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Framing Central Bank Digital Currency: Design And Diffusion For Cross-Border Payments, Andrew C. Haskell

Business Administration Dissertations

We are undergoing a period of change whereby analog structures are yielding to their electronic successors, known as digitization. This change envelops much of society, including the currency we use to transact, as it lacks the immunity to resist this evolution underway. In response, Central Banks around the globe are exploring digital versions of currency – known as Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) – with many in research and development, and some that have launched and are live in production. In parallel, we are also undergoing change through globalization as commerce and communications span international boundaries to bring people and …

Reconciling External Clinical Data: Providers’ Friend Or Foe?, Mindy Oberg

Business Administration Dissertations

ABSTRACT

Reconciling External Clinical Data: Providers’ Friend Or Foe?

By

Mindy M. Oberg

November 2021

Committee Chair: Dr. Carol Saunders

Major Academic Unit: Doctorate in Business Administration

Adopting Health Information Exchanges (HIE) increased the exchange of clinical data relevant to patient care. This type of data exchange can reduce medical costs and increase efficiencies of care. However, most health care organizations and providers fail to reap the full intended benefits, as only 28% of health care organizations integrate external data into patients’ charts. Researchers, such as Hossein Ahmadi, Mark J. Dobrow, Nir Menachemi, and Farahnaz Sadoughi validate there is no …

The Role Of Collaborative Governance In Blockchain-Enabled Supply Chains: A Proposed Framework, Denise Mccurdy

Business Administration Dissertations

The blockchain age is dawning. Firms large and small are teaming up with partners and solution providers to deploy blockchain, especially in supply chains, often called the “sleeping giant” use case. But blockchain is still new, and despite early successes in simulated environments, how companies need to collaborate in a blockchain world is unclear.

To help close the blockchain collaboration research gap, this design science study explores the technological and ecosystem business decisions required to deploy an interoperable blockchain solution. The research partially builds a supply chain artifact, and the challenges experienced by the design team prompts further investigation with …