{"id":9299,"date":"2022-06-02T15:49:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T13:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/?page_id=9299"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:43:17","slug":"echo-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/en\/echo-project\/","title":{"rendered":"ECHO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jwkgcwiq-c27a4b1d6c63eda769268dbb6496ee32\">\n.avia-section.av-jwkgcwiq-c27a4b1d6c63eda769268dbb6496ee32{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/internal_header.png);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-jwkgcwiq-c27a4b1d6c63eda769268dbb6496ee32 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  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Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-s3omh-27-dea9117bd2ebaa93f37144d52217e379\">\n.avia-section.av-s3omh-27-dea9117bd2ebaa93f37144d52217e379{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-s3omh-27-dea9117bd2ebaa93f37144d52217e379 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-9299'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fkq831-5820b085553bd1475c11ce650e1ba172\">\n#top .flex_column.av-fkq831-5820b085553bd1475c11ce650e1ba172{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-fkq831-5820b085553bd1475c11ce650e1ba172{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-fkq831-5820b085553bd1475c11ce650e1ba172{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fkq831-5820b085553bd1475c11ce650e1ba172 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l3lavlk8-237e973a6065d67b0003ec081568dd4d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><strong>ECHO PROJECT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jwus97f0-c26892d25a89e62f9dfd30d13f0036c9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a>EU project to design a European Health Information System<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='flex_column_table av-fkq831-20-c6158d9274931c973f57bfa92f124548 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fkq831-20-c6158d9274931c973f57bfa92f124548\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-fkq831-20-c6158d9274931c973f57bfa92f124548{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-fkq831-20-c6158d9274931c973f57bfa92f124548{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fkq831-20-c6158d9274931c973f57bfa92f124548 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jwus97f0-18-3f9b34bbb568c4b5b311c2af4dc68dab '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The ECHO Project has its origins in the year 2002 in Spain with the <strong>Atlas VPM<\/strong> Project. This project was a nationwide Health Services Research (HSR) Program concerning the analysis of unwarranted variations in medical practice and healthcare outcomes in Spain. The idea was to compare healthcare geographically \u2013 region by region \u2013 with a view to giving powerful feedback to policy decision-makers and managers nationwide.<br \/>\n<br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jwus97f0-16-3e83ed69eb2c510c7abb13568532c2fd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Given the experience with overcoming the technical and administrative hurdles associated with such a project \u2013 and also give the clear benefits quickly gained by the participating health authorities; a decision was made to repeat the project on a European scale. This was the origin of the ECHO project \u2013 an effort to bring together national hospital databases of several European countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fkq831-17-5103683ba1fd10471921b12d2a1f82ab\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-fkq831-17-5103683ba1fd10471921b12d2a1f82ab{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-fkq831-17-5103683ba1fd10471921b12d2a1f82ab{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:20px 10px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fkq831-17-5103683ba1fd10471921b12d2a1f82ab av_one_half  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='av_promobox av-l3smkp24-efa4e4ee6d15627abee71e74ad0c2fb5 avia-button-no  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div class='avia-promocontent'><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9028 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" \/>Project Coordinator<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Enrique Bernal-Delgado MD PhD<br \/>\nSenior Health Services and Policy Researcher<br \/>\nData Science for Health Services and Policy Research Group<br \/>\nInstitute for Health Sciences. IACS<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9028 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" \/><strong>Funding<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The ECHO Project received funding from the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union (2010-2014) and from the Health Programme of the European Union (2015-2017)<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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Conceived as a pilot study, ECHO set about the task of bringing together patient-level data from <strong>Denmark, England, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain<\/strong>, as well as, contextual information -demographic, socioeconomic, and healthcare supply data.<\/p>\n<p>This knowledge infrastructure allows the evaluation of more than 40 performance indicators, carefully developed to avoid inappropriate cross-country comparisons.\u00a0The ECHO knowledge infrastructure allows the study of several performance dimensions (equity, effectiveness, safety and efficiency) at international, national, regional, and even provider level.<br \/>\n<br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jwus97f0-11-fdd326960a33b8e9f20358a97ea9e3ff '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Vision<\/h4>\n<p>The ECHO pilot knowledge infrastructure has proven to be a powerful tool in the assessment of Healthcare Systems Performance across Europe, upgrading the existing experiences and tools on international comparison.\u00a0Adding more EU countries to the current infrastructure and thus meeting the growing demand for smarter international comparison requires specific EU funding.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fkq831-12-832b5c3247d418777d1dce46d635f05d\">\n#top .flex_column.av-fkq831-12-832b5c3247d418777d1dce46d635f05d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-fkq831-12-832b5c3247d418777d1dce46d635f05d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-fkq831-12-832b5c3247d418777d1dce46d635f05d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fkq831-12-832b5c3247d418777d1dce46d635f05d av_one_half  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jwus97f0-10-b6f4bde9d64a4d0c35b38b88d70755cc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><strong>Moving forward<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>ECHO findings have informed decision-makers about in- and cross-country differences in equitable access to healthcare services, uneven effectiveness, quality and safety, and unequal efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>In the context of Bridge-Health, the ECHO principles and methods continued providing insight on how to use administrative data sources in the development of a European Health Information System. The Joint Action InfAct showcasing how to reuse real world data in the systematic analysis of the European Healthcare Systems.<\/p>\n<p>InfAct, who expands Bridge Health achievements, focus on developing the business case and roadmap for the implementation of such a European research infrastructure where the definition and implementation of interoperability principles is paramount.<\/p>\n<p>It is precisely in getting interoperability issues properly solved in the infrastructure where ECHO foreground is serving as the basis for inspiration and development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l4y8qn8c-64ec297f103fcf33fb52cfb6236c0209\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l4y8qn8c-64ec297f103fcf33fb52cfb6236c0209{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l4y8qn8c-64ec297f103fcf33fb52cfb6236c0209 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span 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av-animated-generic fade-in av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-l3lavlk8-19-9d1f55702bc7529a8e4ae1ba7ce04a87 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><strong>ECHO PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  data-autoplay='1'  data-interval='5'  data-animation='fade'  data-hoverpause='1'  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper avia-grid-testimonials avia-grid-3-testimonials avia_animate_when_almost_visible   '>\n<section class ='avia-testimonial-row'><div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-first-testimonial'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ehandbook-1-180x180.png);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Handbook<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Methods used<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>The ECHO project e-Handbook aims at describing the methods used in the construction of the ECHO Atlas Reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/ECHO\/handbook_14102014\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to the Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/btn_crosswalks_5-180x156.jpg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Indicators<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Definition used<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>Definition used in the Atlas Reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/ECHO\/handbook_14102014\/getting-indicators.html\">Access to the ECHO performance indicators<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-last-testimonial'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/quality_report3-180x180.jpg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Quality Report<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Construction of the DWH<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>This report aims at describing, systematically and in detail, all the steps involved in the construction of the DWH.