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Delivery of healthcare services (85)
Coordination of care (23)
Interventions to improve outpatient referrals from primary care to secondary care
Care co-ordination interventions to improve outcomes during pregnancy and early childhood (up to 5 years) (protocol stage)
Case management for integrated care of frail older people in community settings (protocol stage)
Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma
Clinical pathways for primary care: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, and costs (protocol stage)
Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs
Community pharmacy interventions for health promotion: effects on professional practice and health outcomes (protocol stage)
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for community-dwelling, high-risk, frail, older people (protocol stage)
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital
Consultation liaison in primary care for people with mental disorders
Discharge planning from hospital
Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Interventions to increase or decrease the length of primary care physicians' consultation
Ethical case interventions for adult patients (protocol stage)
Follow-up services for improving long-term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors
Integrated community case management of childhood illness in low- and middle-income countries (protocol stage)
Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) strategy for children under five
Strategies for integrating primary health services in low- and middle-income countries at the point of delivery
Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes with other health services for preventing HIV infection and improving HIV outcomes in developing countries
Interventions to improve continuity of care in the follow-up of patients with cancer
Patient-initiated appointment systems for people with chronic conditions in secondary care (protocol stage)
Shared care across the interface between primary and specialty care in management of long term conditions
Effectiveness of different nursing handover styles for ensuring continuity of information in hospitalised patients
Information and communication technology (15)
Birth and death notification via mobile devices (protocol stage)
Computerized advice on drug dosage to improve prescribing practice
Decision-support tools via mobile devices to improve quality of care in primary healthcare settings (protocol stage)
Digital tracking, provider decision support systems, and targeted client communication via mobile devices to improve primary health care (protocol stage)
Patient reminder and recall systems to improve immunization rates
Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Healthcare stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of factors affecting the implementation of critical care telemedicine (CCT): qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
Healthcare workers’ perceptions and experience on using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Mobile-based technologies to support client to healthcare provider communication and management of care (protocol stage)
Mobile-based technologies to support healthcare provider to healthcare provider communication and management of care (protocol stage)
Patients record systems: effects on dental practice and patient oral health outcomes (protocol stage)
Routine Health Information System (RHIS) interventions to improve health systems management (protocol stage)
Smart home technologies for health and social care support
Tracking health commodity inventory and notifying stock levels via mobile devices (protocol stage)
Where care is provided (17)
Admission avoidance hospital at home
Walk-in clinics versus physician offices and emergency rooms for urgent care and chronic disease management
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older people admitted to a surgical service
Effectiveness of intermediate care in nursing-led in-patient units
Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Alternatives to inpatient mental health care for children and young people
Home or foster home care versus institutional long-term care for functionally dependent older people
Hospitalisation in short-stay units for adults with internal medicine diseases and conditions
Care home versus hospital and own home environments for rehabilitation of older people
Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care
Mobile clinics for women's and children's health
Organised trauma systems and designated trauma centres for improving outcomes in injured patients (protocol stage)
The psychological effects of the physical healthcare environment on healthcare personnel
Sensory environment on health-related outcomes of hospital patients
Early discharge hospital at home
Specialist outreach clinics in primary care and rural hospital settings.
