Digital healthcare innovation and health information systems

Track 12

Track chairs

Samir Chatterjee
Claremont Graduate University 

Denis Dennehy
Swansea University

Huanhuan Xiong
University College Cork

Track description

Healthcare encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of illness while promoting physical and mental well-being. The integration of AI, analytics, and telehealth platforms are transforming the traditional reactive healthcare model into a proactive, data-driven system for enabling algorithmic decision-making, faster diagnostics, personalised treatment and continuous patient monitoring.

With increased investment in digital healthcare innovation and health information systems, policy agencies, healthcare professionals and service provider are focusing on the cost-effectiveness of care, better patient engagement, and improved quality outcomes. However, as healthcare continues to digitalise, it brings challenges such as data privacy and ethical concerns, and the responsible design of AI-based systems. Adopting a socio-technical perspective is vital to ensure that technological advancement breaks down digital borders in healthcare, by removing geographical, technological, and administrative barriers that prevent seamless access to healthcare, patient data, and health information.

This track invites submissions that advance our understanding of the multifaceted role digital healthcare innovation and health information systems play to create a more equitable, accessible, and efficient global health ecosystem. We welcome a diverse range of methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, business analytics, conceptual, and design science research, offering insights from multiple perspectives within the healthcare IS domain.Kindly note that submissions not related to IS will be desk rejected.

 

Topics of interest

  • Cross-border electronic health record (EHR) data sharing and interoperability within the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation –  the first EU-wide legal framework governing both the primary and secondary use and exchange of electronic health data across the European Union. 
  • Digital health platforms and their impact on healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. 
  • Digital healthcare innovation in low-resource settings and their measurable impact on  accessibility, and capacity building. 
  • Adoption, diffusion, and assimilation of health information systems within healthcare institutions and beyond. 
  • Wearable health technologies for remote monitoring and their health outcomes. 
  • Design, implementation, and evaluation of remote monitoring and diagnostic systems in non-clinical and home-based environments. 
  • Integration and impact of telehealth and mobile health applications in clinical and community settings. 
  • Healthcare analytics and their impact on care coordination, and data-driven decision-making. 
  • Regulatory frameworks and governance for ethical and trustworthy digital health innovation. 
  • Cybersecurity and risk management for the security and resilience of healthcare data and systems.  
  • Trust, privacy concerns and personal health record (PHR) engagement and patient empowerment. 
  • Digital health equity and inclusive access to healthcare technologies and services. 
  • Augmented reality (AR) applications for clinical training, surgical support, and patient care enhancement. 
  • Health Information Systems applications for trust, transparency, and traceability in healthcare supply chains and data exchange. 
  • The future of healthcare and clinical work practice in the age of human-AI collaboration.

Associate editors

Mousa Albashrawi
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)

Nagla Alnosayan
Claremont Graduate University

Sophie Altrock
RMIT Europe

Elizabeth Baker
Virginia Commonwealth University

Ransome Bawack
Audencia Business School

Yogesh Bhatt
Graphic Era Deemed to be University

Arin Brahma
Loyola Marymount University

Ananth Chiravuri
United Arab Emirates University

Sophia Duan
La Trobe Business School

Rebekah Eden
Queensland University of Technology

Kayode Philip Fadahunsi
Imperial College London

Yubo Fu
California State University at San Marcos

Joseph Gallagher
University College Dublin

Johanna Habib
Aix-Marseille University

Richard Harris
University College Cork

Geir Inge Hausvik
University of Agder

Mariam Jacobs-Basadien
University of Cape Town

Blooma John
University of Canberra

Ina Kayser
IST-Hochschule für Management GmbH

Mayank Kumar
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)

Mohammad Merhi
Indiana University South Bend

Pavankumar Mulgund
The University of Memphis

Rana Nripendra
Queen’s Business School

Oteng Ntsweng
Arizona State University

John O’Donoghue
University College Cork

Ruairi O’Reilly
Munster Technological University

Tripti Paul
Rabat Business School

Sandip Rakshit
Rabat Business School

Dan Rees
Swansea University

Benjamin Schooley
Brigham Young University

Derjung Mimi Tarn
UCLA

Tamilla Triantoro
Quinnipiac University

Pitso Tsibolane
University of Cape Town

Bengisu Tulu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Yao Xie
University College Dublin

Helen Yu
Swansea University