.  Final papers are due on June 15, 2002.  Abstracts and papers should be sent to the Conference Administrator at:

Michael Brandys
Stuart Graduate School of Business
Illinois Institute of Technology
565 W. Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois, 60661, USA
TEL: 312-906-6502
Email: mbrandys@stuart.iit.edu

BEST PAPER AWARD

An award will be given for the best paper presented at the Conference. Papers will be judged according to: (1) quality of the research; (2) originality; and (3) potential impact on research in the given field. The award will consist of a certificate and a check for $500.

PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNAL PUBLICATION

All papers selected for presentation at the Conference will be included in the Conference Proceedings. The Proceedings will be distributed to all participants who register for the Conference. A selected set of papers will be refereed for inclusion in a special issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management.


CONFERENCE VENUE

The conference will be held at The Stuart Graduate School of Business (SGSB), Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is an exciting metropolitan area of over 10 million. The city is nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, and in the summer offers an extraordinary variety of attractions. Chicago is a transportation, financial, and agricultural hub of the United States. The city is served by air, rail, and a very diverse system of roads. The IIT and SGSB campus offers modern facilities and is located within walking distance of Chicago’s Loop (downtown area). Chicago has thousands of restaurants of all ethnic affiliations, and hundreds of hotels. Summers are usually mild, with temperatures about 30°C (in the mid 80's F ).

The SGSB and the Conference Administrator have negotiated favorable terms for conference attendees with area hotels. Please contact the Conference Administrator for assistance with this matter.

REGISTRATION

Registration to the conference includes all the conference materials (Proceedings), coffee breaks, and continental breakfasts. Registration does not cover hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals.

June 1, 2002, the registration (including on-site) is $520. Students and retirees have a discounted fee of $300 (with appropriate certification).
 

Please send the Registration Form with your check (in US dollars) made out to: Stuart Graduate School of Business to the Conference Administrator:

Michael Brandys, SGSB/IIT
565 W. Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661 USA