TA 101: Introduction To The Triple Aim For Populations

From the viewpoint of the World Health Organization, "health" is defined as:

Which of the following is the best definition of the term "population health"?

You are seeing a patient for the first time. She is a 45-year-old woman who self-identifies as being of Latina ethnicity, and has a strong family history of breast cancer. She is here for her first annual check-up. The "populations" of which she is a member include:

According to published estimates, why do you suspect the impact of health care on premature deaths in the US relatively small compared to other factors?

Which of the following is one of the three simultaneous goals of the IHI Triple Aim?

You are a clinician at a small, rural hospital. A mother brings her overweight 10-year-old son into the office for a routine check-up. Which of the following questions might you ask to gain insight into a potential population-level improvement?

What is the identified role of health care in the population health model developed by David Kindig and others at the University of Wisconsin?

You work as a physician at a practice that cares for hundreds of patients with Type 2 diabetes. You think you are doing a good job, but have no way to objectively know. Which of the following might be useful ways to use data from an electronic health record to measure and improve the care your practice provides?

Which of the following is an example of shared decision making?

Which of the following behaviors is best addressed through population-health level intervention and counseling?

How does the Triple Aim strive to lower health care costs?

Which of the following is an example of wasteful spending in health care?

A 2015 article from the Democracy Collaborative described how health care organizations to move from "contribution to accountability." Which of the following is the first step?

Improving clinical care within the framework of the Triple Aim requires health professionals to work across disciplines and across communities. Which of the following people can help providers identify community resources?

Resource stewardship refers to: