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Final Report Part III ECHIM Pilot Data Collection Analyses and Dissemination

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NB: The German data are the most recent but not as valid as for other German ECHI indicators due to the small<br />

sub- sample size.<br />

General remarks on the EHIS wave 1 <strong>and</strong> computation of this indicator:<br />

Likewise with other ambulatory health care providers, EHIS asks respondents to report visits that took place<br />

during the past four weeks, as using a relatively short time frame shall prevent recall biases. This may be<br />

satisfactory for Eurostat's purposes but must lead to over- or underestimations if figures are extrapolated to one<br />

year. ECHI uses this 12 months time frame, as well do the WHO <strong>and</strong> OECD in their reports.<br />

General comments to this indicator:<br />

The national health care systems differ widely. In some countries the patient is obliged to consult firstly a general<br />

practitioner's office ("gate keeper") before being referred to a medical specialist. In other countries (e.g. Cyprus)<br />

<strong>and</strong> particularly in private health schemes, the patient may be free to approach a specialist according to the<br />

individual ailment. It may also be influenced by out-of-pocket expenditures, medical specialists' density <strong>and</strong><br />

duration of waiting times.<br />

Administratively deduced <strong>and</strong> register- based data on medical/surgical specialist utilisations are available from<br />

Belgium (no breakdowns by sex), Hungary, Latvia, <strong>and</strong> Finl<strong>and</strong> (but lacks the survey data for comparison).<br />

Estonia <strong>and</strong> the Czech Republic delivered only data on totals (data not shown), the latter includes totals from<br />

year 0+.<br />

Breakdown/<br />

Country (year)<br />

Percentage<br />

BE (2008)<br />

Percentage<br />

HU (2008)<br />

Percentage<br />

LV (2009)<br />

Total 1.97 5.32 1.23<br />

Men nd 4.12 0.87<br />

Women nd 6.39 1.55<br />

Individuals aged 15-64 2.06 4.88 1.15<br />

Individuals aged 65+ 3.28 7.22 1.70<br />

Comparison has a tendency of providing lower figures when compared with the survey data (though with a<br />

difference of ± 1 year of reporting). The Belgium figures are slightly lower (maximum ~ 1 visit) than the survey<br />

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