The Health Quality and Safety Commission NZ Annual Report 2012–2013 includes the development of the NZ Atlas of Health Care Variation, and a diabetes atlas was launched in July 2014. This online tool is designed for clinicians, users and providers of health services to identify variations in the health care delivered in different geographical regions. It is designed to prompt debate and raise questions about why differences in health services’ use and provision exist, and to stimulate change and improvement in practice through this debate. The Standards and associated outcome measures will provide key features to be included as the Atlas develops further.
www.hqsc.govt.nz/our-programmes/health-quality-evaluation/projects/atlas-of-healthcare-variation/
