[Iefac.list] Special Issue on Healthcare Systems Engineering - Final Announcement

[Ali Kamrani]

International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise  (IJCEnt)
Special Issue on: "Healthcare Systems Engineering"

The healthcare industry has a significant influence on industrial nations'
global competitiveness and their economical growth. Currently, the United
State's cost of healthcare is estimated to be 15% of the GDP and will be
more than 20% by 2015. As the result of the high cost of healthcare
delivery, the quality of service has begun to suffer and impacted those
requiring it. It has also put a significant strain on the resources
available to the healthcare providers. The increasing cost of healthcare
while maintaining high quality of delivery have forced many nations to
consider the need to address this national issue and consider the
application of a systematic approach to address this problem.

In a 2007 Mechanical Engineering Magazine featured article entitled
"Re-engineering Healthcare", A. Noor argues that engineers today are well
equipped to meet the challenges of designing, implementing and operating the
today's healthcare systems. In a 2001report by the Institute of Medicine
(IOM), six major goals for implementation the 21st century healthcare system
were identified. These include 1) safety, 2) effectiveness, 3)
patient-centered, 4) timely, 5) efficient, and 6) even-handed. Each of these
characteristics is similar to those required for designing any complex
system. This process presents many challenges due to changing organizations,
technology, and policies. In another study, the IOM concluded that the
existing proven engineering applications are not widely used in solving
problems associated with the design and development of healthcare systems. A
systematic way of improving healthcare systems, application of the
state-of-the-art medical and information technologies, and re-engineering
the process of delivery and organizational operations are the scope of what
is called as "healthcare systems engineering".

The goal of this special issue is to address this subject and its impact on
global demand of affordable and quality healthcare in the 21st century. The
objective is to publish the latest articles on a variety of topics related
to this subject with the emphasis on the application of systems engineering
to address the six major goals set by the IOM.

 Subject Coverage

*	Modern healthcare systems and patients care 
*	Systems engineering application in healthcare design and development

*	Theories and method for modeling modern healthcare systems 
*	Intelligent decision support systems 
*	Safety, quality, cost and risk management 
*	Healthcare technology management 
*	Information systems and healthcare informatics 
*	Mathematical and statistical tools for modeling and analysis 
*	Medical device design 
*	Healthcare process mapping and re-engineering 
*	Material and supply chain management 
*	Lean management and waste reduction in healthcare systems 
*	Case studies and other related issues 

 Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently
under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may
only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has
been completely re-written). All papers are refereed through a peer review
process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information
for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines
<http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31>  page

Important Dates

Full article submission: 30 September, 2009

Review results back to the authors: 15 November, 2009

Revised article based on reviews: 15 December, 2009

Final copy of accepted articles: 15 January, 2010

Editors and Notes

You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail
(details in Author <http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31>
Guidelines) to the following:

Ali K. Kamrani, Ph.D., P.E.
Editor-in-Chief

International Journal of Collaborative Enterpirse - IJCent

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akamrani at uh.edu

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Tel: (713) 743-4192 
Fax: (713) 743-4190 

(Please Cc the email to: Inderscience Editorial Office, E-mail:
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Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the title
of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor

 

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