Efficiency of cross-border information exchange

Efficiency effects of cross-border medical demand

There is a growing interest in cross-border medical care and its comparative advantages. In addition, medical care can be defined as a local assurance good. Little research is being carried out in this field. This paper discusses the individual considerations for medical treatment offered at home and abroad within a micro-economical framework. Specific assumptions as mistrust, monetary and non-...

Interorganizational Information Exchange and Efficiency

Achieving efficiency in coordinated action in rapidly changing environments has challenged both researchers and practitioners. Emergency events require both rapid response and effective coordination among participating organizations. We created a simulated operations environment using agent-based modeling to test the efficiency of six different organizational designs that varied the exercise of...

Some Issues on Cross-border Stock Exchange Mergers

Globalization, internationalization, integration, deregulation, as well as technological advances have provided the impetus for mergers of stock exchanges to facilitate cross-border listings and trading. Cross-border mergers trigger a series of different issues to be analyzed. The focus of our analysis will be on regulatory and competition law issues arising from cross-border stock exchange mer...

Interoperability Standards enabling cross-border Patient Summary Exchange

In an increasingly mobile world, many citizens and professionals are frequent travellers. Access during unplanned care to their patient summary, their most essential health information in a form physicians in another country can understand can impact not only their safety, but also the quality and effectiveness of care. International health information technology (HIT) standards such as HL7 CDA...

Financial Burden of Border Hospital in Caring for Cross-Border Patients: A Short Note From Thailand