The College of Healthcare Operations (CHOM) of the Production & Operations Management Society (POMS) is planning the fourth annual Synapse Mini-Conference to connect academics and practitioners, on May 7, 2015, the afternoon before the start of the main POMS conference. We invite you to submit a proposal for a Showcase Presentation. The selected authors will be invited to present their work through a 30-minute presentation. This event will occur during the mini-conference in the late afternoon session.The CHOM mini-conference registration fee will be waived for one presenting author of each of the selected presentations. Click here for conference flyer

The College of Healthcare Operations Management of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) announces its 2015 Best Paper Competition. The best paper competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding papers in the field of Healthcare Operations Management. Each submitted paper will be judged based on its contribution towards the advancement of theory and practice of Healthcare Operations Management.

The College of Healthcare Operations Management of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) announces its 2014 Best Paper Competition. The best paper competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding papers in the field of Healthcare Operations Management. Each submitted paper will be judged based on its contribution towards the advancement of theory and practice of Healthcare Operations Management.

The POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management (CHOM) is offering a mini-conference on Thursday, May 2 (the day before the main conference), starting at 1 p.m. Attached is the schedule and description of the mini-conference.

The College of Healthcare Operations Management of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) announces its 2012 Best Paper Competition. The best paper competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding papers in the field of Healthcare Operations Management. Each submitted paper will be judged based on its contribution towards the advancement of theory and practice of Healthcare Operations Management. The research should have relevance to theory and have a potential to impact practice. The topic of the paper should fall within the scope of healthcare operations management. All research methods, including field/case studies, empirical and analytical methods are encouraged. There are four conditions for eligibility:

The mission of the POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management is to improve the ability of health care systems around the globe to deliver high quality care efficiently and effectively by encouraging operations management research, training and dialog among key health care stakeholders, including researchers, health care providers, decision-makers, policy-makers, and patients.

President (2013-2015): Vikram Tiwari (Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Secretary (2014-2016): David Zepeda (Northeastern University) VP Awards (2013-2015): Kurt Bretthauer (Indiana University, Bloomington)  VP Meetings (2014-2016): David Dobrzykowski (Rutgers University) VP Outreach (2014-2016): Linda LaGanga (Mental Health Center of Denver)