Do Electronic Health Records Affect Quality of Care? Evidence from the HITECH Act

Yu-Kai Lin
Yu-Kai Lin
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3928-9847
Center for Process Innovation, Department of Computer Information Systems, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303;
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Mingfeng Lin
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Mingfeng Lin
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3239-7412
Information Technology Management, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308;
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Hsinchun Chen
Hsinchun Chen
Department of Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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Center for Process Innovation, Department of Computer Information Systems, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303;

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Mingfeng Lin

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Mingfeng Lin

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3239-7412

Information Technology Management, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308;

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Hsinchun Chen

Department of Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721

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Published Online:12 Mar 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2018.0813

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