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Quality has been overshadowed by the emphasis placed on access and costs of health care delivery. One major factor causing this phenomenon is the difficulty associated with defining and measuring "quality." This difficulty notwithstanding, in recent years "quality" has taken center stage as the government and healthcare organizations look to reduce the cost of care by improving the quality of care. For example, if you provide quality care, the chances of a patient coming back due to complications from your treatment.

Take a position on the notion that costs and quality of care are connected. Do you believe that if costs of providing care goes up, quality goes down as shortcuts might be taken? Please provide references and a min of 250+ words.

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This solution discusses how costly healthcare does not necessarily equate to quality outcomes. References used are included.

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The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other industrialized nation, but lags behind them on most major measures of healthcare quality (2). This fact suggests that costly healthcare may not produce the best in terms of quality, especially if a significant portion of those costs represent waste.

Six aims identified by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to improve quality include a focus on patient ...

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