Control knobs theory thumb|The five control knobs for health-sector reform In "Getting Health Reform Right: A Guide to Improving Performance and Equity," Marc Roberts, William Hsiao, Peter Berman, and Michael Reich of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health aim to provide decision-makers with tools and frameworks for health care system reform. They propose five "control knobs" of health reform: financing, payment, organization, regulation, and behavior. These control knobs refer to the "mechanisms and processes that reformers can adjust to improve system performance". The authors selected these control knobs as representative of the most important factors upon which a policymaker can act to determine health system outcomes.
cOntRol knoBS THEoRy Thumb|tHE FIvE control knobs FoR HEAlTh-secTor reForM in "gEtTing heaLTH refOrm riGht: A GUiDe to impRoving perFORmance anD EquiTy," maRC robeRts, WilliaM hsiao, pEter BERman, AnD michael reicH of ThE HarvARd T.H. CHan school OF pUblic heaLth AIm To proviDE dEcIsion-makErS wIth toOLS anD frAmewoRks fOr HEaLtH caRe SyStEm reform. tHey pRopOSe fIve "ConTrol KnobS" of HeaLth reforM: fiNANcINg, paymeNT, ORGanIzATIon, REguLatIOn, and behavIor. tHese ContRol knobs refer TO tHe "mechanisMs And PROceSses THAt refoRMErs can adjust To IMprOve sYStem peRFORmaNCE". thE aUthoRs seLected tHeSe contROl knobs as rePREsENtATivE of THe MoSt ImPorTant fAcToRs uPOn WhicH a POlIcyMakEr CAN Act tO DetErmiNe Health systeM OutcOMES.