EPOC+framework

= KT INTERVENTIONS based on the EPOC Taxonomy = = = =Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group=

The following list is based on the EPOC framework for professional, financial, organisational or regulatory interventions. (The categories are not mutually exclusive.) b) Educational meetings c) Local consensus processes d) Educational outreach visits e) Local opinion leaders f) Patient mediated interventions g) Audit and feedback h) Reminders i) Marketing j) Mass media k) Other || a) Fee-for-service b) Prepaid c) Capitation d) Provider salaried service e) Prospective payment f) Provider incentives g) Institution incentives h) Provider grant/allowance i) Institution grant/allowance k) Institution penalty l) Formulary m) Other
 * < ===Professional interventions=== || a) Distribution of educational materials
 * < ===Financial interventions=== ||< **Provider interventions**

a) Premium b) Co-payment c) User-fee d) Patient incentives e) Patient grant/allowance f) Patient penalty g) Other || a) Revision of professional roles b) Clinical multidisciplinary teams c) Formal integration of services d) Skill mix changes e) Continuity of care • Arrangements for follow-up. • Case management f) Satisfaction of providers with the conditions of work and the material and psychic rewards g) Communication and case discussion between distant health professionals h) Other
 * Patient interventions**
 * < ===Organisational interventions=== ||< **Provider interventions**

a) Mail order pharmacies b) Presence and functioning of adequate mechanisms for dealing with patients’ suggestions and complaints c) Consumer participation in governance of health care organisation d) Other
 * Patient orientated interventions**

a) Changes to the setting/site of service delivery b) Changes in physical structure, facilities and equipment c) Changes in medical records systems d) Changes in scope and nature of benefits and services e) Presence and organisation of quality monitoring mechanisms f) Ownership, accreditation, and affiliation status of hospitals and other facilities g) Staff organisation h) Other || regulation or law. a) Changes in medical liability b) Management of patient complaints c) Peer review d) Licensure e) Other (other categories to be agreed in consultation with the EPOC editorial team) ||
 * Structural interventions**
 * < ===Regulatory interventions=== ||< Any intervention that aims to change health services delivery or costs by