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Delivery of healthcare services (110)
Coordination of care (34)
Interventions to improve outpatient referrals from primary care to secondary care
Community pharmacy interventions for health promotion: effects on professional practice and health outcomes
Ethical case interventions for adult patients
Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health: identification and treatment of wasting in children
Care co-ordination interventions to improve outcomes during pregnancy and early childhood (up to 5 years) (protocol stage)
Case management for integrated care of older people with frailty in community settings
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 care navigation intervention for people who are at-risk of unplanned hospital presentations (protocol stage)
Comprehensive care programmes for children with medical complexity (protocol stage)
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for community-dwelling, high-risk, frail, older people
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment guided treatment versus usual care for older adults aged 60 years and above with cancer (protocol stage)
Consultation liaison in primary care for people with mental disorders
Coordination of care to improve outcomes of emergency medical services (protocol stage)
Discharge planning from hospital
Effects of computerised clinical decision support systems (CDSS) on nursing and allied health professional performance and patient outcomes (protocol stage)
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
Acute assessment services for patient flow assistance in hospital emergency departments
Follow-up services for improving long-term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors
Healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences of primary healthcare integration: a scoping review of qualitative evidence
Integrated community case management of childhood illness in low- and middle-income countries
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 interventions for prevention of transmission of HIV from mothers to infants during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding with other healthcare services to increase the coverage
Interventions to improve continuity of care in the follow-up of patients with cancer
Interventions to improve vaccination uptake among adults (protocol stage)
Models for delivery and co-ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged care facilities (protocol stage)
Patient navigator programmes for children and adolescents with chronic diseases (protocol stage)
Patient-initiated appointment systems for adults with chronic conditions in secondary care
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 (17)
Birth and death notification via mobile devices: a mixed methods systematic review
Clinical effectiveness of telepharmacy services in patients with non‐communicable diseases in ambulatory care settings (protocol stage)
Computerized advice on drug dosage to improve prescribing practice
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
Decision-support tools via mobile devices to improve quality of care in primary healthcare settings
Effects of computerised clinical decision support systems (CDSS) on nursing and allied health professional performance and patient outcomes (protocol stage)
Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Health workers’ perceptions and experiences of using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Routine Health Information System (RHIS) improvements for strengthened health system management
Mobile-based technologies to support client to healthcare provider communication and management of care (protocol stage)
Patients record systems: effects on dental practice and patient oral health outcomes (protocol stage)
Smart home technologies for health and social care support
Tracking health commodity inventory and notifying stock levels via mobile devices: a mixed methods systematic review
Mobile technologies to support healthcare provider to healthcare provider communication and management of care
Healthcare stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of factors affecting the implementation of critical care telemedicine (CCT): qualitative evidence synthesis
Where care is provided (21)
Admission avoidance hospital at home
Care planning or case management for frequent emergency department attendance in adults (protocol stage)
Walk-in clinics versus physician offices and emergency rooms for urgent care and chronic disease management
Delivery of intravenous anti-cancer therapy at home versus in hospital or community settings for adults with cancer (protocol stage)
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
Factors influencing the implementation of early discharge hospital at home and admission avoidance hospital at home: a qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
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
Models for delivery and co-ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged care facilities (protocol stage)
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 (31)
Effects of changes in the pre-licensure education of health workers on health-worker supply
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
Factors that influence the provision of postnatal care by health workers: a qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers’ adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis
Healthcare workers’ perceptions and experiences of communicating with people over 50 years of age about vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Hospital at home: home-based end-of-life care
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
Models for delivery and co-ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged care facilities (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
Participation of traditional, complementary and alternative health practitioners in conventional health systems in low- and middle-income countries (protocol stage)
Perceptions and experiences of labour companionship: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Pharmacists providing prescribing advice and education to healthcare professionals in community, primary care and outpatient settings (protocol stage)
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
Substitution of nurses for physicians in the hospital setting for patient, process of care, and economic outcomes (protocol stage)
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
Primary-level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low- and middle-income countries
Hospital nurse-staffing models and patient- and staff-related outcomes
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of doctor-nurse substitution strategies in primary care: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Factors that influence the provision of intrapartum and postnatal care by skilled birth attendants in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Who receives care and when (7)
Adults' views and experiences of vaccines developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
