7th International Workshop on
Process-Oriented Data Science for Healthcare
(PODS4H24)

— This workshop is organized in conjunction with the International Conference on Process Mining (ICPM 2024) in Copenhagen (Denmark) on October 14, 2024 —

The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data. The ultimate goal of data science techniques is not to collect more data, but to extract knowledge and valuable insights from existing data in various forms. To analyze and improve processes, event data is the main source of information. In recent years, a new discipline has emerged combining traditional process analysis and data-centric analysis: Process-Oriented Data Science (PODS). The interdisciplinary nature of this new research area has resulted in its application to analyze processes in a wide variety of domains. This workshop has an explicit focus on healthcare.

The International Workshop on Process-Oriented Data Science for Healthcare 2024 (PODS4H24) provides a high-quality forum for interdisciplinary researchers and practitioners to exchange research findings and ideas on data-driven process analysis techniques and practices in healthcare. PODS4H research includes a variety of topics ranging from process mining techniques adapted for healthcare processes, to practical issues related to the implementation of PODS methodologies in healthcare organizations.

During the 7th edition of our workshop, we aim to bring together researchers and practitioners in a spirit of collaboration and co-creation. In this way, we have the ambition to move PODS4H research and practice forward, taking into account the distinguishing characteristics and challenges of the healthcare domain which were recently published in the Journal of Biomedical Informatics (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2022.103994).

This workshop is an initiative of the Process-Oriented Data Science for Healthcare Alliance  within the IEEE Task Force on Process Mining

Web: www.pods4h.com
Twitter: @PODS4H
Hashtag: #PODS4H2024

Important Dates

FULL PAPERS (closed for new submissions)

  • Abstract submission deadline: 8 August 2024 15 August 2024 (extended)
  • Paper submission deadline: 15 August 2024 22 August 2024 (extended)
  • Notification of acceptance: 2 September 2024 13 September 2024
  • Camera ready submission (pre-workshop):  23 September 2024
  • Workshop day:  14 October 2024
  • Post-workshop proceedings camera ready: 29 October 2024

ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS (closed for new submissions)

  • Submission deadline: 15 September 2024 20 September 2024 (extended)
  • Notification of acceptance:  ongoing review (*)
  • Camera ready submission:  11 October 2024
  • Workshop day:  14 October 2024

Deadlines correspond to anywhere on earth (‘AoE’ or ‘UTC-12′)

(*) Ongoing review: in principle within three weeks after submission, 22 September 2024 at the latest

Workshop Topics

Submitted works should focus on the analysis, management, or improvement of processes using recorded data in the healthcare domain. Approaches which are not process-centric are considered out of scope. The workshop aims to compose a program containing both more theoretical contributions related to new techniques and algorithms, as well as more applied contributions such as methodologies and real-life case studies. We are looking forward to welcoming submissions from PODS4H researchers regarding their latest research results. Moreover, we highly encourage practitioners active in the healthcare domain to share their experiences and contribute to the workshop.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Process Mining in Healthcare
  • Process Discovery in Healthcare
  • Data-aided Process Modeling in Healthcare
  • Conformance Checking and Compliance Analysis of Healthcare Processes
  • Data-aided Process Enhancement and Repair
  • Healthcare Process Prediction and Recommendation
  • Healthcare Process Simulation
  • Healthcare Process Optimization
  • Process-Aware Hospital Information Systems Analysis and Data Extraction
  • Interfaces for PODS4H
  • Disease-driven PODS4H
  • Methodologies for PODS4H
  • Best Practices for PODS4H
  • Case Studies of PODS4H
  • WACI (Wild And Crazy Ideas) for PODS4H

Submission Instructions

Two types of submissions are considered: (1) full papers – research papers and case studies, and (2) abstracts and posters.

FULL PAPERS – RESEARCH PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES

For the full papers, a distinction is made between research papers and case studies. Research papers should focus on extending the state of the art of PODS4H research. Case studies should focus on a practical application of PODS4H in a real-life context and should clearly illustrate the distinguishing characteristics and challenges associated with PODS4H (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2022.103994). Submissions should explicitly indicate whether they are a research paper or a case study by adding “Research Paper” or “Case Study” at the end of their title or as a subtitle.

Submitted full papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, originality, technical quality, and their potential to generate a relevant discussion, while taking into account whether it is a research paper or a case study. Submissions must use the Springer LNCS/LNBIP format. Submissions must be in English and cannot exceed 12 pages (including tables, figures, the bibliography and appendices). Besides stating whether the submission is a research paper or a case study, each paper should clarify the relation of the paper to the workshop’s main topics, clearly state the problem being addressed, the proposed solution, the results achieved, and the relation to other work. Papers should be submitted electronically as a self-contained PDF file via the Easychair submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icpm2024 and select “Process-Oriented Data Science for Healthcare”). Submissions must be original contributions that have not been published previously, nor already submitted to other conferences or journals in parallel with this workshop. Accepted full papers will be presented during one of the workshop’s sessions and will be published by Springer as a post-workshop proceedings volume in the series Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP). At least one author of each accepted paper must register and participate in the workshop.

ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS

Abstracts are an accessible way to share your ideas and experiences with the PODS4H community. They can focus on more theoretical contributions (new algorithms or techniques), but submissions on practical applications of existing methods or related to practical experiences are especially welcomed.

Abstracts should be in English and cannot exceed 250 words. Abstracts should be submitted electronically via the Easychair submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icpm2024 and select “Process-Oriented Data Science for Healthcare”). They will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and we have the firm ambition to provide you with a notification within three weeks after submission. Authors of accepted abstracts are entitled to participate in the workshop’s poster session and will get the opportunity to give a short pitch during one of the workshop’s sessions. Upon request of the author, the poster can be published on the workshop’s website, but the abstract and poster will not be part of the post-workshop proceedings. At least one author of each accepted submission must register and participate in the workshop. The author is responsible for bringing a printed copy of the poster to the workshop.

Best paper award and journal fast-track option

BEST PAPER AWARD

A best paper award will be presented to one of the PODS4H full paper submissions. The winner will be announced during the workshop.

JOURNAL FAST-TRACK OPTION

Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the Process Science journal. This invitation will include a fast-track option and a waiver for the open access fee.

Program

Venue (for all sessions): Room 19 (map of the venue)

09:00 – 10:30: SESSION 1

  • PODS4H will start from session 2 onwards

10:30 – 11:00: COFFEE BREAK

11:00 – 12:30: SESSION 2 (chair: Marcos Sepúlveda)

  • Opening – Niels Martin on behalf of the Organizing Committee
  • Joscha Grüger, Martin Kuhn, Karim Amri and Ralph Bergmann. Enhancing healthcare decision-making with analogy-based reasoning (Research Paper) (paper)
  • Jana Vormann, Jonas Blatt, Flavio Horbach, Nils Herm-Stapelberg, Lukas Mittnacht, Patrick Delfmann, Tobias Walter and Sven Pagel. Insights on prostate cancer treatment pathways using process discovery (Case Study) (paper)
  • Abdulaziz Aljebreen, Allan Pang, Marc de Kamps and Owen Johnson. Predicting unplanned hospital readmissions using outcome-oriented predictive process mining (Research Paper) (paper)
  • Short poster presentations:
    • Evelyn Salas, Matías Cornejo, Priscilla Vergara, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Sebastián Valderrama, Arturo Solís, Michael Arias and Eric Rojas. Analyzing patient pathways: an approach from process mining and simulation
    • Leonardo Nucciarelli, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Benedetta Gottardelli, Mauro Vallati, Stefania Orini, Carlos Fernández Llatas and Andrea Damiani. Scaling process mining to healthcare multicentric scenarios: deployment and testing of a federated process discovery algorithm
    • Leonardo Nucciarelli, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Roberto Gatta, Mauro Vallati, Carlos Fernández Llatas and Andrea Damiani. Federated α+ algorithm: testing and proof of feasibility
    • Claudio Singh Solorzano, Stefania Orini, Cristina Festari, Giovanni B. Frisoni and Roberto Gatta. The representation of the Italian consensus recommendations for the biomarker-based etiological diagnosis of cognitive complaints using Pseudo Workflow Language

12:30 – 13:30: LUNCH BREAK

13:30 – 15:00: SESSION 3 (chair: Owen Johnson)

  • Mozhgan Vazifehdoostirani, Andrei Buliga, Laura Genga, R.H.A Verhoeven and Remco Dijkman. Predictive insights for personalising EGC treatment process – a case study (Case Study) (paper)
  • Jose Luis Bayo Monton, Begoña Martinez-Salvador, Carlos Fernández-Llatas and Mar Marcos. Structural and semantic enrichment of models for the interactive discovery of clinical processes (Research Paper) (paper)
  • Daniel Petrov, Thu Nguyen, Areti Manataki and Colin McCowan. Analysing disease trajectories of multimorbidity through process mining techniques: a case study (Case Study) (paper)
  • Short poster presentations:
    • An Vanthienen, Niels Martin and Benoît Depaire. Observed nursing interventions versus electronic health records registrations: uncovering the gaps
    • Francesco Vinci, Davide Aloini, Elisabetta Benevento, Massimiliano de Leoni and Alessandro Stefanini. Healthcare process optimization via simulations: an emergency department case study
    • Davide Aloini, Elisabetta Benevento, Marco Berdini and Alessandro Stefanini Predictive process analytics in emergency department operations: a systematic literature review and future research directions
    • Leonardo Nucciarelli, Carlos Fernández Llatas, Niels Martin, Owen Johnson, Marcos Sepúlveda, Jorge Munoz-Gama, Roberto Gatta, Mauro Vallati, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Stefania Orini and Andrea Damiani. Federated process mining: towards a healthcare perspective
  • PODS4H 2024 award ceremony – Niels Martin on behalf of the Organizing Committee

