Improvement & Innovation
The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand's health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand's health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
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Document
Statement of Intent 2013 to 2016: Ministry of Health
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2013
The Ministry of Health’s Statement of Intent 2013–2016 identifies outcomes for the health system and the Ministry. These are: New…
Document
New Zealand Integrated Acute Care Conference - ‘Blurring the Boundaries’
posted by Alastair McLean on 14 May 2013
The New Zealand Acute Care Conference was recently held in Christchurch on 18 - 19 April and was attended by…
International Literature
Surgical checklists: The human factor (Ireland)
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2013
Surgical checklists has been shown to improve patient safety and teamwork in the operating theatre. However, despite the known benefits…
News Item
2013 Asthma Information (Asthma Foundation)
posted by Research Admin on 14 May 2013
Asthma Foundation media release, 14 May 2013 Asthma Awareness Week is on the 20-26 May 2013, with Balloon Day, our…
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Events
- Health Informatics NZ (HINZ) Conference and Exhibition
- The Promise and Perils of Performance Measures in Healthcare: Australian and International Experiences (Australia)
- 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (Denmark)
- World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Congress
Tools
- The Productive Operating Theatre Programme (TPOT): The Modules overview
- The Productive Operating Theatre Programme (TPOT): Improving quality and efficiency in the Operating Theatre- A lifeline for financial leaders?
- Daily Rapid Rounds: Decreasing Length of Stay and Improving Professional Practice
- Health Service Co-design Toolkit: Working with patients to improve services
- Information pamphlet about the Productive Operating Theatre (TPOT)
NZ Literature Abstracts
- Improving acute patient flow and resolving emergency department overcrowding in New Zealand hospitals — the major challenges and the promising initiatives
- New Zealand health leadership
- Increasing productivity, reducing cost and improving quality in elective surgery in New Zealand – the Waitemata DHB joint arthroplasty pilot
- The effectiveness of interventions for reducing ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations: A systematic review
- A short report on integrated care initiatives in selected New Zealand Health Networks
International Literature
- A structured approach to transforming a large public hospital emergency department via lean methodologies (USA)
- Effectiveness of nurse-led preoperative assessment services for elective surgery
- Emptying the corridors of shame: Organizational lessons From England’s 4-hour emergency throughput target
- Emergency department crowding: Time for interventions and policy evaluations
- Shine 2011: Exploring new approaches to delivering healthcare that reduce the need for acute hospital care while improving quality and saving money (UK)