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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.
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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.
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International Literature
- Print-based self-help interventions for smoking cessation (Cochrane review)
- Exploring the structure and organization of information within nursing clinical handovers (Australia)
- Health professional networks as a vector for improving healthcare quality and safety: A systematic review (Australia)
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Communicating changes in a patient's condition: A critical incident approach
- Teams, tribes and patient safety: Overcoming barriers to effective teamwork in healthcare
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- Does Your Heart Forecast help practitioner understanding and confidence with cardiovascular disease risk communication?
- Nurse-patient communication in primary care diabetes management: An exploratory study
International Literature
- The Silent Treatment: Why safety tools and checklists aren’t enough to save lives
- A framework for the evaluation of patient information leaflets
- What are the benefits and challenges of ‘bedside’ nursing handovers?
- International survey of older adults (including New Zealand) investigates access, coordination, and patient-centered care
- The ins and outs of change of shift handoffs between nurses: A communication challenge (U.S.)
