[Iefac.list] CFP - A special issue on Health Service Engineering and Redesign for IJHTM

[XiangYang Li]

We apologize if you receive this CFP multiple times. You are encouraged 
to submit original research in the broad field of health care and 
engineering to a special issue on Health Service Engineering and 
Redesign of International Journal of Healthcare Technology and 
Management (IJHTM) by Inderscience Publishers. This CFP is also 
available at http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1669

FYI several key dates:
Deadline for extended abstract (optional): 1 November, 2011
Deadline for submission: 15 January, 2012

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International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (IJHTM)
Special Issue on: "Health Service Engineering and Redesign"

The healthcare sector has been one of the longest existing and most 
quickly evolving professions. Research breakthroughs in new instruments 
and procedures are evidence of medical science advancement. However, the 
operation and management of health service delivery as a whole is 
lagging behind, as shown by increasing administrative overheads and the 
lack of access to healthcare in various forms.

Great engineering and management efforts are called upon to address the 
problems in health service redesign and operation. While established 
practices in traditional industries such as manufacturing and supply 
chain management can be successfully applied to health services, 
innovative approaches and methods will contribute to the shift to 
system- and process-oriented healthcare paradigms.

This special issue aims to examine relevant emerging studies and cases 
so that it may function as a reference for healthcare researchers and 
practitioners.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:
     * Clinical decision support and expert systems
     * Health service and process redesign
     * Lean concepts and applications in health service
     * Supply chain management of healthcare delivery
     * Medical logistics
     * Healthcare ERP
     * Health and medical information systems and technology
     * Wireless and mobile healthcare applications
     * Tele-home care technology and management
     * Risk and security of health services
     * Health emergency and incident response
     * Organisational and cultural aspects of health services
     * Human factors and ergonomics in healthcare

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 Papers Submission section under Author 
Guidelines

Important Dates

Deadline for extended abstract (optional; see below): 1 November, 2011
Deadline for submission: 15 January, 2012

Editors and Notes

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please go to 
Online Submissions of Papers. If you experience any problems submitting 
your paper online, please contact submissions at inderscience.com, 
describing the exact problem you experience. (Please include in your 
email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the 
names of the Guest Editors)

Prospective authors may wish to send extended abstracts for early 
feedback on suitability of their topic to the special issue. Please send 
extended abstracts (no more than two pages) to the Guest Editors by 
email (addresses below) by 1 November, 2011. Authors will be informed of 
positive or negative recommendations soon after.

Xiangyang Li
University of Michigan
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing System Engineering
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn , MI 48128
USA
Email: xylum at umich.edu
Tel: 1-313-5836416
Fax: 1-313-5933692

Jiun-Yan Shiau
National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology
Department of Logistics Management
Kaohsiung 811
Taiwan
Email: sho at nkfust.edu.tw
Tel:+886-7-6011000 ext. 3224
Fax: +886-7-6011040