Measuring and reporting quality in health systems NZHTA Information Package

Introduces this series which will focus on the dimensions of a quality service -safety, access, equity, effectiveness, efficiency, and patient-centeredness -considering how they might be measured and improved. Covers ways to measure the effectiveness of care clinicians provide, with articles on clinical audit and clinical indicators, and discussion of measures of efficiency used by the funders, including organisational performance indicators, and benchmarking. Link to Article: New Zealand medical journal : journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, (HTML) http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1237/2056/ New Zealand medical journal : journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, (PDF) http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1237/2056/content.pdf Title: Quality improvement in healthcare in New Zealand, part 2 : are our patients safe -and what are we doing about it? In: New Zealand medical journal : journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, 21 Jul 2006; v.119 n.1238:7p Journal Article Author: Merry, Alan (Auckland University, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, School of Population Health, Effective Practice Informatics and Quality (EPIQ)) Seddon, Mary (Auckland University, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, School of Population Health, Effective Practice Informatics and Quality (EPIQ)) Abstract: Identifies the reasons why patient safety has failed to be addressed at either the national or organisational levels. Examines the lack of understanding of the causes of medical error and of the difference between error and violation. Discusses the response to evidence of iatrogenic harm. Link to Article: New Zealand medical journal : journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, (HTML) http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1238/2086/ Identifies the reasons why patient safety has failed to be addressed at either the national or organisational levels. Examines the lack of understanding of the causes of medical error and of the difference between error and violation. Discusses the response to evidence of iatrogenic harm. Link to Article: New Zealand medical journal : journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, (HTML) http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1238/2086/