*DEADLINE EXTENDED* Call for Papers: 2020 HITS-Health Information Technology Symposium (Formerly the SIG-Health Pre-ICIS Workshop)

An AIS SIG-Health Sponsored Workshop **We are extending the deadline to Sunday, November 15, 2020, 11:59PM Eastern** HITS (formerly the SIG-Health Pre-ICIS Workshop) is a pre-conference activity of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) hosted by the Special Interest Group Health IT (SIGHEALTH). It provides a forum for those […]

Publication: Layperson reversal of opioid overdose supported by smartphone alert: A prospective observational cohort study

*A previous version of this paper was featured in the 2019 HITS- Health Information Technology Symposium Journal: EClinicalMedicine Authors: David G. Schwartz, Janna Ataiants, Alexis Roth, Gabriela Marcu, Inbal Yahav, Benjamin Cocchiaro, Michael Khalemsky, Stephen Lankenau https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30218-2/fulltext Abstract Background Rapid naloxone administration is crucial in reversing an opioid overdose. We […]

Call for Papers: Novel Big Data Technologies in Public Health

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14133/novel-big-data-technologies-in-public-health The public health industry has been significantly transformed by the advert and evolution of digital technologies. In the last decade, the landscape has drastically changed with smartphone technologies, wearables, the internet of things (IoT), and, even more so, with high-speed connectivity becoming ubiquitous. With them came new ways for […]