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 the provision of home-based rehabilitation services for people needing rehabilitation: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Perceptions and experiences of the prevention, detection, and management of postpartum haemorrhage: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Provision and uptake of routine antenatal services: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Factors that influence parents' and informal caregivers' views and practices regarding routine childhood vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Financial arrangements (22)
Collection of funds (3)
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 (4)
Experiences of conditional and unconditional cash transfers intended for improving health outcomes and health service use: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Financial arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Government regulation of private health insurance
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
Pay for performance for hospitals
Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings
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 (6)
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
Information and promotional strategies by pharmaceutical companies for clinicians (protocol stage)
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 (16)
Authority and accountability for health policies (6)
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 of restrictions on reimbursement
Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of policies regulating drug marketing
Authority and accountability for organisations (3)
Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of regulating drug insurance schemes
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 (2)
Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of sales and dispensing policies (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 of educational or regulatory policies targeting prescribers
Implementation strategies (97)
Interventions targeted at healthcare organizations (5)
Collective leadership to improve professional practice, healthcare outcomes and staff well-being
Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Interventions to improve vaccination uptake among adults (protocol stage)
Quality improvement strategies for diabetes care: Effects on outcomes for adults living with diabetes
The effectiveness of strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance
Interventions targeted at healthcare recipients (4)
Follow-up strategies following completion of primary cancer treatment in adult cancer survivors
Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
Interventions to improve vaccination uptake among adults (protocol stage)
Physical environmental designs in residential care to improve quality of life of older people
Interventions targeted at healthcare workers (35)
Interventions to increase clinical incident reporting in health care
Local opinion leaders: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
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 healthcare outcomes
Educational games for health professionals
Educational outreach visits: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Tools developed and disseminated by guideline producers to promote the uptake of their guidelines
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)
Information and promotional strategies by pharmaceutical companies for clinicians (protocol stage)
Interventions to improve vaccination uptake among adults (protocol stage)
Interventions to increase the use of electronic health information by healthcare practitioners to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes
Implementation interventions to promote the uptake of evidence-based practices in stroke rehabilitation
E-learning for health professionals
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
Primary-level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well-being in low- and middle-income countries
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
Quality improvement strategies for diabetes care: Effects on outcomes for adults living with diabetes
Managerial supervision to improve primary health care in low- and middle-income countries
Tailored interventions to address determinants of practice
Computer-generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Manually-generated reminders delivered on paper: effects on professional practice and patient outcomes
The effects of interactive training of healthcare providers on the management of life-threatening emergencies in hospital
The impact of post-market regulatory safety advisories on patients, prescribers, and the healthcare system (protocol stage)
Interprofessional education: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians
Routine provision of feedback from patient-reported outcome measurements to healthcare providers and patients in clinical practice
Interventions to support the resilience and mental health of frontline health and social care professionals during and after a disease outbreak, epidemic or pandemic: a mixed methods systematic review
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
Community pharmacy interventions for health promotion: effects on professional practice and health outcomes
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
Early warning systems and rapid response systems for the prevention of patient deterioration on acute adult hospital wards
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
Computerized advice on drug dosage to improve prescribing practice
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
Factors that influence acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adolescents: a qualitative evidence synthesis (protocol stage)
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
In-service training for health professionals to improve care of seriously ill newborns and children in low-income countries
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
Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings
Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital
Interventions for reducing wrong-site surgery and invasive clinical procedures
Interventions for the uptake of evidence-based recommendations in acute stroke settings
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 reduce non-prescription antimicrobial sales in community pharmacies (protocol stage)
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care
Non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section
Patient-initiated appointment systems for adults with chronic conditions in secondary care
Physical environmental designs in residential care to improve quality of life of older people
Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions
Interventions for promoting information and communication technologies adoption in healthcare professionals
Death audits and reviews for reducing maternal, perinatal and child mortality
Strategies to increase the ownership and use of insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria
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
Medication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality
Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care