

3 Pharmacists can also play a role in quality-focused initiatives to support the system and providers’ efforts to improving the provided quality of care. Pharmacists can, under various collaborative care models, assume responsibility of chronic disease state management and preventive care in order to increase the efficiency of the care team, support value-based care, and have a clinical impact. 1 Expansion of pharmacists’ roles can help support many aspects of the Quadruple Aim. How it relates to ACO/PCMH: The Triple Aim is focused on improving patient care, and practices within PCMH and ACOs must continue pursuing the original 3 aims while expanding their focus to the Quadruple Aim. 2 Therefore, a fourth aim focusing on the improvement in work life of clinicians and staff has been proposed to create a more symbiotic relationship between patients and health care providers.
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Professional burnout and reduced job satisfaction have hindered the ability of providers and staff to provide quality care.

In primary care, the adoption of the Triple Aim has enhanced the patient experience, but resources are lacking to help providers and staff maintain these overarching goals. 1 Organizations view this expansion in different ways, but the Institute for Healthcare Improvement calls this new aim “Joy in Work.” 1 Many health care organizations have adopted the framework of the Triple Aim, but the stressful work life of clinicians and staff has proven to play a large role in the ability to achieve and maintain the 3 aims. Categories: Learn the Lingo Quadruple Aimĭefinition: Quadruple Aim is the expansion of the Triple Aim (enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs) to include an additional goal of improving the work life of health care providers.
