Electronic health record (EHR) systems allow physicians to automate the process of entering patient data relative to manual entry in traditional paper-based records. However, such automated data entry can lead to increased reimbursement requests by hospitals from Medicare by overstating the...

Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems enable the coordination of care across providers and locations by sharing information electronically. This is particularly important for patients with chronic conditions who require regular care from multiple specialists over a long period of time. EHR...

Almost 30 years after the introduction of the CIO position, the ideal CIO reporting structure (whether the CIO should report to the CEO or the CFO) is yet to be prescribed. There is an intuitive assumption among some proponents of IT that the CIO should always report to the CEO to promote the...

Job erosion is a major concern globally, especially given the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment and low wages remain pressing societal challenges in the wake of increased automation, more so for traditionally-disadvantaged groups in the labor market, such as women, minorities, and the elderly....

The importance of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has been enhanced in recent decades with the growing reliance of firms on IT. CIOs influence their firm's strategy implementation and can facilitate improved firm performance by effectively managing IT resources. However, what makes an ideal...

The effect of Information Technology (IT) on employment is a crucial question in today's economy given the increased digitization of work. To analyze the relationship between IT use and firm-level employment, we examine the longitudinal role of IT use in the firm's total number of employees. Our...