CHITA

Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA)

Chita 2006 Conference on Health IT and Analytics graphic with the capital and other building stylistically rendered

Thank you for joining us for the 16th Annual Conference on Health IT and Analytics at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue.

THEME

The theme of this year’s conference was “Building an AI-ready healthcare ecosystem” with a focus on the following topics:

  • Agentic AI and autonomous decision systems
  • Generative AI and large language models (LLMs)
  • Implementation Science
  • Integration of AI with existing IT systems and clinical workflows
  • Digital twins for optimizing operations and resource allocation
  • Responsible AI for reducing healthcare disparities and improving societal health

TOPICS

Papers were solicited on a wide range of topics including, but not limited to:

  • Health IT’s adoption and economic impact
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) for healthcare (Agentic AI, Generative AI, human- AI collaboration, machine learning, and big data)
  • Data ecosystems (health information exchange, interoperability, governance)
  • New IT enabled care delivery models for clinical operational optimization
  • Telehealth, mHealth, and patient engagement
  • IT for healthcare applications (algorithmic bias, fairness and improved healthcare outcomes across populations)
  • Applications for mental health
  • Complex social challenges

Papers that approach these topics with diverse disciplinary perspectives: computer science, economics, public health, management, psychology, and medicine were also invited.

 

Keynote Speakers

  • Jesse Isaacman-Beck, PhD

    Director of the Division of Artificial Intelligence Policy and Strategy [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)]

  • Anupam Jena

    Joseph P. Newhouse Professor of Health Care Policy and Medicine (Harvard Medical School)

  • Ed Lee, MD, MPH

    Chief Medical Officer (Nabla)

  • Tej Shah, MD

    Global Medical Lead and Managing Director (Accenture)

Panel: Who Is Responsible? Liability, Governance, and AI in Healthcare

  • Oliver Kim, JD

    University of Pittsburgh School of Law

  • Bren Loufek, MS

    Director – AI Regulatory & Quality | Center for Digital Health (Mayo Clinic)

  • Caroline Popper M.D., MPH, Esq

Conference Information

The conference agenda and guide can be accessed here.

 

Past Conferences

CHITA is an annual research summit and doctoral consortium that gathers prominent scholars in a multidisciplinary setting. CHITA, through the lens of the growing significance and impact of analytics and health information technology, focuses on advancing individual and population health, along with improving health system quality and performance. Each year, the conference attracts over 100 scholars and thought leaders from more than 40 institutions. First launched in 2010, CHITA provides a forum for researchers to disseminate their work and network within a growing and vibrant community. This conference fosters collaboration between academia, government and industry to bridge research, policy, and practice. The conference is hosted by the Center for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence (CDHAI) at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. CHITA is produced in partnership with co-chairs from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the University of Texas at Austin.