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Review
. 2023 Oct;40(5):424-442.
doi: 10.1177/14550725231157503. Epub 2023 Jun 22.

Drug treatment service procurement: A systematic review of models, goals, and outcomes

Taina Schneider  1 , Kristiina Kuussaari  2 , Petri Virtanen  3
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Drug treatment service procurement: A systematic review of models, goals, and outcomes

Taina Schneider et al. Nordisk Alkohol Nark. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

Aim: To explore the goals and outcomes of public procurement of drug treatment services in OECD countries. The study explores how these complex services are procured and delivered. Methods and data: A systematic review of the literature (1990-2020) identified four partly overlapping models of drug treatment service procurement that are here labelled traditional, value-based, outcome-based, and innovative. Results: Even though different forms of drug treatment services procurement are common, only 12 empirical studies that focused on procurement were found. The four models differ in their approaches to design and performance specifications and the role of competition and collaboration in the co-creation of value. Conclusions: Competition and incentives improve neither the efficiency nor the quality or the outcomes of complex drug treatment services. Whereas many studies focus on payment mechanisms, there are important research gaps that relate to the co-creation of value with and for the service-users and other stakeholders.

Keywords: co-creation; complexity; drug treatment services; public procurement; public value; systematic literature review.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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The expanded systems framework (Martin, 2005).
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The search strategy of the systematic review based on the PRISMA statement flow diagram.
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The content analysis process.
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The pointers to guide the drug treatment service procurement.
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