Table 1.

Rosenblatt and Woodbridge's framework for policy research

Objectives of the health care system	Individual clinical practice level	Intervention program level	Systemic level
Effectiveness	Beneficial effects of individual clinical interventions on the state of individuals' health	Beneficial effects of clinical interventions organized and developed by multidisciplinary clinical teams coordinating around the health of individuals	Beneficial effects of integrated modes of health service regulation, production and management on populations' health
Efficiency	Maximization of the beneficial effects of individual clinical interventions on utilization and distribution of limited resources	Maximization of the beneficial health effects of coordinated multi-disciplinary clinical interventions on utilization and distribution of limited resources	In a context of limited resources, maximization of the beneficial effects of integrated modes of service regulation, production and management on populations' health
Equity	Beneficial effects of individual clinical interventions on health disparities	Beneficial effects of coordinated multidisciplinary clinical interventions on health disparities	Beneficial effects of integrated modes of service regulation, production, and management of health disparities between populations