What do systematic reviews say?

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods may leads to higher quality of service provision ‐ physician prescribing practices compared with existing payment methods (low certainty).

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.07 [1.02, 1.12]
  1 study · 362 participants
  Low

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

It is very uncertain whether pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods changes patient outcomes ‐ reduction in blood pressure compared with existing payment methods (very low certainty).

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 0.07
  1 study · 181 participants
  Very low

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods may leads to higher quality of service provision and patient outcomes ‐ blood pressure… compared with existing payment methods (low certainty).

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.13 [1.04, 1.23]
  1 study · 362 participants
  Low

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 participants
  Very low

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

Pay for performance (P4P) plus existing payment methods may leads to lower unintended or adverse effects compared with existing payment methods (low certainty).

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.77 [0.71, 0.82]
  1 study · 362 participants
  Low

Second‐generation endometrial ablation vs first‐generation endometrial ablation

It is very uncertain whether overall analyses: second‐generation endometrial ablation changes bleeding compared with first‐generation endometrial ablation (very low certainty).

• Endometrial resection and ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.78, 1.27]
  12 studies · 2145 participants
  Very low

Second‐generation endometrial ablation vs first‐generation endometrial ablation

Overall analyses: second‐generation endometrial ablation showed no clear difference in satisfaction rate compared with first‐generation endometrial ablation (low certainty).

• Endometrial resection and ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.01 [0.98, 1.04]
  11 studies · 1750 participants
  Low

Second‐generation endometrial ablation vs first‐generation endometrial ablation

• Endometrial resection and ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  9 studies · 1822 participants
  Very low

Second‐generation endometrial ablation vs first‐generation endometrial ablation

It is very uncertain whether overall analyses: second‐generation endometrial ablation changes proportion given local anaesthesia (%) compared with first‐generation endometrial ablation (very low certainty).

• Endometrial resection and ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.78 [1.76, 4.4]
  6 studies · 1434 participants
  Very low

Second‐generation endometrial ablation vs first‐generation endometrial ablation

Overall analyses: second‐generation endometrial ablation showed no clear difference in complication rate ‐ perforation compared with first‐generation endometrial ablation (low certainty).

• Endometrial resection and ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.32 [0.1, 1.01]
  8 studies · 1885 participants
  Low

Second‐generation endometrial ablation vs first‐generation endometrial ablation

Overall analyses: second‐generation endometrial ablation showed no clear difference in requirement for additional surgery compared with first‐generation endometrial ablation (low certainty).

• Endometrial resection and ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.72 [0.41, 1.26]
  6 studies · 935 participants
  Low

Fee‐for‐service (FFS) mixed with existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 2 participants
  Low

Fee‐for‐service (FFS) mixed with existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 participants
  Very low

Fee‐for‐service (FFS) mixed with existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1 participants
  Very low

Fee‐for‐service (FFS) mixed with existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 participants
  Very low

Fee‐for‐service (FFS) mixed with existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Fee‐for‐service (FFS) mixed with existing payment methods vs existing payment methods

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Metal-free tooth-supported FDPs (pressed veneering ceramic) vs Metal-free tooth-supported FDPs (layered veneering ceramic)

• Metal‐free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No comparative data were presented with regard to aesthetics. Aesthetics evaluated by the patient was reported dichotomously (yes/no) in the trial but no between-group estimate was presented.
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Metal-free tooth-supported FDPs (pressed veneering ceramic) vs Metal-free tooth-supported FDPs (layered veneering ceramic)

• Metal‐free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No comparative data were presented for the pre-specified secondary outcomes. The trial analyzed and reported plaque index, bleeding on probing and pocket probing depth but no between-group estimate was presented in the…
  1 study
  GRADE not reported