In October 2007, Dr. Berwick of the Institute for Health Improvement, based in Cambridge, charted a new course for providing healthcare in this country.  He proposed a conceptual framework that is designed to improve the patient’s care experience, while at the same time reduce the cost of care and attend to improved health of populations of people. Simply called the Triple Aim, it calls for a strategic focus on all three dimensions at once.  There has been no time previously...