15:00 – 15:30: COFFEE BREAK

15:30 – 17:00: POSTER SESSION (chair: Carlos Fernandez-Llatas)

  • Evelyn Salas, Matías Cornejo, Priscilla Vergara, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Sebastián Valderrama, Arturo Solís, Michael Arias and Eric Rojas. Analyzing patient pathways: an approach from process mining and simulation
  • Leonardo Nucciarelli, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Benedetta Gottardelli, Mauro Vallati, Stefania Orini, Carlos Fernández Llatas and Andrea Damiani. Scaling process mining to healthcare multicentric scenarios: deployment and testing of a federated process discovery algorithm
  • Leonardo Nucciarelli, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Roberto Gatta, Mauro Vallati, Carlos Fernández Llatas and Andrea Damiani. Federated α+ algorithm: testing and proof of feasibility
  • Claudio Singh Solorzano, Stefania Orini, Cristina Festari, Giovanni B. Frisoni and Roberto Gatta. The representation of the Italian consensus recommendations for the biomarker-based etiological diagnosis of cognitive complaints using Pseudo Workflow Language
  • An Vanthienen, Niels Martin and Benoît Depaire. Observed nursing interventions versus electronic health records registrations: uncovering the gaps
  • Francesco Vinci, Davide Aloini, Elisabetta Benevento, Massimiliano de Leoni and Alessandro Stefanini. Healthcare process optimization via simulations: an emergency department case study
  • Davide Aloini, Elisabetta Benevento, Marco Berdini and Alessandro Stefanini Predictive process analytics in emergency department operations: a systematic literature review and future research directions
  • Leonardo Nucciarelli, Carlos Fernández Llatas, Niels Martin, Owen Johnson, Marcos Sepúlveda, Jorge Munoz-Gama, Roberto Gatta, Mauro Vallati, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Stefania Orini and Andrea Damiani. Federated process mining: towards a healthcare perspective

Organizing Committee

  • Niels Martin, Hasselt University (Belgium)
  • Carlos Fernandez-Llatas, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (Spain)
  • Owen Johnson, University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
  • Marcos Sepúlveda, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile)
  • Jorge Munoz-Gama, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile)

The workshop is an initiative of the Process-Oriented Data Science for Healthcare Alliance. The goal of this international alliance is to promote the research, development, education and understanding of process-oriented data science in healthcare. For more information about the activities and its members visit  pods4h.com/alliance. PODS4H Alliance is the chapter within the  IEEE Task Force on Process Mining to promote the use of Process Mining in Healthcare.

Program Committee

  • Davide Aloini, University of Pisa
  • Robert Andrews, Queensland University of Technology
  • Iris Beerepoot, Utrecht University
  • Elisabetta Benevento, University of Pisa
  • Dr. Daniel Capurro, University of Melbourne
  • Marco Comuzzi, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  • Jonas Cremerius, HPI – University of Potsdam
  • Benjamin Dalmas, Computer Research Institute of Montreal
  • Dr. René de la Fuente, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Claudio Di Ciccio, Utrecht University
  • Onur Dogan, Izmir University Bakircay
  • Carlos Fernandez-Llatas, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia
  • Roberto Gatta, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  • Joscha Grüger, Universität Trier
  • Emmanuel Helm, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
  • Owen Johnson, University of Leeds
  • Felix Mannhardt, Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Ronny Mans, Philips Research
  • Niels Martin, Hasselt University
  • Renata Medeiros de Carvalho, Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Jorge Munoz-Gama, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Simon Poon, University of Sydney
  • Ricardo Quintano, Philips
  • Hajo Reijers, Utrecht University
  • Eric Rojas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Gema Ibañez Sanchez, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia
  • Fernando Seoane, Karolinska Institutet
  • Marcos Sepúlveda, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Minseok Song, Pohang University of Science and Technology
  • Alessandro Stefanini, Università di Pisa
  • Emilio Sulis, Università di Torino
  • Pieter Toussaint, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Vicente Traver, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia
  • Zoe Valero Ramón, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia
  • Wil van der Aalst, RWTH Aachen University
  • Rob Vanwersch, Maastricht University Medical Center
  • Mathias Weske, HPI – University of Potsdam
  • Moe Wynn, Queensland University of Technology

Contact

  • For questions regarding the 2024 edition of the workshop: pods4h2024[at]easychair[dot]org
  • For general questions: pods4h[at]haplab[dot]org