We evaluate whether hospital adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) leads to increases in billing where financial gains are large or where hassle costs of complete coding are low. The 2007 Medicare payment reform varied both financial incentives and hassle costs of coding. We find no...

We evaluate whether hospital adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) leads to increases in billing where financial gains are large or where hassle costs of complete coding are low. The 2007 Medicare payment reform varied both financial incentives and hassle costs of coding. We find no...

Public agencies are investing significant resources in big data analytics to mine valuable information, predict future outcomes, and make data-driven decisions. In order to foster a strong understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with the adoption of big data analytics in the...

Die amtliche Statistik verwendet die Merkmale Geburtsstaat und Geburtsort aus dem Ausländerzentralregister. Die Merkmale werden im Verwaltungskontext jedoch unvollständig (Geburtsstaat) beziehungsweise unstrukturiert als Freitextangabe (Geburtsort) und ohne Plausibilitätskontrollen erhoben....

Personal Information Management Systems (PIMS) seek to empower users by equipping them with mechanisms for mediating, monitoring and controlling how their data is accessed, used, or shared.