SynthesisPloS one2021
Mechanisms and impact of public reporting on physicians and hospitals' performance: A systematic review (2000-2020).
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The contribution of benchmarking to quality improvement in healthcare. A systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
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- Public Reporting Systems in Health Care and the Underconceptualized Technical Substrate, a Core Information Systems Dimension: Scoping Review.JMIR medical informatics · 2026Article
- Effect of national antimicrobial resistance policies on antibiotic prescribing rates in South Korea: an interrupted time series analysis.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a new design solution for the visualisation of a risk-adjusted hospital performance comparison: results of an end user-centred mixed methods study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
- Public Reporting of Quality and Clinical Outcomes in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Correlation analysis between single disease quality management and efficiency indicators of a tertiary hospital in China.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Opening the black box of health systems performance management using the behaviour change techniques taxonomy: implications for health research and practice.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- Reconceptualizing the balanced scorecard as a communication mechanism in healthcare.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Developing quality indicators for cancer hospitals in China: a national modified Delphi process.BMJ open · 2024Review
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- Developing the Quality in Nutrition Care Model for Dietitians (QUINCE-MOD) in primary care: A mixed-method survey of healthcare consumers and professionals.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2023Article
- Effects of public reporting of prescription indicators on patient choices: evidence from propensity scores matching.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
- The impact of hospital price and quality transparency tools on healthcare spending: a systematic review.Health economics review · 2022Review
- Use of Performance Data by Mid-Level Hospital Managers in Ontario: Results of a Province-Wide Survey and a Comparison with Hospital Managers in Europe.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2022Article
- Can competition improve hospital quality of care? A difference-in-differences approach to evaluate the effect of increasing quality transparency on hospital quality.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2022Article
- Accounting for past patient composition in evaluations of quality reporting.Health services research · 2022Article
- The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care: putting people at the centre.The Lancet. Global health · 2022Review
- Impacts of patient and family engagement in hospital planning and improvement: qualitative interviews with patient/family advisors and hospital staff.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundPublic performance reporting (PPR) of physician and hospital data aims to improve health outcomes by promoting quality improvement and informing consumer choice. However, previous studies have demonstrated inconsistent effects of PPR, potentially due to the various PPR characteristics examined. The aim of this study was to undertake a systematic review of the impact and mechanisms (selection and change), by which PPR exerts its influence.
methodsStudies published between 2000 and 2020 were retrieved from five databases and eight reviews. Data extraction, quality assessment and synthesis were conducted. Studies were categorised into: user and provider responses to PPR and impact of PPR on quality of care.
resultsForty-five studies were identified: 24 on user and provider responses to PPR, 14 on impact of PPR on quality of care, and seven on both. Most of the studies reported positive effects of PPR on the selection of providers by patients, purchasers and providers, quality improvement activities in primary care clinics and hospitals, clinical outcomes and patient experiences.
conclusionsThe findings provide moderate level of evidence to support the role of PPR in stimulating quality improvement activities, informing consumer choice and improving clinical outcomes. There was some evidence to demonstrate a relationship between PPR and patient experience. The effects of PPR varied across clinical areas which may be related to the type of indicators, level of data reported and the mode of dissemination. It is important to ensure that the design and implementation of PPR considered the perspectives of different users and the health system in which PPR operates in. There is a need to account for factors such as the structural characteristics and culture of the hospitals that could influence the uptake of PPR.
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