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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.

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557 questions in 64 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

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No studies 557 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intervention NR
Patient perspective · vulnerable and general populations
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Insurer perspective (expenditures on health care) · low‐income/general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Healthcare utilisation · low‐income/general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Overall healthcare utilisation · low‐income/general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health outcomes · low‐income/general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Medicine use · general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Cost · general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Patient perspective · general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Insurer perspective (expenditures on health care) · general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Healthcare utilisation · general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Overall healthcare utilisation · general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health outcomes · general population
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Insurer perspective (expenditures on health care) · vulnerable and general populations
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Healthcare utilisation · vulnerable and general populations
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co‐payment on rational use of medicines (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Chronic disease management vs usual care
Number of hospitalisations per patient ‐ not reported · adults with asthma
Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Chronic disease management vs usual care
Number of emergency room or unscheduled visits ‐ not reported · adults with asthma
Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Chronic disease management vs usual care
Asthma exacerbations ‐ not measured · adults with asthma
Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Chronic disease management vs usual care
Days off work ‐ not measured · adults with asthma
Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Adverse events · Adults (including pregnant women) and children
Strategies to increase the ownership and use of insecticide‐treated bednets to prevent malaria (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Index pricing vs no index pricing
Healthcare utilisation · Norwegian citizens taking one of the following drugs: citalopram (depression), omeprazol (antiulcer), cetirizin…
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Index pricing vs no index pricing
Health outcomes · Norwegian citizens taking one of the following drugs: citalopram (depression), omeprazol (antiulcer), cetirizin…
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Index pricing vs no index pricing
Adverse events · Norwegian citizens taking one of the following drugs: citalopram (depression), omeprazol (antiulcer), cetirizin…
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Index pricing vs no index pricing
CI: Confidence interval · Norwegian citizens taking one of the following drugs: citalopram (depression), omeprazol (antiulcer), cetirizin…
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Maximum prices vs no maximum prices
Drug prices · Patients taking statins
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Maximum prices vs no maximum prices
Healthcare utilisation · Patients taking statins
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Maximum prices vs no maximum prices
Health outcomes · Patients taking statins
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Maximum prices vs no maximum prices
Drug use · Patients taking statins
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Maximum prices vs no maximum prices
Adverse events · Patients taking statins
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Maximum prices vs no maximum prices
CI: Confidence interval · Patients taking statins
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Reference pricing policy vs no reference pricing
Healthcare utilisation · Patients with drug insurance
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Reference pricing policy vs no reference pricing
Health outcomes · Patients with drug insurance
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Reference pricing policy vs no reference pricing
Adverse events · Patients with drug insurance
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Index pricing vs no index pricing
Drug expenditures · Norwegian citizens taking one of the following drugs: citalopram (depression), omeprazol (antiulcer), cetirizin…
Pharmaceutical policies: effects of reference pricing, other pricing, and purchasing policies (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Information and application support vs no intervention
Outcomes (11‐month · Children with no health insurance
Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Handing out applications in emergency departments of hospitals vs no intervention
Outcomes (90 days · Children with no health insurance
Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Patient outcome · Health professionals
Educational games for health professionals (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Professional behavior (process of care outcomes) · Health professionals
Educational games for health professionals (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Population health outcomes · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Quality of health care · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Efficiency of health care · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Equity of health care · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
District manager job‐posting vacancy rates · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
District managers’ knowledge · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Access to health care · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
District managers’ skills · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Utilization of health care · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Quality of health care · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Efficiency of health care · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Equity of health care · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
District manager job‐posting vacancy rates · health outcomes
Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low‐ and middle‐income… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies