Quadruple Aim

A Framework for Achieving Value-based Care

As the Affordable Care Act demanded that providers and health systems deliver quality care at lower cost, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement developed a framework that was later expanded to what we now call the Quadruple Aim.1-3 This model is now widely accepted by public and private health organizations as a means for optimizing health system performance.2,3

Select a quadrant below to understand common challenges, actionable strategies, and solutions to help achieve your value-based care goals.

quad-aim-graphic improving population health reducing cost of care enhancing the patient experience improving provider satisfaction improving population health reducing cost of care enhancing the patient experience improving provider satisfaction improving population health reducing cost of care enhancing the patient experience improving provider satisfaction improving population health reducing cost of care enhancing the patient experience improving provider satisfaction improving population health reducing cost of care enhancing the patient experience improving provider satisfaction

Read the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's framework for optimization

Learn how health systems are continuing their efforts to achieve the Quadruple Aim amidst the COVID-19 pandemic