Digital-Health Data Quality & Health-Economics – France–Romania Collaboration

Objective: To build a collaborative research initiative focused on evaluating the quality, interoperability, and usability of digital health data and assessing how these influence economic analyses of health services and evidence-based policymaking. Why this matters: Health-economic decisions increasingly rely on digital data. Yet, data inconsistencies, missingness, and heterogeneous collection standards can distort key indicators (cost-effectiveness, efficiency, outcomes), potentially reinforcing inequities rather than reducing them. We aim to generate evidence for better data governance practices that support fair, efficient, and value-based healthcare. Key research questions: Q1: How does data quality affect the reliability of health-economic evaluation? Q2: Which indicators of health-service performance are most sensitive to data limitations? Q3: How do regional differences in digital-health infrastructures shape equity in access and outcomes? Q4: What governance principles can ensure economically robust and ethically responsible data use? Methods & capabilities: -Econometric modelling and statistical analysis of health services data -Assessment of data completeness, validity, interoperability, bias -Systematic reviews, bibliometric and policy mapping -Comparative analyses across European health systems -FAIR/ETHICAL frameworks for data governance What I bring: -PhD in Statistics + current PhD in Medicine (Health Services & Quality of Life) -Publications in Health Research Policy and Systems, Healthcare, Scientometrics -10+ years research experience, project coordination, evidence-based policy evaluation -Expertise in health-economics modelling, equity metrics, digital health data Looking for: -Researchers in health economics, digital health, interoperability, policy evaluation -Teams interested in co-authored articles, cross-country comparisons, or joint project proposals -Institutions willing to share in-house expertise or relevant datasets (if feasible) Collaboration format: -Fully remote / hybrid Start with joint publication(s) → grow towards bilateral / EU funding bids (e.g., Romania–France, ERC, EU4Health)