Towards an overarching European health information system
| Autor: | Annemiek van Bolhuis, Marieke Verschuuren, Hans van Oers, Mariken Tijhuis, Nicole Rosenkötter |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tranzo, Scientific center for care and wellbeing, Publieke Gezondheid |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Information management
Information Management International Cooperation Harmonization World Health Organization Health informatics 03 medical and health sciences Health Information Systems 0302 clinical medicine Political science Health care media_common.cataloged_instance Humans 030212 general & internal medicine European Union European union media_common Scope (project management) business.industry 030503 health policy & services Data Collection International comparisons Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Common ground Public relations Europe 0305 other medical science business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Public Health, 27, 44-48. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
| ISSN: | 1101-1262 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurpub/ckx153 |
| Popis: | A European health information system (HIS) supports mutual learning between member states through international comparisons. In addition, it informs international policy agendas. Collaboration between the major stakeholders, most importantly the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO-Euro), the European Commission and OECD, is important for member states, as this will contribute to better and more efficiently produced health intelligence. This paper focuses on this 'supra-international' collaboration. Although progress has been made, most notably in relation to joint data collections on monetary and non-monetary healthcare statistics, there is still room for improvement, both in relation to the harmonization of indicators and their underlying data collections, and the better coordination of reporting and research and development work. The working environment is complex, and differences between the (scope of the) health information activities of the three international organizations must be accepted. Yet there is enough common ground to build on. In addition, important barriers hampering further progress are the current semantic confusion about what constitutes a(n international) HIS, and inadequate coordination of national positions across various technical and political platforms of the international organizations. A pragmatic, bottom-up approach, instead of technically and strategically complex and comprehensive solutions, seems the best way forward. The current momentum created by EU-level developments and networks like the European Health Information Initiative of WHO-Euro provide an opportunity for taking the overarching European HIS to a next level. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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