Table 1 Search strategy summary for the scoping review

Google

((Accountable OR accountability OR answerability OR liability OR account-giving) AND (governance* OR management OR plan OR administration OR leader OR organization OR structure)) AND (Hospital OR clinic OR “health centre” OR “health center”)

Google Scholar

((Accountable OR accountability OR answerability OR liability OR account-giving) AND (govern* OR management OR plan* OR administration OR leader* OR oraganiz* OR structure*)) AND (Hospital* OR clinic* OR “health centre” OR “health center”)

946

Scopus

( TITLE ( ( accountable OR accountability OR answerability OR liability OR account-giving ) AND ( govern* OR management OR plan* OR administration OR leader* OR oraganiz* OR structure* ) ) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( hospital* OR clinic* OR "health center" OR "health center" ) )

127

Proquest

ti((Accountable OR accountability OR answerability OR liability OR account-giving) AND (govern* OR management OR plan* OR administration OR leader* OR oraganiz* OR structure*)) AND (Hospital* OR clinic* OR "health centre" OR "health center")

56

Web of Science

(Accountable OR accountability OR answerability OR liability OR account-giving) AND (govern* OR management OR plan* OR administration OR leader* OR oraganiz* OR structure*) AND (Title) and Hospital* OR clinic* OR “health centre” OR “health center” (All Fields)

82

PubMed

(Accountable[Title] OR accountability[Title] OR answerability[Title] OR liability[Title] OR account-giving[Title]) AND (govern*[Title] OR management[Title] OR plan*[Title] OR administration[Title] OR leader*[Title] OR oraganiz*[Title] OR structure*[Title])

232

Embase

(accountable:ti OR accountability:ti OR answerability:ti OR liability:ti OR 'account giving':ti) AND (govern*:ti OR management:ti OR plan*:ti OR administration:ti OR leader*:ti OR oraganiz*:ti OR structure*:ti) AND (hospital*:ti,ab,kw OR clinic*:ti,ab,kw OR 'health centre':ti,ab,kw OR 'health center':ti,ab,kw)

AND (2010:py OR 2011:py OR 2012:py OR 2013:py OR 2014:py OR 2015:py OR 2016:py OR 2017:py OR 2018:py OR 2019:py OR 2020:py OR 2021:py OR 2022:py)

85