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Write a 1,500-word essay about delivery models in health care. Include the following in your essay:
- Address the triple aim as it relates to population health management and delivery models.
- Discuss current trends in health care delivery models.
- Describe how quality and safety impact delivery models in health care.
Include three peer-reviewed/academic references in your essay, including the HealthyPeople website.
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Explore the HealthyPeople.gov website from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in preparation of the "Delivery Models Essay" assignment.
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Delivery Models
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Introduction
Healthcare is one of the most significant sectors in any country. It plays a unique and
important role in the economy as it determines the health of the population. One of the
government agenda is to facilitate the delivery of quality, safe, and affordable health care to its
people. According to Bari, Khan, & Rathore (2016), the US government has been on the
frontline as it attempts to develop appropriate care models that will serve the healthcare needs of
its population effectively. The US has enforced different healthcare policies intending to
improve health access for the less privileged groups of people. The implementation of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) culminated in the efforts of a consistent attempt to improve the
quality and accessibility of health services in the country. ACA improved the accessibility of
health services, particularly among the elderly, children, people with disabilities, and those living
below the poverty line. Recently, there are different healthcare models that use the combination
of different resources, including drugs, human resources, and drugs, to ensure that patients
receive quality and affordable health services.
Address the Triple Aim
The Triple Aim Initiative is an approach utilized by health organizations to promote
health services (McCarthy & Klein, 2010). The approach focuses on improving the patients'
experience in the care provided by a health professional. This approach was instituted in 2007 by
the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The triple aim initiative was designed to help
healthcare organizations optimize their performance by applying various metrics. McCarthy &
Klein (2010) argue that a triple aim model is a three-pronged approach that addresses healthcare
delivery comprehensively. It helps health organizations to offer quality and safe services and
improve the patients' experience. One of this initiative's principles entails optimizing healthcare
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service delivery by reducing the per capita cost. Even though the government has made
important changes to improve the delivery quality and affordable health services, the United
States is experiencing an increasing healthcare cost. However, an increasing healthcare cost is
becoming ...