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Review of 128 quality of care mechanisms: A framework and mapping for health system stewards

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  • Tello, Juan E.
  • Barbazza, Erica
  • Waddell, Kerry

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Health system stewards have the critical task to identify quality of care deficiencies and resolve underlying system limitations. Despite a growing evidence-base on the effectiveness of certain mechanisms for improving quality of care, frameworks to facilitate the oversight function of stewards and the use of mechanisms to improve outcomes remain underdeveloped. This review set out to catalogue a wide range of quality of care mechanisms and evidence on their effectiveness, and to map these in a framework along two dimensions: (i) governance subfunctions; and (ii) targets of quality of care mechanisms. To identify quality of care mechanisms, a series of searches were run in Health Systems Evidence and PubMed. Additional grey literature was reviewed. A total of 128 quality of care mechanisms were identified. For each mechanism, searches were carried out for systematic reviews on their effectiveness. These findings were mapped in the framework defined. The mapping illustrates the range and evidence for mechanisms varies and is more developed for some target areas such as the health workforce. Across the governance sub-functions, more mechanisms and with evidence of effectiveness are found for setting priorities and standards and organizing and monitoring for action. This framework can support system stewards to map the quality of care mechanisms used in their systems and to uncover opportunities for optimization backed by systems thinking.

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  • Tello, Juan E. & Barbazza, Erica & Waddell, Kerry, 2020. "Review of 128 quality of care mechanisms: A framework and mapping for health system stewards," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(1), pages 12-24.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:124:y:2020:i:1:p:12-24
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.11.006
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