Triple Aim: A Sample Case Study

In this article, writers Mark Earnest and Barbara Brandt from the University of Colorado and the University of Minnesota, describe partnerships between Universities, medical clinics, and communities which allow medical students of varying disciplines to rotate through community clinics for preceptorships. This system which integrates acute care, ambulatory clinics, transitional care units, patient-centered homes, and community settings encourages students to step outside of their own discipline and work in a collaborative way with students of other disciplines as well as with community members. The goal of this effort is multifaceted. While improving patient care, population health, and reducing per capita costs, this hybrid learning opportunity produces graduates who are better prepared than their predecessors to successfully reach for the “Triple Aim” goal, a term coined
She tests her glucose level in her apartment and the results are sent electronically to the clinic. Once her medical team receives the alert that her glucose level is elevated, they meet and begin to develop a plan to help Amina get her glucose level back in line. They then set the plan in motion which will involve the lab, a nurse practitioner preceptor, a community health worker, Amina’s primary care provider, and Amina herself. They advise her in her own language regarding what has caused the spike and how to get it back in line using diet or other measures. The writers show that Amina’s health needs are met very personally and seamlessly through this interprofessional effort. Due to appropriate healthcare being accessible to Amina when and where she needs it, she does not have to choose between her job, childcare responsibilities, and going to the doctor. Her history of frequent emergency room visits and hospital stays has made a turn