Applying the Triple Aim to the Quality Agenda for Anticoagulation Care

Applying the Triple Aim to the Quality Agenda for Anticoagulation Care

T he Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim Framework has been gaining ground since its launch in 2008 as an innovative vision for health system reform. The framework articulates a set of goals in which health system costs and healthcare quality must be balanced against the needs of the population and improved health outcomes for all. Since its inception, this balanced approach to he...

The triple aim: care, health, and cost.

Improving the U.S. health care system requires simultaneous pursuit of three aims: improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing per capita costs of health care. Preconditions for this include the enrollment of an identified population, a commitment to universality for its members, and the existence of an organization (an "integrator") that accepts responsi...

From triple to quadruple aim: care of the patient requires care of the provider.

The Triple Aim-enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs-is widely accepted as a compass to optimize health system performance. Yet physicians and other members of the health care workforce report widespread burnout and dissatisfaction. Burnout is associated with lower patient satisfaction, reduced health outcomes, and it may increase costs. Burnout thus impe...

PRIMARY CARE AND THE TRIPLE AIM An Annotated Bibliography

Measuring the "triple aim" in transition care: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Without adequate support, adolescents transitioning from the pediatric to the adult health care system are at increased risk for poor health outcomes. Numerous interventions attempt to improve this transition, yet few comprehensively evaluate efficacy. To advance evaluation methods and ultimately the quality of transition services, it is necessary to understand the cur...