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The concept of cost, access, and quality has often been referred to as the iron triangle of health care. Essentially, if one moves, the other two are negatively impacted. With this concept in mind, which of the three do you feel is of the greatest importance to the U.S. population? Explain your answer using at least two scholarly sources to support your point.
Research the impact of various stakeholders on balancing quality, access, and costs. Stakeholders to include in your research are:
Patients
Patient’s families
Physicians
Employers
Insurance companies
Pharmaceutical firms
Government
Report your findings on the role of each stakeholder and the impact they have on the U.S. healthcare system in a detailed issue brief, including recommendations for improvements each stakeholder can make to improve quality, access, and costs.
Discuss the access, cost, and quality of quality environments, as well as recent quality initiatives (See Chapter 24 and Table 24.1). Student is to reflect on the relationship between quality measures and evaluation and role development. In addition, describe this relationship and note how the role of the APN might change without effective quality measures.