Table 2.
Taxonomy of health-system topics and cross-cutting domains
| Category | Sub-categories |
|---|---|
| Health system topics (for third-level headings, see Additional file 1) | Governance arrangements |
| Policy authority | |
| Organizational authority | |
| Commercial authority | |
| Professional authority | |
| Consumer & stakeholder involvement | |
| Financial arrangements | |
| Financing systems | |
| Funding organizations | |
| Remunerating providers | |
| Purchasing products and services | |
| Incentivizing consumers | |
| Delivery arrangements | |
| How care is designed to meet consumers’ needs | |
| By whom care is provided | |
| Where care is provided | |
| With what supports is care provided | |
| Implementation strategies | |
| Consumer-targeted strategy | |
| Provider-targeted strategy | |
| Organization-targeted strategy | |
| Diseases | Infectious diseases |
| HIV | |
| Tuberculosis | |
| Malaria | |
| Diarrheal disease | |
| Lower respiratory infections | |
| Non-communicable diseases | |
| Cancer | |
| Cardiovascular disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Alzheimer and other dementias | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary | |
| Other | |
| Maternal and child health | |
| Accidents | |
| Mental health and addictions | |
| Technologies | Drugs |
| Devices | |
| Diagnostics | |
| Surgery | |
| Sectors | Primary care |
| Home care | |
| Hospital care | |
| Rehabilitation | |
| Long-term care | |
| Public health | |
| Providers | Physician |
| Generalist | |
| Specialist | |
| Nurse | |
| Pharmacist | |
| Allied health professional | |
| Lay/community health worker |