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Taymir Torres

The Triple Aim focuses on improving the care experience and health of specific populations and reducing the per capita cost of care (Gesko et al., 2020). To measure Triple Aim, it is important to identify the need of the specific target population and track health data over time to understand the relationship between interventions and effects, as well as the special cause and common cause variations. It is also critical to understand the difference between process and outcome measures and by using comparison data as a benchmark.

          The measures of the health of the population include health outcomes, such as mortality rate, health and function status assessment, and healthy life expectancy; the prevalence of major chronic diseases (Van Deun et al., 2019); behavioral factors, such as physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption, and physiological factors, such as blood glucose, body mass index, and blood pressure. Care experiences can be measured through patient surveys, the likelihood to recommend to others, and the efficiency, safety, timeliness, effectiveness, equitability, and patient-centeredness. The per capita healthcare costs by determining the utilization rate of the emergency department and hospitals and the monthly total cost of each member of the population.

In Florida, Covid-19 is one of the healthcare problems that affect the health of the residents. To improve the health of the population, the outcomes are measured by determining the mortality rates and the prevalence of the disease in the area. The care experience of the residents who have been infected by the coronavirus is measured through patient surveys during discharge to determine their likelihood to recommend the facilities to their family and friends and also the effectiveness of care. The per capita healthcare costs related to Covid-19 are measured by determining the rate at which patients are being hospitalized with Covid-19 and those that report to the emergency departments with Covid-19 related complications, as well as insurance spending on prescriptions (Chua et al., 2022).

References

Chua, K. P., Conti, R. M., & Becker, N. V. (2022). US Insurer Spending on Ivermectin Prescriptions for COVID-19. JAMA. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.24352

Gesko, D. S., Worley, D., & Rindal, B. D. (2020). Creating systems aligned with the triple‐aim and value‐based care. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 80, S109-S113. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12409

Van Deun, E., Sermeus, W., & Goderis, G. (2019). Evaluating Triple Aim in integrated care through claims data. International Journal of Integrated Care, 19(4). http://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s3516

 

 

Yanet Garrido Coutin

1- How to measure the Triple Aim

Any country's economy relies heavily on health care. The United States has incorporated its government's attempts to strengthen the health-care system in this regard. They accomplish this when they inspect each medical center in order to improve health care. Reasonable rates and high-quality health care are important to the American administration. This is to improve principles that will appeal to the entire people of the United States. The goal of this study is to find a critical Triple Aim principle. This is in order to meet the goal of better health-care delivery. In the health-care sector, the Institute of Health Improvement established the Triple Aim structure.

It's a framework that incorporates a plan for maximizing health-care system expansion. The first of the Triple Aim's three components is to improve the overall health of the population. The second objective is to enhance the patient's experience by delivering high-quality, effective health care. The third part is to reduce per capita expenditures by ensuring that health-care services are equitable. The improvement in Triple Aim should provide services to people from all walks of life. This is to assist in the improvement and transformation of health care institutions in terms of service delivery. Furthermore, the goal of this framework is to provide health care that benefits individuals as well as the entire community (University Hospitals, 2015).

2- Identify ways the Triple Aim is being measured in your local community or state.

In order to eliminate health inequities, the new clinic will be involved in the neighborhood.

Free health fairs, screenings, and low-cost testing are all ways to educate the public while also promoting the new clinic (University Hospitals, 2015). Obesity prevention, HIV prevention, and common challenges impacting immigrant and reserve families would all benefit the community's health (Trossman, 2015). Employee volunteerism demonstrates that they care about the communities they serve. Patient satisfaction surveys, when compared to previous surveys, can help health care organizations assess the success of their programs and procedures (AAP, 2008). They can also see if they've received more qualified and diverse applications than in the past. Another option to collect input on their diversity practices and community outreach activities is to speak with employees, patients, and community members.

References 

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). (2008). Evaluating your community-based program. Retrieved October 31, 2015, from http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/healthytomorrows/evaluatingpart2.pdf

Trossman, S. (2015). Florida nurse's triple aim. American Nurse, 47(3), 12.

University Hospitals. (2015). Community Engagement. Diversity and Inclusion. Retrieved October 30, 2015, from http://www.uhhospitals.org/about/diversity-and inclusion/about-diversity-and-inclusion/community-engagement