Through its health quality intelligence programme, the Commission establishes baseline measures and indicators which can be used to assess the quality of the health and disability system.
30 Apr 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
New data shows 49 percent of those who visited their GP in 2017 were dispensed at least one antibiotic.The data is part of the new Atlas of Healthcare Variation on community use of antibiotics released by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
26 Oct 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
A4 flyers promoting the patient experience survey are now available as PDFs in English, te reo Māori, Samoan and Tongan languages.
22 Jan 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
The Commission has developed a new online portal to make it easier for district health boards (DHBs) to submit data for its quality and safety markers (QSMs).
12 Nov 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
The latest inpatient survey shows a significant increase in the number of patients who felt hospital staff included their family and whānau in discussions about their care.
8 Nov 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Māori and Pacific peoples are less likely to receive appropriate treatment for gout, despite being significantly more likely to be affected by the disease than other ethnicities.
6 Nov 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
This week is patient experience survey week and people are being encouraged to have their say about the health care they receive.
