https://journals.hbmsu.ac.ae/index.php/IJEHM/issue/feed The International Journal of Excellence in Healthcare Management 2022-04-25T10:49:10+00:00 Zafar Imam Khan [email protected] Open Journal Systems <p>The <strong>International Journal of Excellence in Healthcare Management</strong> is a refereed journal published by Hamdan Bin Mohammed&nbsp;Smart University.&nbsp;The journal is designed to be a platform for understanding issues related to quality in Healthcare Management and act as an international forum for the exchange of global thoughts and practices regarding excellence in healthcare.&nbsp;The topics addressed are managerial and educational in nature, which encourage the transfer of theoretical and time-tested aspects of healthcare into practice. By focussing on the practical aspects of quality assurance, innovation, management, continuous improvement and performance management, the Journal aspires to provide a network for practitioners to improve quality within their individual organisations.</p> https://journals.hbmsu.ac.ae/index.php/IJEHM/article/view/42 The Iron Triangle of Health Care: Implications for the Long-Term Care Environment 2022-04-25T10:49:10+00:00 Lisa Spencer [email protected] Kristina Lu [email protected] <p>This paper provides an analysis of the current long-term care environment based on the concept of the Iron Triangle of Health care: Quality, access, and cost-containment.&nbsp; These are evaluated and examined in relation to stakeholders in long-term care, including Hawaii. Analyzing this relationship provides greater understanding to appropriate decision making made by long-term care stakeholders. This analysis discusses the importance of each factor and its influence on outcomes in the long-term care environment. Based on this study, implications, and strategies for stakeholders to address quality of care, access to care, and cost-containment in long-term care are recommended.</p> 2022-04-25T10:43:18+00:00 Copyright (c) 2022 The International Journal of Excellence in Healthcare Management