Caution repeated on dispensing of strong opioids
20 Dec 2017, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has updated information on the use of opioids for 2016 in its Atlas of Healthcare Variation.
20 Dec 2017, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has updated information on the use of opioids for 2016 in its Atlas of Healthcare Variation.
26 Jul 2017, Health Quality Intelligence
In the spirit of learning more about what we can do to improve clinical leadership and the safety culture, DHBs are partnering with the University of Otago and the Health Quality & Safety Commission to survey health professional staff.
21 Jun 2017, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has released the latest update of its Open4Results report
1 Jun 2017, Health Quality Intelligence
The latest snapshot of the quality of New Zealand’s health care, published today, shows continuing improvements, but also highlights ongoing inequity in treatment.
9 May 2017, Health Quality Intelligence
Professor Thérèse Stukel and Dr Dominik Von Stillfried will set the scene for a day focused on variations analyses, atlases of health care variation and how they can be used to address variation.
12 Apr 2017, Health Quality Intelligence
The Commission launched a new tool for looking at data on health care provided by New Zealand’s district health boards.
18 Jan 2017, Health Quality Intelligence
The Commission and the Ministry of Health are undertaking nationwide roadshows to introduce the primary care patient experience survey to the sector.
31 Oct 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is celebrating improved patient care as Patient Safety Week begins, with the release of a new report – Open4Results.
19 Aug 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission says figures showing a continuing increase in the prescription of powerful opioids are a prompt for hospitals and primary health care providers to take a close look at their prescribing.
30 Jun 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
The latest Atlas of Healthcare Variation has been released today, focusing on bowel cancer.
29 Jun 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
The latest update for the Commission’s health quality and safety indicators is available now.
20 Jun 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
Data from the Health Quality & Safety Commission shows there are differences in health care and treatment provided to people from different ethnic groups, socioeconomic status and DHBs.
13 Apr 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
The new System Level Measures for the health sector have a strong quality improvement focus. The six new measures were announced recently by Minister of Health Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman.
18 Mar 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission recently held a successful day-long workshop on 10 March to discuss this year's district health board (DHB) quality accounts.
29 Jan 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
The latest Atlas of Healthcare Variation shows a continuing gap between populations with the largest prevalence of gout and those being prescribed the most effective drug for its treatment.
21 Dec 2015, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission and the Ministry of Health (MOH) are proposing to introduce patient experience measures for primary care, using online patient surveys.
10 Dec 2015, Health Quality Intelligence
A new report shows New Zealand’s health and disability system rates well internationally and is good value for money. However, it has the potential to improve further, particularly in areas of equity and safety.
12 Oct 2015, Health Quality Intelligence
Following the August 2015 update of the polypharmacy in older people domain of the Atlas of Healthcare Variation, the Health Quality & Safety Commission and the Atlas Steering Group are hosting a panel debate on the topic.
30 Sep 2015, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s latest quality and safety marker quarterly data shows falls assessment rates are continuing to improve
24 Sep 2015, Health Quality Intelligence
A new measure of safety and quality in New Zealand’s hospitals has been released today.