Alim Mairy, Sulley Saanie
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Bamenda, Bamenda, CMR.
Health and Biomedical Informatics, Independent Researcher, Washington, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Feb 11;16(2):e54019. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54019. eCollection 2024 Feb.
A triple bottom line (TBL) encompasses economic, social, and environmental dimensions, which provides a strategy for transforming contemporary healthcare systems. This study contextualized current TBL developments in healthcare under the spotlight of COVID-19 pandemic-related challenges and opportunities. The paper has five sections, including an introductory section that outlines the TBL concept and its relevance to healthcare. Following this, we provide an overview of the three pillars of the TBL, including its economic, social, and environmental dimensions as they relate to healthcare. This section also includes several case studies to illustrate TBL-based practices in diverse healthcare settings, focusing on how these were implemented and the outcomes and barriers to adopting such practices. In addition to showcasing current TBL practices, we review three significant challenges to TBL and highlight potential areas for future research, such as innovative practices, educational reform, and the need for the development of robust TBL metrics. The overarching conclusion is that the TBL provides a profound approach to conceptualizing contemporary healthcare to meet the urgent requirements for a more resilient, equitable, and environmentally responsible healthcare system.
三重底线(TBL)涵盖经济、社会和环境维度,为变革当代医疗体系提供了一种策略。本研究将当前医疗领域的TBL发展置于与新冠疫情相关的挑战和机遇的背景下。本文共五个部分,开篇部分概述了TBL概念及其与医疗的相关性。在此之后,我们对TBL的三大支柱进行了概述,包括其与医疗相关的经济、社会和环境维度。本节还包括几个案例研究,以说明不同医疗环境中基于TBL的实践,重点关注这些实践是如何实施的以及采用此类实践的结果和障碍。除了展示当前的TBL实践,我们还审视了TBL面临的三大重大挑战,并突出了未来研究的潜在领域,如创新实践、教育改革以及开发完善的TBL指标的必要性。总的结论是,TBL为概念化当代医疗提供了一种深刻的方法,以满足对更具韧性、公平且对环境负责的医疗体系的迫切需求。