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Evaluating NZ Health Innovation Projects: eReferrals Evaluation

3 February 2012 by Research Admin in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Diabetes, Primary Health Care, Hospital Productivity, Quality Improvement>Implementation, Quality Improvement, Knowledge Library and 4 more

The National Health IT Plan proposes an improved and rationalised health IT infrastructure for New Zealand that will ultimately support...

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New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes Annual Scientific Meeting & AHP Study Days

1 February 2012 by Research Admin in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Diabetes

NZSSD Annual Scientific Meeting & AHP Study Days May 2 - 4, 2012. The Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand. The programme...

Middlemore campaign captures local community

23 December 2011 by Carl Billington in Help for Smokers to Quit

Ingrid Minett and the Smokefree team at Middlemore Hospital have put together a simple and powerful campaign that is proving...

Get Checked programme - replacement services update

7 December 2011 by Danielle Crooks in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Diabetes, Primary Health Care

From 1 July 2012, the Get Checked programme will be replaced with the Diabetes Care Improvement Package. For more information,...

Implementing the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist: A model for future perioperative initiatives (USA)

28 November 2011 by Research Admin in Hospital Productivity, Quality Improvement>Implementation, Quality Improvement>Leadership, Quality Improvement, Hospital Productivity>Theatre (TPOT)/Day Surgery and 3 more

In 2008, perioperative leaders at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts conducted a two-week trial of the World Health Organization...

Team situation awareness and the anticipation of patient progress during ICU rounds (UK)

24 November 2011 by Research Admin in Hospital Productivity, Hospital Productivity>Ward

The ability of medical teams to develop and maintain team situation awareness (team SA) is crucial for patient safety. Limited...

Tauranga Hospital to open transit lounge

17 November 2011 by Research Admin in Shorter Stays in ED, Hospital Productivity, Quality Improvement>Implementation, Quality Improvement and 2 more

Thursday, 17 November 2011 Press Release: Bay of Plenty District Health Board The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has...

Three nurses making a difference

17 November 2011 by Research Admin in Access to Elective Services, Hospital Productivity, Quality Improvement>Implementation, Quality Improvement and 2 more

Three clinical nurse specialists are making a difference for complex patients on inpatient waitlists at Waikato Hospital by ensuring their...

New hand hygiene website

17 November 2011 by HQSC Admin in Quality Improvement>Implementation, Quality Improvement

CLEAN HANDS SAVE LIVES New website promotes hand hygiene patient safety message A new website that aims to increase awareness...

Community pharmacist-led anticoagulation management service. Final report

4 November 2011 by Research Admin in Primary Health Care, Knowledge Library, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Cardiovascular Diseases and 1 more

This report details the evaluation of the Health Workforce New Zealand-sponsored innovation project ‘Community Pharmacist-led Anticoagulation Management Service (CPAMS)’. The...

—Auckland: University of Auckland Read More

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Ministry of Health: e-update - 26 January 2012

27 January 2012 by Danielle Crooks in Help for Smokers to Quit

The seventh secondary care e-update from the Ministry of Health for 2011/12

Ministry of Health: Tobacco Target Update: Primary Care - 2 December 2011

8 December 2011 by Danielle Crooks in Primary Health Care

The latest update from the Ministry of Health on the primary care tobacco health target

Health Target performance still strong despite a shaken year

29 November 2011 by Research Admin in Access to Elective Services, Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment, Shorter Stays in ED, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Diabetes, Increased Immunisation, Hospital Productivity, Quality Improvement>Implementation, Help for Smokers to Quit, Quality Improvement, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Cardiovascular Diseases and 8 more

Press Release: Canterbury DHB, 29 November 2011 The Canterbury Health System has made strong progress against the Health Targets in...

Patient Dashboard: The use of a colour-coded computerised clinical reminder in Whanganui regional general practices

24 November 2011 by Research Admin in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Diabetes, Primary Health Care, Help for Smokers to Quit>Primary Care Activities, Help for Smokers to Quit, Quality Improvement, Knowledge Library, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Cardiovascular Diseases and 5 more

This paper reports on the impact of a computerised colour-coded clinical reminder (the Patient Dashboard) on achieving agreed health targets...

—Journal of Primary Health Care, 3 (4), 307-310 Read More

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