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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
Mathematical modeling in tobacco control research: Initial results from a systematic review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-02 15:50:08.283
In this systematic review, the authors synthesise data from tobacco control studies that employ mathematical models. They "... identified two…
International Literature
Rescheduling nursing shifts: Scoping the challenge and examining the potential of mathematical model based tools
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-20 09:45:50.106
In this systematic critical literature review, the authors investigated nursing shift scheduling / rescheduling and report key issues identified in…
International Literature
Effectiveness of chronic care models: opportunities for improving healthcare practice and health outcomes: A systematic review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-11 09:22:53.819
This systematic literature review aimed to identify and synthesise international evidence on the effectiveness of elements that have been included…
NZ Literature Abstract
A generic integrated health care model
posted by WM Admin on 2015-03-23 14:05:10.503
"Discrete Event Simulation is commonly used as an analysis and decision support tool for stakeholders in the health care industry".…
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Modelling diabetes: A summary
- Development and validation of a predictive risk model for all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes
- Constructing a framework for quality activity in primary care
- Asian smokefree communities: Evaluation of a community-focused smoking cessation and smokefree environments intervention in New Zealand
- An assessment of the Hua Oranga outcome instrument and comparison to other outcome measures in an intervention study with Māori and Pacific people following stroke
International Literature
- How queuing theory relates to wait times
- Contribution of six risk factors to achieving the 25×25 non-communicable disease mortality reduction target: A modelling study
- Estimating ICU bed capacity using discrete event simulation (Singapore)
- Estimating the cost-effectiveness of lifestyle intervention programmes to prevent diabetes based on an example from Germany: Markov modelling
- Gaining insight from patient journey data using a process-oriented analysis approach (Australia)
