Physicians and healthcare experts from HealthPartners, based in Minneapolis, have assessed their organization's efforts to adopt and achieve the Triple Aim and concluded five simple rules that can create value in healthcare, according to a CDC publication.
In 2008, HealthPartners adopted the Triple Aim, an idea headed by former CMS administration Don Berwick, MD. The purpose of the Triple Aim is to simultaneously improve the patient experience and population health while reducing the cost of healthcare. HealthPartners adopted the concept for both disease prevention and disease treatment programs and found its efforts improved quality of care.
For instance, HealthPartners boasts the lowest rate of adverse medical events for five common chronic conditions in the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium database of nearly 200 health plans and employers. In addition, HealthPartners has reduced the relative cost of care by 13 percentage points and maintained high patient satisfaction.
Leaders from HealthPartners assessed these efforts over the last three years and determined five simple rules that can help healthcare organizations create value in healthcare:
1. The stakeholders agree on a set of mutual, measurable goals for the system.
2. The extent to which the goals are being achieved is reported to the public.
3. Resources are available to achieve the goals.
4. Stakeholder incentives, imperatives and sanctions are aligned with the agreed-upon health system goals.
5. Leaders of all stakeholders endorse, promote and honor the agreed-upon health system goals.
To learn more about HealthPartner's goal to achieve the Triple Aim, click here.
In 2008, HealthPartners adopted the Triple Aim, an idea headed by former CMS administration Don Berwick, MD. The purpose of the Triple Aim is to simultaneously improve the patient experience and population health while reducing the cost of healthcare. HealthPartners adopted the concept for both disease prevention and disease treatment programs and found its efforts improved quality of care.
For instance, HealthPartners boasts the lowest rate of adverse medical events for five common chronic conditions in the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium database of nearly 200 health plans and employers. In addition, HealthPartners has reduced the relative cost of care by 13 percentage points and maintained high patient satisfaction.
Leaders from HealthPartners assessed these efforts over the last three years and determined five simple rules that can help healthcare organizations create value in healthcare:
1. The stakeholders agree on a set of mutual, measurable goals for the system.
2. The extent to which the goals are being achieved is reported to the public.
3. Resources are available to achieve the goals.
4. Stakeholder incentives, imperatives and sanctions are aligned with the agreed-upon health system goals.
5. Leaders of all stakeholders endorse, promote and honor the agreed-upon health system goals.
To learn more about HealthPartner's goal to achieve the Triple Aim, click here.
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