CHITA 2024
Center for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence (CDHAI)
Join the Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA)
Join us for the 14th Annual Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA 2024), to be held at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., on May 3-4, 2024, with a pre-conference Doctoral Consortium on May 2, 2024.
Every year, CHITA brings together the best and brightest – scholars from over 40 top research institutes and leading figures in policy and practice. This summit serves as a critical platform for exploring the latest advancements in the design, implementation, and management of health information technology and analytics. Our objective is to promote a deeper understanding of strategy, policy, and systems in health IT and analytics, fostering innovations that make real-world impacts in business and policy.
This forum is an ideal setting for fostering collaboration among leaders in academia, government, and industry. Now in its 14th iteration, CHITA consistently draws over 120 participants, offering a unique opportunity for networking and in-depth discussions.
Hosted by the Center for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence, CHITA receives support from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
We are excited to welcome you to CHITA 2024, where insights are shared, connections are made, and the future of health IT and analytics is shaped.
Important Dates
Submission deadline: March 1, 2024
Notification to authors: March 15, 2024
Conference dates: May 3-4, 2024
Doctoral consortium: May 2, 2024 (submission deadline: March 29, 2024)
Early Bird Registration Ends: April 10, 2024.
Keynote Speakers
Aneesh Chopra
Aneesh Chopra is the President of CareJourney, an open data and analytics platform delivering a trusted, transparent provider ratings system anchored on value-based care measures. He served as the first U.S. CTO (2009-2012) and authored "Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government” (2014).
He serves on the Boards of IntegraConnect, UpStream Care, Virginia Center for Health Innovation, and Chairs the George Mason Innovation Advisory Council. He earned his MPP from Harvard Kennedy School and BA from The Johns Hopkins University.
David Sontag
David Sontag is co-founder and CEO at Layer Health and a Professor at MIT in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and von Helmholtz Professor in the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES). He is also a principal investigator in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT. Dr. Sontag's research interests are in machine learning and artificial intelligence. As part of IMES, he leads a research group that aims to transform healthcare through the use of machine learning. Dr. Sontag joined MIT in 2017 from New York University, where he was Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Data Science from 2011 to 2016, and before this he was a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft Research New England from 2010 to 2011. Dr. Sontag received the Sprowls award for outstanding doctoral thesis in Computer Science at MIT in 2010, best paper awards at the conferences Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP), Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI), and Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), faculty awards from Google, Facebook, and Adobe, and a NSF CAREER Award. Dr. Sontag received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
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The CHITA 2024 Program is being finalized. For your convenience, here is a tentative schedule. Please be advised that the schedule is subject to change.
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In-person early bird before April 10, 2024
- Industry: $425
- Academic: $395
- Government: $150
- Clinical practitioner: $150
- Student: $150
In-person registration after April 10, 2024
- Industry: $475
- Academic: $445
- Government: $200
- Clinical practitioner: $200
- Student: $200
- Onsite registration: $500
Refund Policy: 100% if canceled by April 13, 2024
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Papers are solicited on a wide range of topics including, but not limited to: health IT's adoption and impact; artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare, healthcare analytics and big data; health information exchange and interoperability; new IT enabled organizational forms and delivery models; mHealth and patient empowerment; and quality transparency and public reporting.
There is special interest this year in “Safe, Effective and Responsible Information Technology in Medicine” with a focus on the following topics: fair and responsible artificial intelligence for healthcare, large language models (LLMs) and healthcare, human capital in medicine, technology and health analytics, and healthcare disparities. Papers that include a focus on themes of fairness in AI for AHRQ priority populations (e.g., those with multiple chronic conditions, racial/ethnic minorities) will receive special consideration.
The conference will include presentations, research round tables and research panels (with several brief presentations). Authors are also invited to submit to the track “Health IT and Analytics (HITA) in Action”, featuring brief case studies of innovations in HITA being applied for real-world impact.
Learn more about CHITA 2024's call for papers Access the submission portal
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Presenters, please find presentation format instructions below. We have created a CHITA 2024 Presentation Template, which we suggest, but do not require you to adopt. Presenters must upload their slides to Easy Chair or share at cdhai@jh.edu in both PowerPoint (for presenting) and PDF format (for sharing with other attendees) by midnight Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Please ensure all fonts are at least size 20 and do not overcrowd your slides with text.
Research "Regular" Sessions
Each presenter will present for 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of audience questions. It is important that presenters plan their remarks carefully, as we will adhere strictly to timing guidelines.
Please name the presentation file “CHITA2024-RS-X-Y-slides” where X is the number of the session and Y is the order of your paper as found in the workshop program: For example, session 1, 2nd presentation, the file should be named CHITA2024-RS-1-2-slides. Due by midnight Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Speed Presentation
Each presenter will present for 5 minutes and up to 5 slides (1 title slide with up to 4 content slides), followed by moderator and audience questions to the full roundtable. It is important that presenters plan their remarks carefully, as we will adhere strictly to the timing guidelines.
Please name the presentation file “CHITA2024-RR-X-Y-slides” where X is the session number as found in the program, and Y is the order number of your paper as found in the program: if your presentation is 3rd in Session 14, the file should be named CHITA2024-RR-14-3-slides. Due by midnight Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
Session Chairs
Duties of the session chair:
» Announce the session and introduce the presenting authors and the 3-4 papers (i.e., read names and titles from the program)
» Signal to let the presenter know when there are 2 minutes left
» Moderate the Q&A
» Conclude the session by thanking the participantsA CDHAI team member will be onsite to assist you with timekeeping and to maintain audio and visual technology.
CHITA does not assume copyright over work accepted for presentation.
If you have additional questions, please send us an email at cdhai@jh.edu.
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We are pleased to announce the CHITA 2024 Doctoral Consortium as a pre-conference event at the 14th Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA). The consortium will be held on May 2, 2024, from 1-6 p.m. in Washington, DC. The Doctoral Consortium will provide an opportunity for doctoral students to receive feedback on their research from senior researchers, network and discuss career issues. All interested PhD students and recent post-docs working in the areas of health information systems, health economics, health informatics, clinical fields and health policy are invited to apply, as we are seeking multi-disciplinary conversations. We especially encourage participation of doctoral candidates engaged in research on health equity and artificial intelligence.
Confirmed faculty advisors include:
» Ritu Agarwal, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
» Gabriel Brat, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School
» Gordon Gao, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
» Jeff McCullough, School of Public Health, University of MichiganApplication Process
Send your CV, a one-page description of your research, and a letter of nomination from your faculty advisor as a SINGLE PDF via email to
Subject line should state: CHITA 2024 Doctoral Consortium Application.
The deadline for submissions is March 29, 2024.
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Hotel Accommodations for CHITA 2024: The Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
The 14th Annual Conference on Health IT and Analytics (CHITA 2024) will take place at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, located at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, just a short walk from The Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill.
For your convenience, we have reserved a limited block of rooms at The Hyatt Regency at a special rate of $269 + tax. To make your reservation, call 1-202-737-1234 and mention you are part of the Johns Hopkins University group for CHITA 2024. Or book online through the CHITA 2024 Hyatt Reservation Link. This discounted rate is valid until April 10, 2024. We recommend booking early to ensure availability.
Click here to register for CHITA 2024
CHITA is produced in partnership with the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, with support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).