Cochrane · systematic review · CD011153
Payment methods for outpatient care facilities
Yuan, B, He, L, Meng, Q, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 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
17
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 7 · 41.2%Very low 3 · 17.6%Low 4 · 23.5%Moderate 3 · 17.6%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
P4P plus some existing payment method compared with existing payment method for provision and patient outcomes
Population: outpatient health facilities
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Provision outcomes (prescription of testing or treatment, dichotomous) P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method | no estimate extracted | 3 participants | Moderate |
Provision outcomes (compliance with quality criteria, continuous) P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Moderate |
Patients' utilisation of health services (dichotomous) P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method | no estimate extracted | 3 participants | Low |
Patients' health outcomes (dichotomous) P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Low |
Provider outcomes P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Costs P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Low |
Adverse effects P4P plus some existing payment method vs existing payment method | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Low |
Capitation plus P4P compared with FFS for provision improvement
Population: primary healthcare facilities in rural areas
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Provision outcomes Capitation plus P4P vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Moderate |
Patient outcomes Capitation plus P4P vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Provider outcomes Capitation plus P4P vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Costs Capitation plus P4P vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Adverse effects Capitation plus P4P vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Capitation compared with FFS for provision, patient, and cost outcomes
Population: mental health centres
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Provision outcomes (number of children treated as outpatients or for disruptive behaviour, or the number of very young children treated, continuous) Capitation vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Very low |
Patient outcomes (number of children in inpatient or emergency treatment, continuous) Capitation vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Very low |
Cost outcomes (cost level, continuous) Capitation vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 1 participants | Very low |
Provider outcomes Capitation vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Adverse effects Capitation vs FFS | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |