Il progetto EUPHORIC

The EUPHORIC project (EUropean Public Health Outcome Research and Indicators Collection) was funded by the European Commission, Directorate General for Health and Consumers, under the Program of Community Action in the Field of Public Health (2003– 2008). The project focused on the strand of action “to improve information and knowledge for the development of public health”. The EUPHORIC project aimed to define a common set of outcome indicators in some clinically relevant areas and to validate them among the participating European countries. The development of health indicators, as well as the collection and exchange of information within and among Member States are relevant activities necessary for the implementation of a public health monitoring system. Monitoring the efficiency and efficacy of different health systems at Community level enables the Commission and Member States to set appropriate strategies, policies and actions in order to guarantee the quality of public healthcare. • The project was divided into three phases: • Survey: to make an inventory of outcome indicators in participating countries; • Pilot: to test selected indicators in participating countries; • Dissemination: to make results available on a web site. The project was guided by a network of 15 institutions from 10 European countries and Israel. The network played a crucial role in the development of a joint effort to provide a valuable source of information. The Istituto Superiore di Sanita acted as coordination centre and CASPUR as technological partner providing technical consultancy and support for both the design and the implementation of the website together with the deployment and the housing of the site itself.