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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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Have process redesign methods, such as Lean, been successful in changing care delivery in hospitals? A systematic review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-03-25 12:48:33.772
This systematic review on process redesign interventions in hospitals identified success factors for changes, including "... mechanisms to facilitate participation…
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posted by WM Admin on 2014-12-10 12:59:41.197
In this article, the authors "... draw on a body of literature to outline the practical considerations in implementing community…
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Blue Prescription: A single-subject design intervention to enable physical activity for people with stroke
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-26 15:53:18.393
In this single-subject design study, the authors investigated whether Blue Prescription, a physiotherapy approach to increase physical activity, enabled five…
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Male adolescents’ perceptions of how they interpret and manage their asthma symptoms
posted by WM Admin on 2014-09-04 09:22:35.322
This qualitative study investigated the experiences of 15 male adolescents in New Zealand, focusing on their perceptions of societal and…
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