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Health systems in transition <strong>France</strong> 215<br />
9.4 HiT methodology and production process<br />
HiTs are produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory’s<br />
research directors and staff. They are based on a template that, revised<br />
periodically, provides detailed guidelines and specific questions, definitions,<br />
suggestions for data sources and examples needed to compile reviews. While<br />
the template offers a comprehensive set of questions, it is intended to be used in<br />
a flexible way to allow authors and editors to adapt it to their particular national<br />
context. The most recent template is available online at: http://www.euro.who.<br />
int/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, ranging<br />
from national statistics, national and regional policy documents to published<br />
literature. Furthermore, international data sources may be incorporated, such as<br />
those of the OECD and the World Bank. The OECD Health Data contain over<br />
1200 indicators for the 34 OECD countries. Data are drawn from information<br />
collected by national statistical bureaux and health ministries. The World Bank<br />
provides World Development Indicators, which also rely on official sources.<br />
In addition to the information and data provided by the country experts,<br />
the Observatory supplies quantitative data in the form of a set of standard<br />
comparative figures for each country, drawing on the European Health for All<br />
database. The Health for All database contains more than 600 indicators defined<br />
by the WHO Regional Office for Europe for the purpose of monitoring Health<br />
in All policies in Europe. It is updated for distribution twice a year from various<br />
sources, relying 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 Health for All data have been officially approved<br />
by national governments. With its summer 2007 edition, the Health 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 in the text in detail, including<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 nine chapters.<br />
1. Introduction: outlines the broader context of the health system, including<br />
geography and sociodemography, economic and political context, and<br />
population health.