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Table 5 Studies that identify factors according to their quality assessment

From: Fourteen years of manifestations and factors of health insurance fraud, 2006–2020: a scoping review

 

Quality of Studies

High [11–13]

Medium[7–10]

Low[4–6]

Factors Contributions of studies

+−

+

++ − -

++

+−

+

++ − -

++

+−

+

++ − -

Macroenvironmental Factors

1. Norms and regulations

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2. Economic, political and social conditions

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3. Infrastructure

    

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4. Culture

  

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5. The complexity of health systems

    

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6. Geography

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Mesoenvironmental Factors

7. General characteristics of the provider

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8. Responsibility of the provider

    

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9. Measures of the administrative authority

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10. Internal mechanisms of discipline

    

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11. Payment method and contracts

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12. The medical record

  

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13. Audit, supervision, sanction and control

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14. Performance and quality evaluation system

    

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15. Reputation

 

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16. Commercial implication

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17. Lacks of Complaints management and policy

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18. Reimbursement processes and billing characteristics

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19. Employability and job satisfaction

    

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20. Patient identification mechanisms

    

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21. Types of health professionals (nurse)

 

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Microenvironmental Factors

22. Sex

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23. Age

 

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24. Predominant race

   

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25. Marital status

  

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26. Place of residence

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27. They have insured status

   

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28. Predominant language

   

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29. Diagnostics

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30. Medical and surgical treatments

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31. Specialities

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32. Medications

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33. Chronic health condition

 

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34. Future risk of illness

   

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35. Ethics and morals

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36. Perception of inequity and injustice

  

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37. Information asymmetry

  

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38. The decision of the adjusters

 

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39. Strengthening of capacities

    

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40. Deductibles and coinsurance

 

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41. Economic situation

  

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Collaborative factors

42. Relationship between the health professional and the patient

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43. The complicity between the provider and the insurer

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44. Relationship between the consumer and the provider

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45. Relationship between the consumer and the insurer

   

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46. The influence of bosses

 

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47. The guānxi between insurance salespeople and customers

   

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  1. For each study (), we denote with a positive sign (+) when the factor increases the HIF, and a negative sign (−) if the factor reduces the HIF; when used a single sign, it indicates that the study proved a theoretical or narrative contribution. A factor can show both signs simultaneously (+−), which means that its influence is ambivalent. In contrast, a double sign indicates that the study has an applied validation based on a method de experimentation or quasi experimentation