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/ECHO\/handbook_14102014\/documents\/ECHO%20INFORMATION%20SYSTEM%20REPORT%20FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class ='avia-testimonial-row'><div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-2 avia-first-testimonial'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.jpg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >ECHO Publications<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Papers and Scripts<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>Papers derived from ECHO project:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/en\/publish-type\/echo-publications\/\">cienciadedatosysalud.org\/en\/publish-type\/echo-publications\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-2 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/health_perfomance-180x180.png);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Comparison between countries<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Interactive Atlas<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>Comparison between Denmark, Slovenia and Spain<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/ENTRE\/perfil_ENTRE_2014\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access to the Health Performance 2014 interactive report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-2 avia-last-testimonial'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/atlas_EU-180x180.png);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Variation and health performance in Denmark 2014<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Interactive Atlas<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/DNK_INTRA\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In country variation in Denmark 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/DNK_EVOLUCION\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evolution over time 2003-2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/DNK_perfil\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Performance in Denmark 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class ='avia-testimonial-row'><div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-3 avia-first-testimonial'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/atlas_EU_SLV-180x180.png);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Variation and health performance in Slovenia 2014<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Interactive Atlas<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/SLV_INTRA\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In country variation in Slovenia 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/SLV_EVOLUCION\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evolution over time 2003-2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/SLV_perfil\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Performance in Slovenia 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-3 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/atlas_EU_SPN-180x180.png);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Variation and health performance in Spain 2014<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Interactive Atlas<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/SPN_INTRA\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In country variation in Spain 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/SPN_EVOLUCION\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evolution over time 2003-2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/bridge\/INTRA\/SPN_perfil\/atlas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Performance in Spain 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-3 avia-last-testimonial'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/revista3.jpg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" > \u2018Unwarranted variations in health care performance across Europe: Lessons from the ECHO Project\u2018<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >The European Journal of Public Health 2015<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>In conjuction with Oxford University Press ECHO has published a supplement in the European Journal of Public Health\u00a0Volume 25, Issue suppl 1, 01 February 2015: \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/eurpub.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/25\/suppl_1\" rel=\"noopener\">Unwarranted variations in health care performance across Europe: Lessons from the ECHO Project<\/a>\u2018, including a number of papers reflecting the work done by ECHO<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class ='avia-testimonial-row'><div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-4 avia-first-testimonial'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CV3.jpg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Atlas Num.3 on Coronary revascularisation<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >ECHO Atlas<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>Atlas Num.3 on Coronary revascularisation Mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease are considered a public health issue. In fact, coronary ischaemic disease is one of the leading causes of death in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/ECHO\/report_CV_DNK_final.pdf\">CV Denmark<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/ECHO\/report_CV_ENG_final.pdf\"> CV England<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/ECHO\/report_CV_POR_final.pdf\">CV Portugal<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/ECHO\/report_CV_SLV_final.pdf\">CV Slovenia<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/atlasvpm\/ECHO\/report_CV_SPN_final.pdf\">CV Spain<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_third flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-4 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PAH3.jpg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Atlas Num.2 on Potentially Avoidable Hospitalisations (PAH)<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >ECHO Atlas<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>The study offers a critical view on how healthcare organizations provide care to patients with chronic conditions. 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itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"ECHO Steering Committee and ECHO Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) representatives\" data-title-open=\"\">ECHO Steering Committee and ECHO Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) representatives<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8975 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/consortium_sab.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/consortium_sab.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cienciadedatosysalud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/consortium_sab-300x196.jpg 300w, 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itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The role of the SAB was to advise the ECHO Steering Commitee on the quality of the deliverables of the project, ethical issues, general philosophy and direction of the ECHO project.<\/p>\n<p>The project consortium counted with the expertise of:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josep Figueres<\/strong>. Director of the European Observatory for health Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eliot S Fisher<\/strong>. Director of Centre for Health Policy Resercha DMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alberto Holly<\/strong>. Laussane University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edward Keley<\/strong>. OMS World Alliance for Patient Safety<\/p>\n<p><strong>Niek Klacinga<\/strong>. Coordinator of OECD HCQI Project<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guillem L\u00f3pez-Casanovas<\/strong>. International Health Economic Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Romano<\/strong>. University of UC-Davis AHRQ Commissioned Researcher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Klim McPherson<\/strong>. Oxford University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dirk Van den Stten<\/strong>. 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