Improve the triple aim by adding a fourth: Provider satisfaction
My husband and I had a family practice in Arcata, California, for 28 years, during which time we learned the importance of addressing the patient’s context outside of the medical visit in order to maximize health and self-efficacy.
We went to great lengths to keep patients out of the ER and hospital. I saw one patient with massive pedal edema twice weekly for months to wrap her legs, since she lived …
