✅ Uses of private health provider data for governance in low-income and middle-income countries: results from a scoping review

Health

This work grew from an interest in understanding how private data are used for health system governance in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Objective We conducted a scoping review to understand how the public sector collects routine data from the private health sector and uses it for governance purposes. The private health sector was defined to include both formal and informal, for-profit or non-profit, actors delivering healthcare services. Findings We identified 4014 individual English language studies published between 2010 and 2021. We reviewed titles and abstracts of all, with 50% reviewed by two authors to ensure a common application of inclusion criteria.

BMJ     Nov 18, 2024