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A Scoping Review of Multilevel Patient-Sharing Network Measures in Health Services Research
Ashlee Korsberg1, Sarah L Cornelius1, Fares Awa1
1Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Medical Care Research and Review : MCRR
|April 24, 2025
Summary
Social network analysis reveals provider relationships through patient-sharing networks. This review identifies 118 measures across key themes like care coordination and access to care.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Social Network Analysis
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Social network analysis studies relationships between social entities.
- Patient-sharing networks, derived from healthcare administrative data, infer provider relationships based on shared patient encounters.
- These networks can reflect collaboration, influence, and other aspects of healthcare delivery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a scoping review of peer-reviewed studies utilizing patient-sharing network measures.
- To identify and centralize existing patient-sharing network measures.
- To categorize these measures into major themes relevant to healthcare delivery.
Main Methods:
- A systematic scoping review methodology was employed.
- Peer-reviewed literature was searched for studies using patient-sharing network measures.
- Included studies underwent full-text review to extract and categorize measures.
Main Results:
- 134 papers were included in the full-text review.
- A centralized resource of 118 distinct patient-sharing network measures was created.
- Three major themes emerged: Influential and Key Players, Care Coordination and Teamwork, and Network Structure and Access to Care.
Conclusions:
- The identified measures provide valuable insights into healthcare provider relationships and system dynamics.
- This review serves as a resource for researchers using or developing patient-sharing network measures.
- Understanding these network structures can inform strategies for improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
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