Cochrane · systematic review · CD004538

Impact of public release of performance data on the behaviour of healthcare consumers and providers

Metcalfe, D, Rios Diaz, AJ, Olufajo, OA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library

Effective Practice and Organisation of Care2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

Questions

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 2 · 28.6%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%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.

Questions and results

Current version only

Public reporting of performance data versus no public reporting

CD004538.PUB3 (current) · 7 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Changes in healthcare utilisation by consumers Public reporting of performance data vs no public reporting	no estimate extracted	NR	Low
Changes in healthcare decisions taken by healthcare providers (professionals and organisations) Public reporting of performance data vs no public reporting	no estimate extracted	NR	Low
Changes in the healthcare utilisation decisions of purchasers Public reporting of performance data vs no public reporting	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Changes in provider performance Public reporting of performance data vs no public reporting	no estimate extracted	NR	Low
Changes in patient outcome Public reporting of performance data vs no public reporting	no estimate extracted	NR	Low
Adverse effects Public reporting of performance data vs no public reporting	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Impact on equity Public reporting of performance data vs no public reporting	no estimate extracted	NR	Low

Comparison

Population: Patients: treated for AMI or CHF or given CABG or discectomysurgery, and Medicaid enrollees

CD004538.PUB2 · 2 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Changes in selection	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 18000 participants	Low
Changes in care	no estimate extracted	1 study · 15997 participants	Low