Description
Book Synopsis In times of ever-changing healthcare policy, many organizations have developed methods for reforming and optimizing healthcare systems. One prevailing healthcare approach is the Quadruple Aim, which incorporates four different goals: improving population health; improving experience of care; lowering healthcare costs; and improving provider work life (team vitality). Created by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Quadruple Aim method is not nursing-specific, but its framework for optimizing health system performance is coherent with the nursing profession today. This book argues that the widespread adoption of the Quadruple Aim could help create a sustainable healthcare system. Using the work and legacy of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, this book provides an early example of successful, holistic healthcare that balances cost-effectiveness with quality of care for both patients and nurses.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Nightingale's View of Nursing's Future
- 2. IHI's Triple (Now Quadruple) Aim Initiative
- 3. Today's Nurse Leaders and the Quadruple Aim
- 4. Quadruple Aim Goal 1: Improving the Experience of Care for Individuals
- 5. Quadruple Aim Goal 2: Improving the Health of Populations
- 6. Quadruple Aim Goal 3: Reducing Per Capita Costs of Healthcare
- 7. Quadruple Aim Goal 4: Improvement of Provider Work Life (Team Vitality)
- 8. Quadruple Aim: Nurses Leading the Way
- 9. The Path to Success
- 10. The Journey Continues
- 11. Population Health: Goals and Considerations for the Future
- 12. Improving the Individual Experience of Care: Future Implications
- 13. Reducing Per Capita Cost of Healthcare Without Compromising Quality
- 14. Improving Provider Work Life (Team Vitality): Where Do We Go from Here?
- 15. Preparing Future Nurse Leaders to Address the Quadruple Aim
- Afterword
- Appendix A. Nurses' Influence Survey
- Appendix B. Consent Information
- References
- Index