Telephone consultation and triage: effects on health care use and patient satisfaction
Who provides care (26)
Effects of changes in the pre-licensure education of health workers on health-worker supply
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of doctor-nurse substitution strategies in primary care: qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
Pharmacist services for non-hospitalised patients
Dietary advice given by a dietitian versus other health professional or self-help resources to reduce blood cholesterol
Dental auxiliaries for dental care traditionally provided by dentists
Effectiveness of staffing models in residential, subacute, extended aged care settings on patient and staff outcomes
Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Exit interviews to reduce turnover amongst healthcare professionals
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Hospital at home: home-based end-of-life care
Hospital nurse staffing models and patient and staff-related outcomes
Interprofessional collaboration to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low- and middle-income countries
Mid-level health workers for improving the delivery of health services (protocol stage)
Effect of outpatient pharmacists' non-dispensing roles on patient outcomes and prescribing patterns
Nurses as substitutes for doctors in primary care
On-site mental health workers delivering psychological therapy and psychosocial interventions to patients in primary care: effects on the professional practice of primary care providers
Non-medical prescribing versus medical prescribing for acute and chronic disease management in primary and secondary care
Primary care professionals providing non-urgent care in hospital emergency departments
Financial interventions and movement restrictions for managing the movement of health workers between public and private organizations in low- and middle-income countries
Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases
Non-specialist health worker interventions for the care of mental, neurological and substance-abuse disorders in low- and middle-income countries
The effect of pharmacist-provided non-dispensing services on patient outcomes, health service utilisation and costs in low- and middle-income countries
Factors that influence the provision of intrapartum and postnatal care by skilled birth attendants in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Perceptions and experiences of labour companionship: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Who receives care and when (4)
Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Interventions to reduce waiting times for elective procedures
Factors that influence parents' and informal caregivers' acceptance of routine childhood vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
Factors that influence the uptake of routine antenatal services by pregnant women: a qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
Financial arrangements (21)
Collection of funds (4)
Changes in out-of-pocket payments on utilisation of health care services (protocol stage)
Financial arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co-payment on rational use of medicines
The impact of user fees on access to health services in low- and middle-income countries
Insurance schemes (3)
Financial arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Government regulation of private health insurance (protocol stage)
The impact of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and use of health services in low and middle income countries
Payment for services (9)
Contracting out to improve the use of clinical health services and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries
Financial arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Payment methods for ambulatory care health professionals (protocol stage)
Payment methods for hospitals (protocol stage)
Payment methods for outpatient care facilities
Capitation, salary, fee-for-service and mixed systems of payment: effects on the behaviour of primary care physicians
The effect of different methods of remuneration on the behaviour of primary care dentists
The effect of financial incentives on the quality of health care provided by primary care physicians
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies
Targeted financial incentives for health professionals (5)
Financial arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
An overview of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in changing healthcare professional behaviours and patient outcomes
Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low- and middle-income countries
Target payments in primary care: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of financial incentives for prescribers
Governance arrangements (20)
Authority and accountability for health policies (8)
Community mobilization for safe motherhood (protocol stage)
Decentralised versus centralised governance of health services (protocol stage)
Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries
Interventions to reduce corruption in the health sector
Pharmaceutical policies: effects on rational drug use (protocol stage)
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of restrictions on reimbursement
Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations
Authority and accountability for organisations (4)
Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of policies regulating drug insurance schemes (protocol stage)
Pharmaceutical policies: effects on rational drug use (protocol stage)
The effect of social franchising on access to and quality of health services in low- and middle-income countries
Authority and accountability for commercial products (3)
Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of sales and dispensing policies (protocol stage)
Pharmaceutical policies: effects on rational drug use (protocol stage)
Authority and accountability for health professionals (5)
External inspection of compliance with standards for improved healthcare outcomes
Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Interventions to reduce emigration of health care professionals from low- and middle-income countries
Interventions to manage dual practice among health workers
Pharmaceutical policies: effects on rational drug use (protocol stage)
Implementation strategies (89)
Interventions targeted at healthcare organizations (3)
Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Lean management in health care: effects on patient outcomes, professional practice, and healthcare systems (protocol stage)
The effectiveness of strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance
Interventions targeted at healthcare recipients (3)
Follow-up strategies following completion of primary cancer treatment in adult cancer survivors (protocol stage)
Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Physical environmental designs in residential care to improve quality of life of older people (protocol stage)
Interventions targeted at healthcare workers (30)
Interventions to increase clinical incident reporting in health care
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Impact of public release of performance data on the behaviour of healthcare consumers and providers
Collaborative writing applications in healthcare: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Educational games for health professionals
Educational outreach visits: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Local opinion leaders: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Tools developed and disseminated by guideline producers to promote the uptake of their guidelines
Emergency training for in-hospital-based healthcare providers: effects on clinical practice and patient outcomes (protocol stage)
Implementation interventions to promote the uptake of evidence-based practices in stroke rehabilitation (protocol stage)
Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Improving adverse drug event reporting by health care professionals (protocol stage)
Increasing the provision of physical activity advice by healthcare professionals (protocol stage)
Interventions to increase the use of electronic health information by healthcare practitioners to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes
E-learning for health professionals
Manual paper reminders: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes (protocol stage)
Mass media interventions: effects on health services utilisation
The effects of on-screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care
Patient-mediated interventions to improve professional practice
Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Guidelines in professions allied to medicine
Providing physicians with feedback on medication adherence for people with chronic diseases taking long-term medication
Routine provision of information on patient-reported outcome measures to healthcare providers and patients in clinical practice (protocol stage)
Managerial supervision to improve primary health care in low- and middle-income countries
Tailored interventions to address determinants of practice
The champion for improved delivery of care to older people in long-term care settings: effects on professional practice, quality of care and resident outcomes (protocol stage)
Computer-generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Interprofessional education: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians
Interventions targeted at specific types of practice, conditions or settings (53)
Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals
Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people
Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors
Interventions to improve outpatient referrals from primary care to secondary care
Interventions to improve professional adherence to guidelines for prevention of device-related infections
Effectiveness of organisational infrastructures to promote evidence-based nursing practice
Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight reduction in children and adults with overweight or obesity
Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma
Clinical pathways for primary care: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, and costs (protocol stage)
Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs
Community pharmacy interventions for health promotion: effects on professional practice and health outcomes (protocol stage)
Computerized advice on drug dosage to improve prescribing practice
Death audits and reviews for reducing maternal, perinatal and child mortality (protocol stage)
Interventions to improve the management of diabetes mellitus in primary care, outpatient and community settings
Discharge planning from hospital
Patient reminder and recall systems to improve immunization rates
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older people admitted to a surgical service
General health checks in adults for reducing morbidity and mortality from disease
Organising healthcare services for persons with an intellectual disability
Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care-associated infections
Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care
Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients
Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings
Improving vaccination uptake among adolescents (protocol stage)
In-service training for health professionals to improve care of seriously ill newborns and children in low-income countries
Incentives for lay health workers to improve recruitment, retention in service and performance (protocol stage)
Increasing the provision of physical activity advice by healthcare professionals (protocol stage)
Interventions for improving the appropriate use of imaging in people with musculoskeletal conditions
Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital
Interventions for reducing medication errors in hospitalised adults (protocol stage)
Interventions for reducing wrong-site surgery and invasive clinical procedures
Interventions for the uptake of evidence-based recommendations in acute stroke settings (protocol stage)
Interventions for improving coverage of childhood immunisation in low- and middle-income countries
Interventions to improve question formulation in professional practice and self-directed learning
Transition of care for adolescents from paediatric services to adult health services
Interventions to improve continuity of care in the follow-up of patients with cancer
Interventions to improve the use of systematic reviews in decision-making by health system managers, policy makers and clinicians
Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care
Non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section
Patient-initiated appointment systems for people with chronic conditions in secondary care (protocol stage)
Physical environmental designs in residential care to improve quality of life of older people (protocol stage)
Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions
Interventions for promoting information and communication technologies adoption in healthcare professionals
Medication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality
Strategies to increase the ownership and use of insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria
Strategies to prevent oral disease in dependent older people (protocol stage)
Subsidising artemisinin-based combination therapy in the private retail sector
Teaching critical appraisal skills in healthcare settings
Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians
Outreach and Early Warning Systems (EWS) for the prevention of Intensive Care admission and death of critically ill adult patients on general hospital wards
Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care