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Introduction
Think of defining who is a stakeholder in a healthcare system. For the sake of our
discussion, stakeholders take the definition of entities that are integrally participating in the
healthcare system and tend to be affected by reforms that take place in the systems (Robbins,
2008). Therefore, the primary stakeholder’s participants in this healthcare system are
government, physicians, patients, employers, insurance companies and the pharmaceutical
companies. Looking at different responsibilities in our case, insurance companies sell health
coverage plans to patients in a direct or indirect manner through their employers or governmental
intermediaries (Robbins, 2008). For pharmaceutical agencies, they develop and market the
medications as prescribed by doctors for the purpose of patient treatment. In such a case, they
typically receive remuneration when people buy insurance covers or through government’s drug
benefit plan (Dinkin et al, 2013). As for the employers role he or she offers health insurance
coverage in different deductibles and co-payments for their employees. Physicians are
responsible for maintaining that there is the delivery of healthcare. Thus, the patients are their
recipients. On the other hand, the government tends to subsidize health care for the disabled, the
poor and the elderly. Therefore, stakeholders tend to have different duties and responsibilities.
Considering the discussion above, it becomes definite that the interrelationship between
stakeholders in the healthcare system is somehow complex. For instance, two stakeholders in this
system the pharmaceutical firms and insurance agencies are publicly owned corporations in the
stock exchange market. Therefore, they will aim at maximizing their stockholder's wealth
(Robbins, 2008). On the other hand, the main aim of an employer is to make money; thus, their
provision of health insurance to the employees tends to be beneficial in a certain manner. Unlike
the other stakeholders, overall physicians take the task and responsibilities of taking care of the

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incoming patients. Although their acts are paid through remunerations for the services they
deliver, their relationship with patients tends to be sacred trust that is paid through monetary
terms. For patients, they also have duties, rights, and responsibilities. Lastly, the government
bears the overall duty and responsibility for its citizens, but there should be a unique manner that
they use in defining the provision of healthcare to the citizens (Garwood-Gowers, 2015).
In any healthcare system, the competing system in healthcare tends to be complex and
controversial because of the different visions in healthcare. Perhaps, it would be significant if I
could outline some of the stakeholder’s visions, they include:
• Physicians- they tend to view and maintain the vision that quality healthcare should be
provided in a technical sense. Hence, this is made possible through proper diagnosis, appropriate
and effective therapies and resultant health outcomes.
• Payers- they carry out the vision of maintaining that they have attained the best cost
effectiveness.
• Employers-they carry out their vision by ensuring that they keep their cost down, and ensure
that their employees get back to work as soon as possible.
• Patients-their vision is an environment where there is compassion, and there is a proper
communication channel.
Looking at the stakeholder’s visions above, certain conflicts tend to rise. Hence, the
decisions revolving around the conflict often tend to determine whether the delivery systems
would be a success. It would be of significant purpose if I could discuss some of the potential
areas where conflict arises that is between patient and employers, and payers and providers.

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• Patient and employer
It is the expectation of a patient that the employer offers a wide range of options
regarding health delivery packages that could be integrally customized for their specific need. It
is also perceived that they look for employers who can fund a majority of their healthcare
insurance covers (Garwood-Gowers, 2015). Hence, their basic premise tends to maintain that
there is the provision of most options and reduce their cost at the expense of their employees.
On the other hand, the employers want to lower the contribution cost. They want patients
to seek for only need care, through the following of providers instructions and maintain quick
recovery to full utility. They also recommend patients to consider exercising, diet and avoiding
smoking cessations.
Hence, the conflict in such a case shows that employers want to lower their expense so as
to cover less, while patients want more. As a result, this leads to conflict emerging.
• Providers and payers
Providers bear the vision of providing the best services possible using the accurate and
recent tests and treatments, though they may be expensive (Garwood-Gowers, 2015). They also
want to provide preventive care through insurance companies who are the payer which may not
be covered.
As for they payers, their want is that providers should follow the clearest, evidence-
based, diagnostic plan so as to reach an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan in a manner that
has the fewest visits and low numbers of the test.

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Based on the emerging conflicts above, different visions by the stakeholder lead to
inefficiency across the delivery of healthcare in the care systems (Ross et al, 2012). Therefore,
the following measures should be undertaken to solve the issue of rising conflicts among
stakeholders, they are:
• Working Together
The healthcare delivery system is made up of professions. Hence, as professions, it would
be of significant purpose if we could work together towards the provision of one vision that is
the provision of healthcare service to patients (Dinkin et al, 2013). All this can be attainable if
we develop certain skills across all stakeholders so that there can be effective communication.
Hence, some of these skills would include conflict management so as to avoid rising of conflict,
consensus where stakeholders share their visions in collaborative terms, and lastly, there can be
negotiations so as come up with one vision and avoid the rising conflict (Dinkin et al, 2013).
Although, these skills may not improve patient care what becomes certain is that they lower
conflict that rise from personal visions and interest.
• Collaboration
Collaboration is also an important aspect that stakeholders might put under consideration
to solve the issue of conflict in healthcare. Therefore, through collaboration, each stakeholder
tends to be involved in the process. Thus, there is a concrete working relationship and
improvement of quality patient services. Also through collaboration, medics can prioritize the
patient care needs, resources are easily pulled together, and eventually we experience a mutual
benefit which shares a common goal (Dinkin et al, 2013).
• Negotiations

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In this instance, when negotiation is undertaken it means that all stakeholders come
together and engage in honest communication. Here, we expect them to adjust their difference so
that there can be a consensus. It is also expected that the people involved in the conflict tell each
other their visions, needs and wants. Thus, they can adapt their needs and wants so that they can
have a common goal (Ross et al, 2013). Although the process may take the time to learn and
practice eventually, we will have a consensus and reduce the conflict in the healthcare delivery
process.
In conclusion, hospitals tend to be complex institutions with different overriding missions
that focus on improving the healthcare of patients and community. Conflict tends to be a
destructive force that is ignored today by many because of the redefining opportunity that it
creates (Parkin, 2009). Therefore, the step of managing conflict through collaboration,
negotiations and working together builds trust and creates a future for quality healthcare
delivery.

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