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10.2 HiT methodology and production process<br />
HiTs are produced by country experts <strong>in</strong> collaboration with the Observatory’s<br />
research directors and staff. They are based on a template that, revised<br />
periodically, provides detailed guidel<strong>in</strong>es and specific questions, def<strong>in</strong>itions,<br />
suggestions for data sources and examples needed to compile reviews. While<br />
the template offers a comprehensive set of questions, it is <strong>in</strong>tended to be used <strong>in</strong><br />
a flexible way to allow authors and editors to adapt it to their particular national<br />
context. The most recent template is available onl<strong>in</strong>e at: http://www.euro.who.<br />
<strong>in</strong>t/en/home/projects/observatory/publications/health-system-profiles-hits/<br />
hit-template-2010.<br />
Authors draw on multiple data sources for the compilation of HiTs, rang<strong>in</strong>g<br />
from national statistics, national and regional policy documents to published<br />
literature. Furthermore, <strong>in</strong>ternational data sources may be <strong>in</strong>corporated, such as<br />
those of the OECD and the <strong>World</strong> Bank. The OECD <strong>Health</strong> Data conta<strong>in</strong> over<br />
1200 <strong>in</strong>dicators for the 34 OECD countries. Data are drawn from <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
collected by national statistical bureaux and health m<strong>in</strong>istries. The <strong>World</strong> Bank<br />
provides <strong>World</strong> Development Indicators, which also rely on official sources.<br />
In addition to the <strong>in</strong>formation and data provided by the country experts,<br />
the Observatory supplies quantitative data <strong>in</strong> the form of a set of standard<br />
comparative figures for each country, draw<strong>in</strong>g on the European <strong>Health</strong> for All<br />
database. The <strong>Health</strong> for All database conta<strong>in</strong>s more than 600 <strong>in</strong>dicators def<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
by the WHO Regional Office for Europe for the purpose of monitor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> All Policies <strong>in</strong> Europe. It is updated for distribution twice a year from various<br />
sources, rely<strong>in</strong>g largely upon official figures provided by governments, as well<br />
as health statistics collected by the technical units of the WHO Regional Office<br />
for Europe. The standard <strong>Health</strong> for All data have been officially approved<br />
by national governments. With its summer 2007 edition, the <strong>Health</strong> for All<br />
database started to take account of the enlarged EU of 27 Member States.<br />
HiT authors are encouraged to discuss the data <strong>in</strong> the text <strong>in</strong> detail, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the standard figures prepared by the Observatory staff, especially if there are<br />
concerns about discrepancies between the data available from different sources.<br />
A typical HiT consists of n<strong>in</strong>e chapters.<br />
1 Introduction: outl<strong>in</strong>es the broader context of the health system, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
geography and sociodemography, economic and political context, and<br />
population health.