Impact of Proposed Intervention on the Quality of Care, Patient Safety, and Costs to the System and Individual

Patient, Family, or Population Health Problem Solution

I have continued to work with patients and community members of the Black American community, focusing on heart disease among Black Americans as the population health problem of interest. In this assignment, I will present a Lifestyle Change Program as an appropriate intervention to help Black American patients and the community reduce, prevent, and manage the risks associated with heart disease. In this paper, I will discuss the roles of leadership and change management in heart disease management and the consideration of policies in developing the intervention. I will also present the proposed intervention, the strategies for communication and collaboration with the patients and other participants, and how I will incorporate technology, care coordination practices, and community resources in managing heart disease among Black Americans. I will also identify how the proposed intervention will impact the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individuals.

Role of Leadership and Change Management in Addressing Heart Disease among Black Americans

I have considered how leadership through empowerment influences disease management and helps manage the expected changes during the implementation of the intervention. Leadership is central to successfully managing healthcare interventions that require a change of behavior. Successful change in population behavior, the system, and its operations require promoting behaviors and system-wide practices that align with the changes. Firstly, leaders ensure that infrastructure supports coalitions, collaborations, and pooling of aid necessary to address health disparities that impact health (Domínguez et al., 2020). Additionally, leaders support changes in health systems during difficult times (Sriharan et al., 2022). Leaders promote effective communication and positive attitudes for developing a healthy environment supporting change (Robbins & Davidhizar, 2020). In this case, to improve heart disease outcomes in the Black American community, I will promote and motivate the desired changes across the patient group. Evidence shows that health-promoting leadership initiates and motivates changes that grow an individual’s health awareness, health motivation, development of values and behaviors for health, and help remodel and manage behaviors for sustainable well-being (Yao et al., 2021).