Dr. Don Berwick was instrumental in fostering the Triple Aim…

Dr. Don Berwick was instrumental in fostering the Triple Aim for healthcare, while he led the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). As health systems have been implementing this program, they have found to need to “move upstream” and focus on the social determinants of health, to make progress in which of the following aims?

Mammography was found to be effective in detecting breast ca…

Mammography was found to be effective in detecting breast cancer early and improving survival rates during the 1980s. However, this new technology was expensive, few insurance companies paid for it, and some did not trust the use of an x-ray for screening. As a result, breast cancer death rates began declining during the 1990s, but primarily in white, suburban communities, and less so in rural and racially diverse urban communities. Only later did rates begin declining in all populations. This experience is an example of which type of behavior model?

A new program at the Wisconsin of Division of Health is base…

A new program at the Wisconsin of Division of Health is based on the recognition that although opioids can cause significant adverse effects, they can also be extremely effective analgesics. The program has a goal to focus practices base on the patient’s best interest, by prescribing when appropriate and avoiding when necessary. Which of the following best describes this approach?

An architectural firm working for the UW proposed a design f…

An architectural firm working for the UW proposed a design for a building that flipped the usual orientation of stairs and elevators, and instead puts the stairs in open accessible locations and the elevators in more remote areas. This approach is include in which of the following?