CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS - Deadline Extended

E-Health Systems Quality and Reliability: Models and Standards
A book edited by Dr. Anastasius Moumtzoglou and Dr. Anastasia Kastania

Call for Chapter Proposals: DEADLINE EXTENDED - to 15 March 2009

by: Noel Harrington. on 14-01-2009

Introduction

A systematic gathering of glimpses related to future healthcare reveal at least two trends which might be interpreted as proposals of what the future of healthcare might look like. One trend embodies increased uses of nanotechnology, individualised drugs, cell-based computing and microchip-enhanced brains. The other one relates to emerging e-health care provision services, like telemedicine and e-health. Notwithstanding the previously mentioned prospects, both healthcare professionals and patients remain increasingly dissatisfied as a result of nebulous expectations and fundamentally different views with respect to the content of quality in healthcare as related to the reliability of systems and services.

Quality and reliability are thought to be measurable at least in specific domains. Thus, our knowledge on the subject could be compared with a fleeting glance. New ways of thinking should evolve based on what we actually know and that which we do not understand. The safest way to achieve this is to juxtapose the criticisms with the existing body of knowledge. Unilateral approaches, for instance those dealing only with continuous quality improvement or reliability assurance, do not work. Instead, a broad view of all ideas and tools used should be applied.

All the aspects for e-health systems design are discussed in this book to formulate epistemic criteria for evaluation purposes. The purpose of the book is to provide a comprehensive coverage of the ideas of quality assurance and continuous quality improvement in e-health. With respect to quality assurance, the objective will be achieved by including a review of the methods used for quality assurance, including both advantages and disadvantages. As far as continuous quality improvement is concerned, a critical presentation of great thinkers’ ideas will be included. Finally, new topics like quality education in healthcare and patient safety will be explored. Furthermore, an overview of reliability modelling in e-health networks will be provided which includes various reliability evaluation aspects, such as network, system, software and diagnosis.



Objective of the Book
Our efforts are directed towards providing an overview of quality and reliability modelling in e-health networks focusing on the creation of evaluation instruments for e-health services provision.

The proposed book will provide a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms. Additionally, this volume will feature chapters (each chapter consists of 7,000-10,000 words) authored by leading experts offering an in-depth description of key terms and concepts related to different areas, issues and trends in quality and reliability assurance in e-health

Target Audience
The target audience of this book will be composed of undergraduate and extended degree program students, graduate students of health care quality and health services management, executive education and continuing education, health care managers and health professionals.

Moreover, the book will provide insights and support to health care managers and health professionals, such as physicians and nurses.

From quality assurance to quality improvement and from reliability assurance to reliability control, the book will deal with the issues faced by international health care delivery systems. Therefore, it will be of worldwide interest.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Conceptual and historical approach of quality in e-health
• Quality Assurance in e-health
• Healthcare Teams and e-health
• Leadership in e-health
• Clinical Indicators and e-health
• Benchmarking and e-health
• Patient Safety in e-health
• Quality Education in e-health
• Quality & Information Technology
• Reliability assurance in e-health
• Quality and reliability assurance of main telemedicine applications
• Quality and reliability aspects in evidence based e-medicine
• Quality and reliability for consumer health informatics
• Quality and reliability assurance in mobile health and personalized health systems
• Quality and reliability in e-health grids
• E-Health knowledge management

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January 30, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by February 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by April 30, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference” and “IGI Publishing” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2010.

Important Dates:
January 30, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline
February 15, 2009: Notification of Acceptance
April 30, 2009: Full Chapter Submission
May 15, 2009: Review Result Returned
July 15, 2009: Final Chapter Submission
December 31, 2009: Final deadline

Editorial Advisory Board Members:
Prof. Dr. George Bohoris, University of Piraeus, Greece
Prof. Dr. Olga Ferrer Roca, University of La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
Dr. Sophia Kossida, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece
Dr. Athina Lazakidou, University of Peloponnese, Greece
Dr. Ioannis Apostolakis, National School of Public Health, Greece
Dr. Ales Bourek, University Center for Healthcare Quality, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Basia Kutryba, Chief Specialist at National Center for Quality Assessment in Healthcare (NCQA), European Society for Quality in Healthcare President, Poland


Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:

Dr. Anastasius Moumtzoglou
“P. & A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital
Thivon & Levadias, 11527 Athens, Greece
Tel.: +302132009171 • Fax: +302132009171 • GSM: +306974558870
E-mail: anas1@hol.gr


Dr. Anastasia Kastania
Athens University of Economis and Business
Patission 76 Str, 10434 Athens, Greece
Tel: +30-210-8203158, Fax: +30-210-8203157, GSM: +306944546208
E-mail: ank@aueb.gr

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