1. Orestis Tsigkas ESTAT-F5
JHAQ 2016 Data collection & Practical Aspects for Implementing the Commission Regulation Item 7.2 of the agenda
Orestis Tsigkas
ESTAT-F5
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JHAQ 2016 Data collection
In 2016, the data collection of health care expenditure and financing statistics will be mandatory for all EU MSs and EEA countries under the new Commission Regulation on healthcare expenditure and financing statistics.
Based on SHA 2011 methodology
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3. Commission Regulation
Published on 4 March 2015 in the Official Journal (OJ) of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/359 of 4 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on healthcare expenditure and financing
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/365 of 4 March 2015 granting derogations to certain Member States with respect to the transmission of statistics pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards statistics on healthcare expenditure and financing
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Gentlemen's Agreement
Agreed by the Working Group Public Health (WGPH) in December 2013
Unanimously approved by the meeting of the Directors of Social Statistics on 3-4 April 2014
Not legally binding by definition  countries are kindly invited, on a purely voluntary basis, to do their best to respect the provisions of the gentlemen's agreement.
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Gentlemen's Agreement
Historical data  as many as possible (at least 3 years)
Metadata
Deadline for data transmission  31st March
Revisions
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6. JHAQ 2016 Data collection Practical arrangements
Data to be submitted
Template for submitting the Data
Template for submitting the Metadata
Electronic submission of Data & Metadata (eDAMIS)
Calendar
Validation and other clarifications
New IT production tool in Eurostat
Dissemination of results
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7. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 1. Data to be submitted
Article 5(2) of the Commission Regulation (CR)
Special focus on CR variables
All other variables on a voluntary basis
Continuation of reporting at the most detailed level possible
Reporting of policy relevant spending items:
Preliminary data for t-1
“HCR.1 Long-term (social)”
Total Pharmaceutical Expenditure
Breakdowns of HFxFS, HKxHP, HPxFP
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8. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 1. Data to be submitted
Use of blanks and zeros
Use a zero "0" when an item can be measured and it is measured to be equal or approximately equal to zero
Use of blanks when data are missing:
Category does not exist in the national health system
Data not available
Category reported elsewhere
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9. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 1. Data to be submitted
Please avoid the use of any characters other than numbers
Whitespaces: difficult to detect
Dashes: difficult to correct
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10. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 2. Template for submitting the Data
SHA 2011 JHAQ  template used for filling in data and submitting them to the IHAT
JHAQ 2016 package
SHA data tables;
Methodological questionnaire
Explanatory notes/guidelines, including guidelines on the use of eDAMIS and the description of the practical working arrangements of the Joint data collection.
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11. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 2. Template for submitting the Data
An “empty” default file will be sent to countries for filling in their data for the reference year 2014.
Countries are encouraged to use this “empty” default file in case they want to re-submit revised SHA data tables, as no prefilled historical data files will be sent to them in 2016.
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12. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 3. Template for submitting the Metadata
Article 5(2)  Requirements for the metadata to be submitted
Structure and content of SHA11-MN file to be retained with some additions
Additional guidelines on the completion of the methodological file to be provided
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13. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 3. Template for submitting the Metadata
"Sources  and methods" Tab:  
Section II.1 a column on “Period covered” to be added
Section II.1  Information on FS, FP, HK to be provided by countries if they report the corresponding categories
Section II.2  better guidelines to be give, possibly restrict it to parts of the accounts that mostly rely on estimations
"Data comparability" Tab:
Two Sections on "Breaks on time-series" and "Atypical entries to be added"
New Tab "ICHA implementation" to be added
Metadata on categories through a tabular representation similar to the SHA 1.0 methodological file
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JHAQ 2016 Data collection 4. Electronic submission of Data and Metadata – eDAMIS
Article 4(2)  use of eDAMIS for data submission
Dataset identifiers:
HCSHA_2011NAT_A_ (for the data)
HCSHA_2011MET_A_ (for methodological information)
Dataset Identifiers for SHA 2011 are distinctively different from those used for SHA 1.0 data
Automatic forwarding of files to OECD and WHO
Use eDAMIS also for submitting revised data
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15. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 5. Calendar
Mid-January 2016: JHAQ 2016 sent to countries (reference year: 2014)
Article 4(6)  Deadline: 31 May 2016
Gentlemen’s Agreement (DSS, April 2014):
countries are kindly requested to submit their data by 31 March 2016, whenever this is possible.
countries will make all possible efforts to deliver as soon as possible to Eurostat data for as many historical years (before 2014) as possible.
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16. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 6. Validation and other clarifications
Common (OECD, Eurostat, WHO) data validation
All correspondence concerning the SHA data collection should be addressed to all three organisations
If countries need to submit a revised version of the joint questionnaire, they shall use eDAMIS also for the submission of the revised data.
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17. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 7. New IT tools in Eurostat
Eurostat: new corporate IT solution for the production of statistics on health expenditure and financing according to the standards set out in the CR
The whole production chain is covered:
reception of data through eDAMIS, validation of data, computation of indicators and publication on Eurobase
Excel files are supported
any future developments regarding SDMX will coexist with modules based on Excel
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18. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 7. New IT tools in Eurostat
Minimum requirements for the IT tool:
The format of the Questionnaire is not to be modified in any way (i.e. no new row/columns are either deleted or added)
All filled data are in numerical format (e.g. the use of dashes or white spaces will result in an error)
All data and metadata are to be submitted through eDAMIS
All revisions of data and metadata are also to submitted through eDAMIS
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19. JHAQ 2016 Data collection 8. Dissemination of results
Data dissemination is subject to completion of data validation.
A specific metadata file will have to be compiled for user benefits, based on the information provided by countries and the results of the validation process.
New dissemination Tables for SHA 2011 data
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Conclusions
The Working Group is invited to:
take note of the publication of the CR on the Official Journal in March 2015
take note of the practical requirements for implementing the Commission Regulation.
provide their feedback on the suggested changes on the methodological file to be used for the JHAQ 2016 data collection
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