3. Assessing and comparing performance (of health systems)

• Looks at health, responsiveness, financial protection, equity and efficiency as outcomes

• Aims to 3. provide better understanding of

uses and abuses of comparative performance

4. Improve approaches to measurement & analysis

5. Provide comparisons and draw policy lessons

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4. Dissemination: Reaching policy makers

Disseminating generated evidence to decision-makers in the health sector is an essential component of our mission to inform the policy process.

– Web• Listserve

– Publications• Eurohealth • Eurobserver• OUP series • CUP Series • Occassional series • Policy briefs

– Journals • Articles• Joint series BMJ

– Conferences• EHMA, Gastein, EUPHA,..

– Workshops, Seminars– Policy dialogues– Summer School

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Policy briefs

• Address practical (key) policy questions• Not normative / lessons on policy options• 1 /3 / 25 structure

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Policy dialogues

• Key strategic questions / policy windows• Target small group of senior policy makers • Evidence on alternative options• Emphasis on implementation

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Providing evidence to EU Presidencies

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Annual Observatory Venice Summer School

… brings together policy-makers in a stimulating environment where experiences can be openly discussed and information freely exchanged;

Topics in the last years:III. Human Resources for Health (2007) IV. Hospital Re-engineering (2008)V. Innovation and HTA: Improving

Health System Quality (2009)VI. EU integration and health

systems: challenges andopportunities (2010)

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Why does what we do work?

• Policy relevance – partnership• Credible international structure – WHO • Academic quality – the hubs• The commitment – our staff team and partners

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How did we get where we are?

• Time• Luck

• Organic growth • Tangible outputs giving a lead in time for growth• Academic quality• The right teams and people

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