Purpose
This paper aims to explore the efficiency improvement environment and
approaches in public health systems using OECD countries as a frame of
reference. To accomplish this aim, this paper addresses the following
review question: What current evidence exists regarding approaches to
supporting efficiency improvement in public health systems in developed
countries? The Rapid Evidence Assessment model was used to address the
review question. This model follows the same approaches and principles
as a systematic review, making allowances for limited timeframes and
lower strength of evidence while addressing key issues related to the
topic(9). This method is also well-equipped to enable
the synthesis of disparate evidence in addition to existing synthesised
literature(10,11). A review protocol was developed to
guide this study and its processes.