Link National Node on Health Information
What does the National Node do?
The focus of the National Node on Health Information is on the coordination of knowledge and expertise in the field of international health data and their use. The Node has the following tasks:
a) Processes
The National Node on Health Information
- offers an overview of internationally relevant data sources and indicator sets in the field of public health and care
- keeps track of data and information requests to Dutch Institutions by international organisations.
- prepares timelines and planning & control cycles for routine data and information requests by international organisations.
- shows important developments regarding international classifications and data standards.
- provides an overview of the most relevant international gatherings, commissions and projects for public health and care.
b) Coordination and alignment
The National Node may coordinate and facilitate within the Dutch field:
- discussions about international comparisons of health in the Netherlands.
- discussions about data (use) issues, shared by Dutch institutions, in need of solutions.
- requests from international organisations that require multi-institutional expertise.
c) Detection
The National Node sends out a signal to policy makers if Dutch health data no longer fulfil - or are in danger of no longer fulfilling - the international need and vice versa.
d) Visibility
The National Node promotes the use and visibility of international data and comparisons in the field of health and care, to the benefit of the Dutch data landscape and Dutch policies. The above tasks can be extended in the future.
| | Uitvraagverzoeken in 2024 | Uitvrager | Bijdrage van |
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| 1 | Pilot Data Collection emergency medical services and indicators related to climate change | OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) | CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek), RIVM, NZa (Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit) |
| 2 | OECD Policy Questionnaire on climate change and health | OECD | RIVM |
| 3 | EIPA - Public sector performance programme: Health chapter | EIPA | VWS (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport)-MEVA/BiZa, RIVM |
| 4 | WHO (World Health Organization ) - The Global Dementia Observatory - 2023 Questionnaire | WHO GDO | VWS-MEVA/LZ, RIVM |
| 5 | OECD Policy Questionnaire on financialisation in the health sector | OECD | Nivel, VWS-MEVA |
| 6 | OECD HCQO questionnaire on PROMs (patient reported outcome measures) | OECD | DICA, RIVM, Nivel, Akwa GGZ (geestelijke gezondheidszorg) |
| 7 | Mental Health Data Collection and Monitoring | WHO R.O. Europe | Trimbos |
| 8 | Towards standardised health facility recording and reporting forms for maternal, newborn and child health | WHO R.O. Europe | RIVM, Perined |
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| 9 | WHO MS (Multiple Sclerose ) survey on strengthening Laboratory Biological Risk Management | WHO | RIVM, VWS-IZ |
| 10 | eHealth indicator study: citizens’ access to their electronic health records | EC (European Commission) | RIVM, VWS DICIO |
| 11 | Country consultation on estimates of the prevalence of diabetes and of diabetes treatment with glucose-lowering medication in adults | WHO | RIVM, Nivel, VU (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), MUMC (Maastricht Universitair medisch Centrum )+, Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Medical Center), VWS-VGP |
| 12 | Country profile on quality of care and patient safety in the WHO European Region | WHO R.O. Europe | RIVM |
| 13 | Country Cancer Profile 2025 | OECD en EC | IKNL (Integraal kankercentrum Nederland), RIVM |
| 14 | State of the World’s Nursing rapport 2025 | WHO | CBS |
| 15 | Mental Health: Inequalities and Digital | OECD | VWS, RIVM, Nivel |
| | Uitvraagverzoeken in 2025 | Uitvrager | Bijdrage van |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Protection for LTC | OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) | VWS (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport), RIVM, OECD |
| 2 | Digital Health, AI and Interoperability survey | OECD | RIVM, VWS, Zorginstituut Nederland |
| 3 | Cardiovascular Health Policy survey | OECD | RIVM, Ambulancezorg Nederland (AZN), Nederlandse Hart Registratie (NHR), Nederlandse Vereniging voor Neurologie (NVN), Nederlandse Vereniging voor Cardiologie (NVVC) |
| 4 | Climate and health indicators – High emission clinical output | OECD | RIVM, VWS, Amsterdam UMC (Universitair Medisch Centrum), Nederlandse Vereniging voor Anesthesiologie |
| 5 | Economic and policy implications of breakthrough obesity treatments | OECD | RIVM |