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Nov 4 – Ramesh Sharda – “Network-based Health Analytics”

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Time: Friday, 4 November 2022, 10:30–12:00
Room: LW420

Ramesh Sharda
Chuck and Kim Watson Chair
Vice Dean for Grad Programs and Research
Regents Professor of Management Science and Information Systems
ConocoPhillips Chair of Technology Management
Spears School of Business
Oklahoma State University
https://business.okstate.edu/directory/16728.html

Abstract

Networks have been around a long time, but analytics/data science projects seldom use network level properties directly in analyzing a problem. We illustrate how network measures can be used to help inform medical decision-making. Examples include network applications in descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics: Applications of network metrics in health analytics – comorbidities; descriptive analytics in health demographics based upon comorbidities; incorporating comorbidities to predict hospital lengths of stay; clique modeling to determine identify diseases combinations that impact mortality, etc.

Bio

Ramesh Sharda is the Vice Dean for Research and the Watson Graduate School of Management, Watson/ConocoPhillips Chair and a Regents Professor of Management Science and Information Systems in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. He has coauthored two textbooks (Analytics, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence: Systems for Decision Support, 11th edition, Pearson and Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective , 4th Edition, Pearson). His research has been published in major journals in management science and information systems including Management Science, Operations Research, Information Systems Research, JMIS, EJIS, Decision Support Systems, Interfaces, INFORMS Journal on Computing, and many others. He is a member of the editorial boards of journals such as the Decision Support Systems, Decision Sciences, ACM Database, and Information Systems Frontiers. He served as the Executive Director of Teradata University Network through 2020 and was inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame in 2016. Ramesh is a Fellow of INFORMS and AIS. He was the winner of 2020 OSU Eminent Faculty Award. Ramesh also won the Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award at Aalto University in Finland for 2022-2023.

Apr 22 – Joey George to present “Using Eye Tracking to Discover Why People Believe Disinformation about Healthcare”

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Using Eye Tracking to Discover Why People Believe Disinformation about Healthcare

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Joey George

The John D. DeVries Endowed Chair in Business
Distinguished Professor in Business
Ivy College of Business
Iowa State University

Friday, Apr 22
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
In-person: 1810 Liacouras Walk, Room 420

 

Abstract:

Disinformation – false information intended to cause harm or for profit – is pervasive. While disinformation exists in several domains, one area with the most potential for personal harm from disinformation is healthcare. The ongoing study described in this presentation seeks to determine what aspects of multimedia social network posts lead people to believe and potentially act on healthcare disinformation. The study has two parts: one online and one in our neuroscience laboratory. In both parts, study participants viewed a series of false social media posts dealing with various aspects of healthcare. They were asked to determine if the posts were true or false and then to provide the reasoning behind their choices. In the second part of the study, participant gaze was captured through eye tracking technology. This approach has the potential to discover the elements of disinformation that help convince the viewer a given post is true. In the long term, it is hoped that these discoveries will lead to the development of interventions that will discourage people from acting on healthcare related disinformation.

Bio:

Joey F. George is the John D. DeVries Endowed Chair in Business and a Distinguished Professor in Business at Iowa State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Stanford University and a doctorate at the University of California Irvine. His research interests focus on deceptive computer-mediated communication. He is a past president of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), a Fellow of AIS, and in 2014, he was awarded the AIS LEO lifetime achievement award.

September 14 – Andrew Burton-Jones to Present “Evaluating Digital Transformation in Healthcare: An Institutional Theory Perspective”

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Evaluating Digital Transformation in Healthcare: An Institutional Theory Perspective

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Andrew Burton-Jones

Professor of Business Information Systems

UQ Business School, University of Queensland

Friday, September 14, 2018

10:30 AM – noon

Speakman Hall Suite 200

 

Abstract

Like many other industries, the global health sector is engaged in significant digital transformation. Given the major investments, and the major consequences for numerous stakeholders, evaluations are important. However, many studies have critiqued both the quality of evaluations and the quality of evaluation research. The persistent lack of progress in this field has led researchers to ask deeper questions about what is actually occurring when teams attempt to measure the benefits of digital transformation. This translational research essay explores how Institutional Theory offers a useful lens for understanding the complexities of evaluation and provides insights for improving research and practice. In particular, we show how Institutional Theory can explain numerous behaviors observed in the literature and in our own case study. We also show how Institutional Theory can benefit from the insights observed in evaluation work. Motivated by these opportunities, we suggest a research agenda through which practitioners and researchers can improve work in this area.

Bio

Andrew Burton-Jones is a Professor of Business Information Systems at the UQ Business School, University of Queensland. He has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and Masters of Information Systems from the University of Queensland and a Ph.D. from Georgia State University. He is a Senior Editor of MIS Quarterly has served on the Editorial Boards of MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Information & Organization, and other journals. He has also served as Program Co-Chair for AMCIS and PACIS, and has received several awards for his research, teaching, and service. He conducts research on systems analysis and design, the effective use of information systems, and conceptual/methodological issues. Prior to his academic career, he was a senior consultant in a big-4 accounting/consulting firm.