Evidence-Based Practice And The Quadruple Aim

Evidence-Based Practice And The Quadruple Aim

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.

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.

To Prepare for Evidence-Based Practice And The Quadruple Aim:

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 Evidence-Based Practice And The Quadruple Aim:

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.

The evidence summary will include: potential interventions identified in a systematic review and other scholarly sources; specific data from his unit and other units in the hospital; information from professional practice guidelines and sources such as the CDC and Joint Commission; and, the information from his conference call regarding the use of early warning systems.

Recommendations for change are described and based on the evidence summary.

The identification of the stakeholders, the practice area, team member roles and responsibilities, and the required resources needed are included.

The Action Plan including: the activities of the team involved through the process, ways to inform the staff of the plan, inclusion of data worksheets, tip sheets, and protocols; the coordination of ongoing weekly updates and education of staff, and the timeline to be used.