Quality Improvement
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.
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.
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Implementing Medicines New Zealand 2015 to 2020
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-29 08:50:45.412
Medicines New Zealand (the New Zealand medicines strategy) provides the overarching framework to govern the regulation, procurement, management and use…
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Ninth Annual Report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-23 10:20:08.969
Published in June 2015, this is the ninth annual report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC). The…
International Literature
Patient and family engagement: A survey of US hospital practices
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-17 09:16:36.041
In this article, the authors report on a survey of hospitals in the USA regarding their patient and family engagement…
NZ Literature Abstract
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…
NZ Literature Abstract
Indigenous people's experiences at the end of life
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-17 08:48:58.921
In this study, the authors synthesise the findings of qualitative research to explore the end-of-life experiences of Indigenous peoples. Eighteen…
NZ Literature Abstract
An examination of the research priorities for a hospice service in New Zealand: A Delphi study
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-17 08:36:14.791
The aim of this Delphi study was to inform organisational decision-making and policy development regarding future research priorities for a…
News Item
Tiny heart detective device wins MTANZ Award
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-17 09:27:05.988
Trio Communications media release, 17 June 2015 A tiny, life-saving heart monitor that makes a significant difference to a patient’s…
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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)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-11 16:41:43.128
This P2P Series presents case studies of hospitals in the United States improving their environments to better support the health…
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About dementia: An information resource for people with dementia and their family/whānau
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-09 20:56:43.444
About Dementia, published by Alzheimers New Zealand in 2015, aims to provide New Zealanders with the most up to date…
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Documents
- Presentations from a forum on the implementation of ‘A Quality Framework and Suite of Quality Measures for the Emergency Department Phase of Acute Patient Care in New Zealand’
- Knowledge and Skills Framework for Cancer Nursing 2014
- Statement of Intent 2015 to 2019 (Ministry of Health)
- Implementing Medicines New Zealand 2015 to 2020
- Ninth Annual Report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee
Tools
- Sorting things out: Preventing or resolving problems, and making complaints
- Personal Space: Support workers in your home
- Starting off right: Setting up a good relationship with your support workers
- 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)
- About dementia: An information resource for people with dementia and their family/whānau
Case Studies
- Standardising the organisation of clinical equipment on surgical wards at North Bristol NHS Trust: A quality improvement initiative
- Improving critical care discharge summaries: A collaborative quality improvement project using PDSA (UK)
- Briefings and debriefings in one surgeon's practice
- Developing person-centred analysis of harm in a paediatric hospital: A quality improvement report (UK)
- Improving multidisciplinary communication at ward board rounds using video enhanced reflective practice (UK)
NZ Literature Abstracts
- 20,000 Days and Beyond: Evaluation of CMDHB’s quality improvement campaigns
- Level 2 Advance Care Planning Practitioner Training Review
- District health board employed workforce quarterly report: 1 January to 31 March 2015
- A bi national registry of adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension complicating Congenital Heart Disease
- Connecting leisure-time physical activity and quality of sleep to nurse health: Data from the e-Cohort Study of Nurses and Midwives
International Literature
- “Nothing about me without me”: An interpretative review of patient accessible electronic health records
- Community representation in hospital decision making: A literature review (Australia)
- Achieving greater consistency in telehealth project evaluations to improve organisational learning
- Nutrition therapy in critically ill patients- a review of current evidence for clinicians
- How do you know which health care effectiveness research you can trust? A guide to study design for the perplexed
