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The contribution of DG SANCO's health system working party to the European health information system.
Kringos, D.S., Bourek, A., Brand, H., Devillé, W. The contribution of DG SANCO's health system working party to the European health information system. European Journal of Public Health: 2007, 17(suppl. 2), p. 66. Abstract. EUPHA Conference "The Future of Public Health in the Unified Europe", 11-13 October, 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.
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Achieving a high-level of health status for European citizens means helping the people and governments to understand how to behave appropriately in today’s environment with regards to health and to assure the provision of best possible health care services. Both goals can be reached with the help of data, information and knowledge management. The Public Health Programme is the European Commission's main instrument for implementing the EU's health strategy. The programme aims, via a number of projects it funds to improve the level of physical and mental health and well-being of EU citizens and reduce health inequalities throughout the Community. The Health Systems Working Party (HSWP) was set out in 2003 to decide, define and render operational a series of information items required to monitor Europe wide, national and sub-national developments in the field of health systems. This will enable benchmarking and performance assessment, and the exchange of information on best practices while recognizing the Member States’ own primary responsibilities for their health systems. The WP has currently over 25 projects running that can roughly be structured according to two high level topics: health systems performance, and health system organization and structure. The input of the HSWP should be seen as providing comparable, valid, timely and understandable information for health and health care decision making. All activities of the HSWP in synergy are aimed at gradually building the information system for health care in the EU in collaboration with other international organizations such as Eurostat, OECD and WHO (European Observatory). The workshop will provide a comprehensive overview, and starting point for discussion on the HSWP’s achievements so far, and its goals for the future for improving the contribution of the European Commission to the health information and knowledge system on health systems in Europe. (aut. ref.)
Achieving a high-level of health status for European citizens means helping the people and governments to understand how to behave appropriately in today’s environment with regards to health and to assure the provision of best possible health care services. Both goals can be reached with the help of data, information and knowledge management. The Public Health Programme is the European Commission's main instrument for implementing the EU's health strategy. The programme aims, via a number of projects it funds to improve the level of physical and mental health and well-being of EU citizens and reduce health inequalities throughout the Community. The Health Systems Working Party (HSWP) was set out in 2003 to decide, define and render operational a series of information items required to monitor Europe wide, national and sub-national developments in the field of health systems. This will enable benchmarking and performance assessment, and the exchange of information on best practices while recognizing the Member States’ own primary responsibilities for their health systems. The WP has currently over 25 projects running that can roughly be structured according to two high level topics: health systems performance, and health system organization and structure. The input of the HSWP should be seen as providing comparable, valid, timely and understandable information for health and health care decision making. All activities of the HSWP in synergy are aimed at gradually building the information system for health care in the EU in collaboration with other international organizations such as Eurostat, OECD and WHO (European Observatory). The workshop will provide a comprehensive overview, and starting point for discussion on the HSWP’s achievements so far, and its goals for the future for improving the contribution of the European Commission to the health information and knowledge system on health systems in Europe. (aut. ref.)