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Connection between EBP and the Quadruple Aim

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   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

Connection between EBP and the Quadruple Aim

 

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Connection between EBP and the Quadruple Aim

The quadruple aim is becoming even more relevant in the current world that is experiencing pandemics, the emergence of new diseases, and increasing incidences of chronic illnesses. The quadruple aim promotes the quality delivery of healthcare by addressing specific areas that need serious or keen attention to achieve positive patient outcomes (Menzin et al., 2020). The main goal of the quadruple aim is to improve patient experience, reduce the cost of care, improve population health, and improve the work life of healthcare providers (Menzin et al., 2020). The inclusion of evidence-based practice (EBP) has significantly enhanced the quadruple goals. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the connection between EBP and the quadruple aim.

Patient Experience

This element of the quadruple aim advocates for improved patient experience. Patient experience can be achieved only when patients receive high-quality healthcare services. Evidence-based practice involves translating research findings into clinical practice to improve the quality of healthcare (Li et al., 2019). Additionally, the implementation of EBP into clinical practice can promote healthcare safety and enhance positive patient outcomes. Improved quality of healthcare and patient safety results in improved patient experiences.

Population Health

This particular element of the quadruple aim aims at improving population health, which is an essential responsibility of any healthcare system in the world. This element of the quadruple aim is essential in the prevention and management of chronic illnesses and other community health problems (Arnetz et al., 2020). Evidence-based practices involve screening of diseases such as HIV/AIDS to reduce the spread. Additionally, evidence base practices encourage educating the community about health risk factors, determinants of health, and preventive measures (Li et al., 2019). These evidence-based practices help improve community health, hence supporting the quadruple aim.

Healthcare Cost

High healthcare cost is major challenge patients are currently facing. This element of the quadruple aim advocates for low healthcare costs that is affordable for most patients. Cost reduction is measured by visit capacity, such that there will be more visits when the cost is reduced (Arnetz et al., 2020). Evidence-based practices purpose to enhance healthcare efficacy to improve patient outcomes. According to Arnetz et al. (2020), enhancing healthcare efficacy is directly related to reduced healthcare costs. Furthermore, EBP eliminates waste of resources and unnecessary procedures hence leading to reduced costs of health care.

Work-Life of Healthcare Providers

This is the last but not least part of the quadruple aim, which focuses on improving the work life of healthcare providers. These individuals work best under favorable clinical environments (Morrow et al., 2018). Evidence-based practices such as using personal protective equipment is an example of how the work-life of healthcare workers can be improved. EBP shows that a proper nurse-to-patient ratio improves the satisfaction of both nurses and patients. Applying these EBP practices will, therefore, improve the work-life of care providers.

Conclusion

The quadruple aim covers four important areas, which include patient experience, healthcare cost, population health, and work life of healthcare workers. The quadruple aim intends to improve those identified areas. Evidence-based practice supports the quadruple aim by providing informed guidelines to improve patient experience, reduce the cost of healthcare, improve population health, and improve the work life of healthcare providers.

References

Arnetz, B. B., Goetz, C. M., Arnetz, J. E., Sudan, S., vanSchagen, J., Piersma, K., & Reyelts, F. (2020). Enhancing healthcare efficiency to achieve the Quadruple Aim: an exploratory study. BMC research notes, 13(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05199-8

Li, S., Cao, M., & Zhu, X. (2019). Evidence-based practice: Knowledge, attitudes, implementation, facilitators, and barriers among community nurses-systematic review. Medicine, 98(39), e17209. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000017209

Morrow, E., Call, M., Marcus, R., & Locke, A. (2018). Focus on the quadruple aim: development of a resiliency center to promote faculty and staff wellness initiatives. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 44(5), 293-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.11.007

Menzin, A. W., Kline, M., George, C., Schindler, J., Yacht, A. C., & Fornari, A. (2020). Toward the quadruple aim: impact of a humanistic mentoring program to reduce burnout and foster resilience. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 4(5), 499-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.05.001