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Brief Biography
Currently an assistant professor in information systems at the AACSB accredited Olayan School of Business - American University of Beirut (AUB). My research focuses on the integration of healthcare information systems including medical imaging, indoor positioning systems, and clinical applications. I worked for over 20 years as a systems engineer in natural resources, aerospace, and information technology before starting my academic career.
Courses Taught
Management Information Systems (BBA core) [currently course coordinator]
Challenges of Project Management (MBA)
Introduction to Management Information Systems (MBA)
Process Improvement in Nursing (MSN)
Enterprise integration (MBA)
Knowledge management (BBA, EMBA)
Data and Information Management (MBA)
Education
Post-doctoral research, Image Processing and Informatics Laboratory, Dept. of Radiology, University of Southern California
Ph.D., Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
M.S., College of Engineering and Mines, University of Arizona
B.S., Columbia University School of Engineering, New York
Research Interests
Clinical systems integration strategies, integration of location and tracking technologies with clinical workflow, socio-technical aspects of collaboration and process changes in use of clinical information systems, architectures for secure storage and recovery of clinical image data, decision support for clinical order entry.
Primary/Teaching Research Interest Information Systems
Specific Research Interest Healthcare Information Systems, Organizational Impact, Integration
Specific Teaching Interest Information Systems, Global Information Technology
Recent Publications
King NE, “An Initial Exploration of Stakeholder Benefit Dependencies in Ambulatory E-Prescribing",15th Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2009
King NE, “Pricing Transparency in Healthcare for the Underserved: A Lesson from the Persian Gulf",15th Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2009 (Poster)
Azad B, King NE, " Institutional Analysis of Persistent Computer Workarounds", Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2009
King NE, "Overcoming Ambulatory E-prescribing Adoption Challenges: Governments Shaping Innovation On Behalf Of Individual Stakeholders", Report (unpublished manuscript), IBM Center for the Business of Government
King NE, " Blurring the Boundaries of IS: A Strategy For IS Education at the Olayan School of Business", Pre-ICIS 2008 Workshop IS International Development, December 2008
King NE, "Operational Stakeholder Relationships in the Deployment of a Data Storage Grid for Clinical Image Backup and Recovery," Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Volume 23, Number 1, 2008, pp. 1-16. [Most Popular List Oct 2008 - July 2009]
Azad B, King NE, "Situated Practices of Computer Workarounds in a Hospital Medication System: A Case Study", Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 2008 [OCIS Division Best Paper Award 2nd Runner Up]
King NE, "Availability of Prescription Information for Secondary Usage -- Impact of Outpatient E-prescribing", Presentation - Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics 2008
Azad B, King NE, "Enacting Computer Workarounds within a Medication Dispensing System." European Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 17, No. 3, June 2008, pp. 264-278