Hospital Productivity
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.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
Visitors with a specific interest in hospital productivity are recommended to visit the Public Hospitals section of the Ministry of Health site.
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.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
Visitors with a specific interest in hospital productivity are recommended to visit the Public Hospitals section of the Ministry of Health site.
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20,000 Days and Beyond: Evaluation of CMDHB’s quality improvement campaigns
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-30 09:33:00.703
"The purpose of the 20,000 Days Campaign, and its follow up the Beyond 20,000 Days Campaign, was to reduce predicted…
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Productivity in NHS hospitals - a review of efficiency in English hospitals
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-12 12:24:36.987
This interim report outlines the work that has been carried out by Lord Carter of Coles to review the productivity…
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High performing hospitals: A qualitative systematic review of associated factors and practical strategies for improvement
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-25 10:25:09.318
The objective of this study was to undertake a systematic review of qualitative literature to identify methods used to identify…
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Emergency department clinical redesign, team-based care and improvements in hospital performance (Australia)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-22 12:53:08.637
The authors describe the impact of an emergency department (ED) clinical redesign project that involved team-based care and early senior…
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The intensive care unit volume–mortality relationship, is bigger better? An integrative literature review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-08 14:04:58.037
In this retrospective, integrative literature review, the authors explore the association between patient volume in intensive care units (ICUs) and…
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Organisational readiness and Lean Thinking implementation: Findings from three emergency department case studies in New Zealand
originally posted by WM Admin on 2014-05-13 10:57:12.727 and updated 2015-05-19 16:29:57.086
Describes and contrasts the implementation of lean thinking (a quality methodology that emphasises waste reduction and performing at higher levels…
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Hi-tech medication distribution at Timaru Hospital (Timaru Herald)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-02 09:40:15.797
"Timaru Hospital staff are pushing Cows around the wards but instead of distributing milk these technical bovines are used for…
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LEAN thinking in a health setting (LearnOnline course)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-22 14:38:31.128
LEAN Thinking is a methodology that will help you improve quality of care, increase efficiency of processes, and identify and…
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- Rural health with a digital future (Thames Hospital)
- Hi-tech medication distribution at Timaru Hospital (Timaru Herald)
- Health Foundation in England selects four research projects to explore original ideas on system efficiency and value for money
- District Health Board IT initiative gathers momentum
- Canterbury DHB on track to deliver more surgery
NZ Literature Abstracts
- 20,000 Days and Beyond: Evaluation of CMDHB’s quality improvement campaigns
- Analysis of medicine prices in New Zealand and 16 European countries
- The role of echocardiography in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at Auckland City Hospital
- The relationship between temperature and assault in New Zealand
- Kiwis Count: New Zealanders' satisfaction with public services: Quarterly update 10
International Literature
- High performing hospitals: A qualitative systematic review of associated factors and practical strategies for improvement
- Emergency department clinical redesign, team-based care and improvements in hospital performance (Australia)
- The intensive care unit volume–mortality relationship, is bigger better? An integrative literature review
- Smoke-free legislation and childhood hospitalisations for respiratory tract infections (England)
- The use of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies in surgery: A systematic review
Tools
- P2P Series - case studies of hospitals in the U.S. improving environments to better support the health of their employees (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- LEAN thinking in a health setting (LearnOnline course)
- A guide to economic assessment in nursing (UK)
- Protecting resources, promoting value: A doctor's guide to cutting waste in clinical care (UK)
- How is your DHB performing?
Documents
- Productivity in NHS hospitals - a review of efficiency in English hospitals
- Learning from high-performing health care organisations (King's Fund conference presentations, UK)
- Public hospital governance in Asia and Pacific
- How does the NHS compare with health systems in other countries? (Including New Zealand)
- Improving care delivery through Lean: Implementation case studies (U.S.)
Projects
- National Policy Framework: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention in adult hospitalised patients in NZ
- Elective Services Productivity and Workforce Programme
- Orthopaedic Pathway Programme (Southern DHB)
- The Productive Operating Theatre - Hutt Valley DHB
- Releasing Time to Care – The Productive Ward, Bay of Plenty
Case Studies
- Enhanced recovery clinical education programme improves quality of post-operative care (England)
- Briefings and debriefings in one surgeon's practice
- Use of nurse-led telephone follow-up as a sole method of assessing patients after nasal surgery (England)
- Improving patient flow in pre-operative assessment (UK)
- Whiteboards and discharge traffic lights: Visual management in acute care (Flinders Medical Centre, Australia)
