NURS 6052 Week 1 Assignment Evidence-Based Practice and the Quadruple Aim
Healthcare
organizations continually seek to optimize healthcare performance. For years,
this approach was a three-pronged one known as the Triple Aim, with efforts
focused on improved population health, enhanced patient experience, and lower
healthcare costs.
NURS 6052 Week 1 Assignment Evidence-Based Practice and the Quadruple Aim
More recently, this approach has evolved to a Quadruple Aim by including a focus on
improving the work life of healthcare providers. Each of these measures are
impacted by decisions made at the organizational level, and organizations have
increasingly turned to EBP to inform and justify these decisions.
Read the
articles by Sikka, Morath, & Leape (2015); Crabtree, Brennan, Davis, &
Coyle (2016); and Kim et al. (2016) provided in the Resources.
Reflect on
how EBP might impact (or not impact) the Quadruple Aim in healthcare.
Consider
the impact that EBP may have on factors impacting these quadruple aim elements,
such as preventable medical errors or healthcare delivery.
To Complete:
Write a
brief analysis (no longer than 2 pages) of the connection between EBP and the
Quadruple Aim.
Your
analysis should address how EBP might (or might not) help reach the Quadruple
Aim, including each of the four measures of:
Patient experience Population health Costs
Work life of healthcare providers
Healthcare organizations continually seek to optimize healthcare performance. For years, this approach was a three-pronged one known as the Triple Aim, with efforts focused on improved population health, enhanced patient experience, and lower healthcare costs.
More recently, this approach has evolved to a Quadruple Aim by including a focus on improving the work life of healthcare providers. Each of these measures are impacted by decisions made at the organizational level, and organizations have increasingly turned to EBP to inform and justify these decisions.