Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2277-9531 11 10 2021 11 01 Nature of the private hospital services toward universal health coverage: A systematic scoping review of the developing countries evidence 1 15 28885 EN . Razieh Fallah . Mohammadreza Maleki Journal Article 2023 03 01 Private hospital services (PHS) with the undeniable effects on the Universal Health Coverage (UHC)<br />goals have a considerable contribution to the health system of developing countries. The purpose of<br />this systematic scoping review (ScR) was to identify and map the available evidence regarding the<br />developing countries to scrutinize the nature of the PHS toward UHC through providing graphical/<br />tabular information of the records trends and types, sources of the records, frequent settings, drivers<br />of the PHS growth, range of the PHS, behaviors of the PHS, and opportunities for policy actions.<br />This study was performed following the 2017 published methodological guidance of the Joanna<br />Briggs Institute for the conduct of ScR. Furthermore, a narrative‑thematic synthesis integrated with<br />the systematic analysis applying approach to health system strengthening (HSS) through systems<br />thinking was employed. Thirty‑two included records in English that met the inclusion criteria were<br />found between 2011 and July 2020. There has been a sharp increase in the generation of the records<br />with a 90.6% growth rate between 2015 and 2020. The most frequent records types were review<br />article, and the lancet was the most specialized journal. India was the most frequent country. Near<br />half of the growth drivers of PHS have been originated from the governance. Besides, the range of<br />PHS was identified only about Mongolia, and the significant frequency of codes of the PHS behaviors<br />(32.6%) was related to integrated people‑centered health service delivery. 47.8% of the identified HSS<br />interventions were recommended about governance. Governance plays a decisive role in the nature<br />of the PHS in UHC. Concerning the dynamic architectures of interactions between health system<br />functions, probably the countries themselves have realized the importance of the governance role in<br />the HSS than other functions. Given the all of the recommended interventions were a combination of<br />foundational and institutional, sustainable participation of PHS in the health system seems far and<br />requires a solid will of the governments. Future research is needed about the range of PHS and its<br />behaviors in terms of consumables, revenue‑raising, and pooling of funds.<br /><br /> https://jehp.mui.ac.ir/article_28885_2b7b5318ef74068608a5e88c898062c3.pdf