| Design Issue | Examples of Possible Responses |
|---|---|
| Patient Population from an Insurance Perspective | Privately Insured, Medicare, Medicaid, or multiple populations |
| Health Plan Setting | Health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, point of service |
| Control Group | Randomized controlled trial vs. non-randomly selected contemporaneous control vs. historical control |
| Incentive Structure | Describe financial or reputational gains from superior performance |
| Performance Measures | Participation vs. clinical performance (for the latter, describe determinants of performance assessment, including weighting given when multiple measures are used) |
| Evaluation Plan/Goals | Assess determinants of participation in the program, catalog incentives used, test impact of incentives on clinical performance |
From: 2, Methods for Literature Search
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