Triple Aim for Populations

Our goal: Drive the Triple Aim, simultaneously improving the health of the population, enhancing the experience and outcomes of the patient, and reducing per capita cost of care for the benefit of communities. More >>

The Triple Aim framework serves as the foundation for organizations and communities to successfully navigate the transition from a focus on health care to optimizing health for individuals and populations.

In the Spotlight

On the Quintuple Aim: Why Expand Beyond the Triple Aim?
In this blog post, IHI CEO Dr. Kedar Mate comments on the new JAMA Viewpoint on the quintuple aim that he co-authored, providing context for the proposal to add aims to the Triple Aim framework. "[W]e can think of the Quintuple Aim as points on a star — a North Star that may guide our health system forward."

The Quintuple Aim for Health Care Improvement: A New Imperative to Advance Health Equity
A new JAMA Viewpoint proposes expanding the original Triple Aim (improving population health, enhancing the care experience, reducing costs) beyond the "quadruple aim" (addressing clinician burnout) to a "quintuple aim" that includes advancing health equity.

Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) Review Course
August 2 – 3, 2023

The Certified Professional in Patient Safety credential (CPPS) establishes core standards for the field and sets an expected proficiency level for those seeking to become professionally certified in patient safety.
Patient Safety Executive Development Program
Fall 2023 | Boston, MA

With today’s shrinking health care budgets and growing focus on costs, it has never been more important to have a robust safety plan. Maintaining a powerful safety program is essential to the long-term health of your department, organization, or health care system — and to ensuring that your patients receive the safe and reliable care they deserve. To position your organization for success, attend IHI’s Patient Safety Executive Development Program.
IHI Leadership for Health Equity Program
Online
Improvement Advisor Professional Development Programme
Begins September 7, 2023 | Online and London, UK

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Improvement Advisor Professional Development Programme helps individuals in this critical role build and hone high-level improvement skills. This richly-packed, 10-month programme is an “all teach, all learn” experience.
Creating Workforce Joy and Well-Being
Begins September 13, 2023 | Online Course with Coaching

To help reverse the worrying trend of burnout among health care professionals, IHI developed the Creating Workforce Joy and Well-Being, a 12-week online course full of new thinking, resources, strategies, frameworks, and solutions that will help workforces truly thrive.

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Getting Started

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Featured Resources

A Guide to Measuring the Triple Aim: Population Health, Experience of Care, and Per Capita Cost

Approaches to Integrating Primary Care Services into Behavioral Health Organizations

A Primer on Defining the Triple Aim

Pursuing the Triple Aim: The First Seven Years

Bellin Health: A Triple Aim Improvement Story
Bellin Health is an example that illustrates the evolution of a health system that began working on the Triple Aim with an enrolled population, built skills over time, expanded its Triple Aim work to include more populations, and eventually became involved with a multistakeholder group focused on a regional population.
Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County: A Triple Aim Improvement Story
This Triple Aim improvement story examines the work of one community pursuing a regional focus to improve population health, and the backbone organization that established the Triple Aim as its guiding framework for improving health outcomes of those served by safety net clinics, with a focus on vulnerable populations — in particular, low-income childless adults, undocumented people, and young entrepreneurs — all of whom had little or no access to health care.
Healthy Shelby: A Triple Aim Improvement Story
This Triple Aim improvement story examines the work of the Healthy Shelby Initiative in Tennessee, a community pursuing a regional focus to improve population health by linking public health, hospitals, health care providers, social service providers, academic institutions, the faith community, local government, and funders to work together to tackle some of the county’s most critical health problems infant mortality, chronic disease management, and end-of-life care.
Indian Health Service Chinle Service Unit: A Triple Aim Improvement Story
This Triple Aim improvement story on the Indian Health Service Chinle Service Unit is an example that demonstrates how an organization funded and directed by the US government can take on the challenge of the Triple Aim for a Native American population.
Signature Healthcare: A Triple Aim Improvement Story
By creating a process to improve care for the frail elderly Medicare population with complex needs, and by building the supporting infrastructure in primary care, Signature Healthcare was successful in decreasing emergency department utilization and reducing acute admissions while maintaining patient satisfaction. The organization was a participant in the IHI Triple Aim Community from 2012 to 2014.