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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Health Economics
  • Environmental Health

Background:

  • Sustainable value in healthcare integrates patient outcomes with environmental, social, and economic considerations.
  • It provides a framework for enhancing healthcare for present and future generations.
  • Measuring the impact of quality improvement initiatives on sustainable value is an emerging field.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore practical methodologies for measuring the impact of quality improvement initiatives on sustainable value.
  • To balance academic rigor with pragmatic data and time constraints in measurement.
  • To provide a framework for assessing diverse impacts of healthcare interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized case studies to demonstrate practical measurement approaches.
  • Focused on balancing rigorous, reproducible methodologies with real-world data availability.
  • Examined key variables within the sustainable value framework.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that sustainable value components can be measured in practice.
  • Highlighted the importance of adapting methodologies to specific contexts and data constraints.
  • Provided insights into the application of sustainable value measurement in quality improvement.

Conclusions:

  • Measuring sustainable value in healthcare quality improvement is feasible and essential.
  • A pragmatic yet rigorous approach is necessary for meaningful assessment.
  • This framework supports evidence-based improvements for long-term healthcare sustainability.