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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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- Literature review of health literacy education, training tools and resources for health providers
- New Zealand Diabetes Cohort Study cardiovascular risk score for people with Type 2 diabetes: Validation in the PREDICT cohort
- Errors in the administration of intravenous medications in hospital and the role of correct procedures and nurse experience
International Literature
- Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital (Cochrane review)
- Blood pressure control for diabetic retinopathy (Cochrane review)
- Preventing the progression to Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults at high risk: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical interventions
- Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people (Cochrane Review)
- Efficacy of interventions to combat tobacco addiction: Cochrane update of 2013 reviews
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Introduction of the Pill Pruner to acute medical care: A simple medication guide to control polypharmacy
- The health of Māori adults and children
- The health of New Zealand adults 2011/12: Key findings of the New Zealand Health Survey
- Evaluation of the 20,000 Days Campaign
- Regional results from the 2011/12 New Zealand Health Survey
International Literature
- Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2012 (OECD)
- Assessing the contribution of prescribing in primary care by nurses and professionals allied to medicine: A systematic review of literature
- Pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation: An overview and network meta-analysis (Cochrane Review)
- Real-world factors affecting adherence to insulin therapy in patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review
- Effectiveness of stop-smoking medications: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey
