Abstract
Social media is proposed to play a crucial role in healthcare providers' care decisions. However, social media information may not always be reliable as false information is prone to virality, and emotional cues may drive information sharing. Hence, in our study, we strive to understand the influence of social media on healthcare providers' care decisions by empirically examining the influence of Twitter discourse regarding Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on the actual prescribing rates of the drug in the USA for treating COVID-19 patients. We assembled panel data by collecting tweets from Twitter API v2 and Hydroxychloroquine prescriptions from the Symphony Health dataset on the COVID-19 research database to achieve our research objectives. Econometric analysis of our panel data indicates that Twitter discourse positively influences the proportion of Hydroxychloroquine prescriptions prescribed to COVID-19 patients. Our study has implications for research and practice.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2023 |
| Subtitle of host publication | "Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies" |
| Publisher | Association for Information Systems |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781713893622 |
| State | Published - 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 44th International Conference on Information Systems: Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies, ICIS 2023 - Hyderibad, India Duration: Dec 10 2023 → Dec 13 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2023: "Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies" |
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Conference
| Conference | 44th International Conference on Information Systems: Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies, ICIS 2023 |
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| Country/Territory | India |
| City | Hyderibad |
| Period | 12/10/23 → 12/13/23 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- COVID-19
- Healthcare Providers
- Social media