| Search Terms | Citations reviewed | Articles retrieved |
|---|---|---|
| “pay” AND “quality” AND “measurement” | 80 | 1 |
| “incentive” AND “quality” AND “measurement” | 195 | 5 |
| “financial incentive” AND “quality” AND “efficiency” | 125 | 11 |
| “provider supply” AND “incentive” | 15 | 0 |
| “quality” AND “error” AND “safety” AND “cost*” | 16 | 0 |
| “pay” AND “performance” | 389 | 2 |
| “pay” AND “incentive” AND “quality” | 79 | 3 |
| “pay” AND “quality” AND “measurement” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 8 | 1 |
| “incentive” AND “quality” AND “measurement” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 13 | 2 |
| “financial incentive” AND “quality” AND “efficiency” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 1 | 1 |
| “provider supply” AND “incentive” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 0 | 0 |
| “quality” AND “error” AND “safety” AND “cost*” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 0 | 0 |
| “pay” AND “performance” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 6 | 1 |
| “pay” AND “incentive” AND “quality” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 1 | 1 |
| “incentive” AND “quality” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 42 | 2 |
| “pay” AND “quality” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 26 | 2 |
| “value” AND “incentive” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 49 | 0 |
| “value” AND “pay” AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 10 | 0 |
| “Insurance, Health, Reimbursement” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 72 | 6 |
| “Medicare Payment Advisory Commission” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 0 | 0 |
| “Physician Payment Review Commission” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 0 | 0 |
| “Prospective Payment Assessment Commission” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 1 | 0 |
| “Prospective Payment System” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 28 | 1 |
| “Salaries and Fringe Benefits” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 78 | 1 |
| “Single-Payer System” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 2 | 0 |
| “Fee-for-Service Plans” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 11 | 1 |
| “Reimbursement Mechanisms” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 66 | 6 |
| “Reimbursement, Incentive” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 10 | 4 |
| “Cost and Cost Analysis” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 2,561 | 9 |
| “Medical Errors” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 678 | 0 |
| “Medication Errors” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 17 | 0 |
| “Management Quality Circles” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 6 | 0 |
| “Professional Review Organizations” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 3 | 0 |
| “Quality Assurance, Health Care” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 586 | 14 |
| “Quality Control” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 161 | 1 |
| “Quality Indicators, Health Care” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 22 | 0 |
| “Total Quality Management” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 45 | 2 |
| “United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality” [MESH] AND “Randomized Controlled Trial” [Publication Type] | 11 | 0 |
| Total Articles | 5413 | 76 |
The use of the asterisk expands search terms such that all combinations of terms with the phrase preceding the asterisk will be returned in the search (e.g., cost* returns searches for cost, costs, etc.).
MESH = Medical Subject Heading
From: 2, Methods for Literature Search
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