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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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- Literature review on the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS)
- Maori experiences and perceptions of gout and its treatment: A kaupapa Maori qualitative study
International Literature
- Using the Red/Yellow/Green Discharge Tool to improve the timeliness of hospital discharges (USA)
- International survey of older adults (including New Zealand) investigates access, coordination, and patient-centered care
- Using Six Sigma methodology to reduce patient transfer times from floor to critical-care beds (USA)
- The impact of enhanced recovery protocol compliance on elective colorectal cancer resection: Results from an international registry
- Saving lives, averting costs: An analysis of the financial implications of achieving earlier diagnosis of colorectal, lung and ovarian cancer (UK)
