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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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Recommended
NZ Literature Abstracts
- Report on the performance of general practices in Whānau Ora collectives as at June 2014
- Report on the performance of general practices in Whānau Ora collectives as at March 2014
- Regional results from the 2011-2013 New Zealand Health Survey
- Strategic overview: Cardiovascular disease in New Zealand
- New Zealand Health Survey: Annual update of key findings 2012/13
International Literature
- Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease (a Cochrane review)
- Interventions for improving community ambulation in individuals with stroke (Cochrane review)
- Personalised care planning for adults with chronic or long-term health conditions (Cochrane Review)
- Prediction of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus — A systematic review and meta-analysis
- International profiles of health care systems 2014, including New Zealand, published by the Commonwealth Fund
Popular
Documents
- 2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk (United States)
- Stroke rehabilitation and early supported discharge in the community (an information resource for providers in England)
- Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
NZ Literature Abstracts
- Reorienting the New Zealand health care system to meet the challenge of long-term conditions in a fiscally constrained environment
- Metro-Auckland Pacific population health profile
- Health and Independence Report 2013
- Trends in service design and new models of care: A review
- The health status of Pacific children and young people in New Zealand
International Literature
- International profiles of health care systems 2014, including New Zealand, published by the Commonwealth Fund
- Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2012 (OECD)
- Inequalities in non-communicable diseases and effective responses
- Patient and provider attitudes toward the use of patient portals for the management of chronic disease: A systematic review
- Person-centred care: From ideas to action (UK)
