You might think we do a pretty good job of providing care to individuals with illnesses and diseases. But it’s important to take a step back and consider the factors contributing to illness. It’s important to realize that things like education, the environment, and wealth (and how it’s distributed) play an enormous role in health outcomes, too.

In this course, you’ll learn that to make progress against many of the most important threats to human health, it’s not enough to improve clinical care for one patient at a time. We also have to focus on improving the health of entire populations.

The Triple Aim for populations is a three-part aim: better care for individuals, better health for populations, all at a lower cost. This course will explore why each dimension is an essential part of improving health and health care, and how you can promote the Triple Aim in your organization and daily work.

Lesson 1 will introduce you to the concept of population health — a different way of thinking about how and why some of us enjoy healthy lives and others do not.

In Lesson 2, we’ll share strategies for providing excellent care experiences at the individual level and maximizing health care’s impact on overall health.

Lesson 3 will explain why lowering costs of care is an essential component of improving the quality of health care and the health of populations. We’ll step back to show you how organizations and communities are working together to make a difference for the populations they serve — part of which is lowering costs.

Estimated Time of Completion: 2 hours

• Training Hours: 2.00