EUPHIX plays role in proposed Joint Action on EC health indicators

As suggested to the Commission by the Network of Competent Authorities (NCA) the Commission has asked Finland (KTL) to draw up a proposal for a Joint Action for European Community Health Indicators and Monitoring. This will follow up on the earlier work on EU health indicators (ECHI and ECHIM projects) and start the harmonization process for health indicators throughout the EU.

The proposed Joint Action also aims to produce an ECHIM products website to replace the current International Compendium of Health Indicators (ICHI) database, which is currently maintained at the RIVM. This site will contain all meta information on EU health indicators. The Joint Action further aims to develop a web based system for electronic and interactive reporting of data related to the ECHI shortlist indicators, by using and further expanding the system developed in our EUPHIX project (see the EUPHIX website).

New IN-EUPHIX project proposed to expand contents of electronic health monitoring system for the EU

Besides facilitating the entrance of indicator data from the Joint Action, the EUPHIX system needs more written content (EUphacts, EUphoci). This will help to take the next step towards realizing an electronic health monitoring system for the EU for which a prototype has been developed in the EUPHIX project. The RIVM has, together with 11 associated and 12 collaborating partners, drawn up a new project proposal (two year duration) to increase the EUPHIX contents with 50 health topic reports (project name: Intelligence Network for EUPHIX: IN-EUPHIX). Much of our previous experience and results can be put to use in that project, including the networks that are built, the existing EUPHIX technology and the publishing procedures and protocols that have been developed.