Health data collection methods and procedures across EU member states: findings from the InfAct Joint Action on health information

Table 2 Areas defined in the protocols of the identified projects

			Guidelines and recommendations on standardized methods
Areas defined in the protocol	N projects	Standardized methods are reported in the protocol (N projects)	International organizations/committees	Research networks/EU projects
Quality data control	55	32	WHO-Europe, Eurostat, IARC	EHES, EHIS, Euro-Peristat, SHARE-ERIC, HBSC, GBD
Accessibility	25	13	WHO-Europe, CDC, IHE Europe	EHES, HBSC, SHARE-ERIC, Atlas VPM
Availability	26	13	WHO-Europe, CDC, IHE Europe	EHES, HBSC, SHARE-ERIC, Atlas VPM
Statistical analysis	78	50	WHO-Europe, Eurostat, IARC	–
Laboratory analysis	17	17	CLSI	EARS-Net
Reporting	59	32	WHO, ECDC, ICMJE	EHES, HBSC, INSPIRE
Data linkage	38	15	WHO-Europe, Eurostat, IARC	–
Data sharing	16	9	–	–

IARC, International Agency for Research on Cancer; Eurostat, European Statistical Office; SHARE-ERIC, Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe; HBSC, Health Behaviour in School-aged Children; GBD, Global Burden of Disease; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; IHE Europe, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise; EHES, European Health Examination Survey; Atlas VPM, Spanish National Framework for Information Security for a geospatial project; CLSI, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; EARS-Net, European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network; ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; INSPIRE, Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe; ICMJE, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; −-, no data

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