Reflective Writing - The Triple Aim Initiative

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INTRODUCTION
Patient safety, patient experience, patient satisfaction and cost effectivity of
treatments are few of the main parameters that should be improved and developed in the
healthcare system across the globe to increase life expectancy and cure from most of the
diseases. The role of Joint Commission in ensuring the provision of quality healthcare to the
patients is abundant. It is an organization that provides health care units across the globe with
knowledge in various health related scenarios, expert opinions about complicated medical
cases so that the patient condition improves and no harm is caused to them knowingly or
unknowingly (The Joint Commission, 2020). In this essay, the principle and application of
Triple Aim initiative to improve the quality care, safety and satisfaction of the patients in
acute care setting, the way in which the treatment cost can be reduced and the practices to
minimize medical errors among front line nursing staff will be discussed in detail.
DISCUSSION
The Triple Aim initiative taken by Institute for Healthcare Improvement is a
framework that can be followed to optimize the health system performance. The main
principles of the Triple Aim initiative is to improve the patient experience in the health care
facility, which includes quality care and satisfaction, to improve the health of the total
population and to reduce the cost for availing health care facilities. The United States is
considered as the costliest place for undergoing treatment while suffering from diseases
(Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 2020). This have led to problems in the country
mostly for the patients who need a long term care facility. Majority of the population can not
support to finance the long term care facilities present in the United States currently (Chari,
Engberg, Ray & Mehrotra, 2015). Therefore, being in power I would definitely look into this
matter and would find out way in which the Triple Aim initiative can be implemented in

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every hospitals present in the United States, mostly in the long term care facilities. This
would help patients belonging to every financial category in availing the treatment.
I would implement the Triple Aim initiative in practicality, however it first needs
quite a few parameters and factors to look at that should be improved or developed. The
factors that should be improved include redesigning of primary care services, training nurses
and executing all the system simultaneously. After setting all the factors, I would go ahead
and implement it. The new infrastructural development in health care setting would help the
nurses provide optimum treatment to the patients. The training that the nurses would receive
help them to implement all their learning in providing quality care to the patients. It would
also help the nurses in ensuring the safety of the admitted patients. Implementation of this
technique would especially help the patients requiring long term care because of acute
illnesses. Implementation of this initiative in practicality would lead the nurses to provide the
required treatment and care they need. This would also help the Palliative Care services. The
patients admitted to these care centers are availing this service, as the end of life care
treatment is extremely necessary to support them in living a better life in jovial mood
(Whittington, Nolan, Lewis & Torres, 2015). Thus, the principles of Triple Aim initiative can
be applied to improve the quality, safety and satisfaction in the long term care setting.
The roles and responsibilities I would be having in the post of Director of Nursing and
Healthcare is enormous. The main target that I would be having while working in this post is
to improve cost effective quality care, patient satisfaction and patient safety. These are quite
essential factors that need proper maintenance and regulation to ease up the process of
availing treatment for anyone who are in need of it. The cost effectivity of the treatment is
one of the main factor for which many of the individuals belonging to weaker financial
background can not avail the treatment. I would urge the government to design new health