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A 4 page paper that responds to questions about a book chapter, "Stake Holder Dynamics" by Coppola, Erchkenbrack and Ledlow. The writer discusses issues regarding Kissick's Iron Triangle and the Managed Care Quaternion in terms of health information management and today's health care environment. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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to pay. So, access must be considered first and foremost. Kissick designed the Iron Triangle to demonstrate how difficult it is to prioritize elements of health care. He suggested that
the three elements must be balanced. He also pointed out that any change in one part of the triangle would affect the other two parts. This is true in any
type of equation. Obviously, access does not help the patient if the services are of a low quality or if they so highly priced, they are unreachable. We have
seen many, many changes in entire field of health care, such as technology that streamlines information flow or that helps health care professionals provide better service. We have also seen
health care change in terms of third-party payors from individual health insurance companies to managed care. This has led to a lack of access for a great proportion of the
American population. As Coppola, Erchkenbrack and Ledlow (2008) points out, it is not always easy to keep these three points in balance. Oftentimes, an improvement in one area results in
a trade-off. The author provides an excellent example. A pharmacy keeps a drive-up window open after the normal store hours, which extends patient access and is most likely viewed as
the store improving customer service quality, but it might not generate sufficient income to pay the extra costs. Coppola, Erchkenbrack and Ledlow (2008) reports the ongoing criticism of the
Iron Triangle insofar as the model does not consider the many external agents and others that interact with the system. To fill in the gaps, Coppola, Erchkenbrack and Ledlow (2008)
offers the Managed Care Quaternion model as a companion, the two are meant to complement each other. What emerges is the Parity of Healthcare model. Managed Care Quaternion is comprised
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