Progress report. Health Systems Working Party

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1 Progress report of the Health Systems Working Party for the NCA/NWPL meeting 5-6 July 2006 Ales Bourek Supported by the Scientific Assistance Office Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research

2 Aim of the HSWP Aim Health Information Strand To provide up-to-date, understandable and reliable information for citizens of Europe to help them in their health and health care decision-making Aim Health Systems Working Party To facilitate the exchange and comparison of information about important aspects of health systems in the EU MS. This will enable: - benchmarking - performance assessment - exchange / networking of best practices while recognising the MS own primary responsibilities for their health systems.

3 Work Programme HSWP- June 2006 (1)

4 Work Programme HSWP- June 2006 (2) Covers 2 High Level Areas 1. HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE: - Sustainability : Health Accounts OECD direct agreement Work on Health Accounts (R) (dep. Call for Prop. 06) - Efficiency : Pharmaceutical Care 2 Running projects, 1 completed project : HTA 2 Running projects (OECD agreement), 1 completed project - Effectiveness : Quality of Care 2 Running projects (OECD agreement) Best Practices 2 Running projects Centres of Excellence (dep. Call for Prop. 06) - Access : 1 Running project - Health Inequality: 1 Running project

5 Work Programme HSWP- June 2006 (3) Covers 2 High Level Areas 1. HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE (continued): - (Intersectoral) : Health Impact Assessment PH strategy 3 Running projects (dep. Call for Prop. 06) Information and Knowledge Forum 3 Running projects - ehealth : Quality of health websites 1 Running project Best practice of electronic medical records 1 Running project Development semantic health prevention and promotion ontology for health-related IT-tools 1 Running project - Patient Safety : Harmonization European improvement patient safety 1 Running project (dep. Call for Prop. 06)

6 Work Programme HSWP- June 2006 (4) Covers 2 High Level Areas 2. HEALTH SYSTEM ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE: - Overall Health Care : 2 Completed projects System description - Primary Care : Epidemiological data from PC 1 Running, 1 Completed project : Health monitoring 1 Completed project : Use of International Classification of PC in Europe (dep. Call for Prop. 06) : Information System PC Activity & Resources (dep. Call for Prop. 06) : Info. System Home & Residential care activity & resources (dep. Call for Prop. 06) : Best practice on palliative care (dep. Call for Prop. 06)

7 Work Programme HSWP- June 2006 (5) Covers 2 High Level Areas 2. HEALTH SYSTEM ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE(continued): - Secondary Care : : Hospital Activity 1 Running, 1 Completed project : Emergency Care 1 Completed project : Cardiology 1 Completed project : Harmonising codification of medical procedures (dep. Call for Prop. 06) - Prof. Issues : Human resources 1 Completed project - Health Promotion : Indicator development 1 Completed project : Development Review Instrument 1 Completed project - Health Monitoring : Benchmarking 1 Completed project

8 Work Programme HSWP- June 2006 (6) Covers 2 High Level Areas 2. HEALTH SYSTEM ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE(continued): - Preventive Care : : Internet 1 Running project : HIV/STD 1 Running project : Economics 1 Running project (OECD agreement) - Cross-border Care : 1 Running project (dep. Call for Prop. 06) 22 RUNNING PROJECTS

9 (Febr 06 - June 06) Project progress related to: Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Project: Aim: to improve information and knowledge on the pharmaceutical systems in the enlarged Europe Latest developments: -Finalisation of Needs Assessment by WHO Europe - Establishment of Intranet Version of PPRI website (cf. - Development of Pharma Glossary together with WHO, OECD and WHO Observatory as well as PPRI participants (cf. select Glossary from top menu). Comments from NCA are welcome. - Development of draft template for country profiles - Building a network of public institutions dealing with pricing and reimbursement in Europe - Cooperation with other ongoing EU pharmaceutical projects (SOGETI, Euro- Med-Stat, ESAP, etc.) Request to NCA: - In Sept. 06, planning to make a short survey providing an overview of EU funded projects pertaining pharmaceutical indicators benchmarks. Cooperation is needed and requested,

10 (Febr 06 - June 06) Project progress related to: Central and Eastern Europe Quality Network: Aim: Currently administered health care data based system for quality performance evaluation and collaboration (A, CZ., H, P, SK) Latest developments: - Detailed description of primary data used in health care (HC) systems of all collaborating countries - Tabulated overview of indicators (extractable from data administrated in the 5 countries of the project) proposed for testing in the CEEQNET database - Online accessible functional database of data extracted and transformed into a standard format from primary data sources of collaborating HC systems and a Reporting tool enabling different views of database using the dimensions of CEEQNET - Comparative analysis of use of indicators extractable from administrated HC data in 5 countries of the CEEQNET and detailed explanation of indicators - Description of quality management in collaborating HC institutions for obtaining a view of initial conditions before use of the CEEQNET dbase - Quarterly Newsletter - Detailed description of HC quality approach in all 5 collaborating countries

11 (Febr 06 - June 06) Project progress related to: European Network for Health Technology Assessment: Aim: to connect public national/regional HTA agencies, research institutions and health ministries, enabling an effective exchange of information and support to policy decisions by the Member States Latest developments: - Provisional public website and intranet/members-only developed and functioning ( June 29 launch of a permanent web-based EUnetHTA Information platform - Publications about EUnetHTA in Eurohealth (Vol 12, No1, 2006), Bundesgesundheitsblatt (March 2006), Partners newsletters and websites. Project mentioned in the Financial Times (FT, May 9, 2006) - First steps in the establishment of the HTA stakeholder forum have been taken EUnetHTA developed a programme of and will be holding a European HTA Parallel Forum on October 4 and 5, 2006 as part of the European Health Forum Gastein in Austria.

12 New Overall HSWP activities: - Initiation of a Basic Glossary of Health Systems Terms Work Group - Initiation of a HTA Advisory Board - Development Sharepoint website for WP members only (workplace functional, now focus on the development of a process for efficient and accountable collaboration of the HSWP members and with other WP) - Development of a publicly accessible HSWP website - Development of a Quarterly SAO HSWP Newsletter - Creating an overview of HSWP indicators incl. Specifications (facilitating contribution to ECHIM)

13 Development of a process for efficient and accountable collaboration: Working version * A request from another WP or a WP member is sent to the SAO (rather than distributed by means of often outdated mail-lists) * SAO contacts HSWP chair, co-chair and decision taken if the request concerns the whole HSWP or just a sub-group of people * The request is sent out with a deadline * Material received from respondents is collated and put on the web-board of HSWP (alerts sent out to all HSWP per that a document was produced) * 2 to 3 days period for peer-review by all HSWP members * Final material sent out to the person or body requesting * ALL materials produced between 2 HSWP meetings discussed (potentially fully finalized) at a HSWP meeting, potential actions resulting from the production of the material are implemented into the activities of HSWP, ALL MATERIALS TRACEABLE

14 This paper was produced for a meeting organized by Health & Consumer Protection DG and represents the views of its author on the subject. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission's or Health & Consumer Protection DG's views. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof.