New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

The objective of the activity is to improve the practices and competence of health practitioners engaged in the activity by assessing the health services performed by those health practitioners.

(1) The activity is based on information derived from health practitioners who—

• (a) provide health services on behalf of Compass Health Limited; or

• (b) are employed by Compass Health Limited to provide health services; or

• (c) receive management support from Compass Health Limited.

(2) The activity involves—

• (a) examining patients' records; and

• (b) analysing the following data on patients:

  • (i) admission and discharge; and

  • (ii) morbidity and mortality; and

  • (iii) outcomes of treatment; and

• (c) analysing the patient care process; and

• (d) identifying and analysing any process or practice that results in an outcome for patients which may, but need not, be an adverse outcome; and

• (e) presenting and discussing the results obtained under paragraphs (a) to (d) by health practitioners engaging in the activity; and

• (f) undertaking multidisciplinary case reviews and peer reviews; and

• (g) reviewing—

  • (i) patient management; and

  • (ii) treatment decisions; and

  • (iii) internal auditing of procedures; and

  • (iv) outcomes of treatment; and

• (h) making recommendations on how the health practitioners who are engaging in the activity can improve their performance so as to—

  • (i) improve the quality of care they provide; and

  • (ii) reduce the incidence of adverse outcomes; and

• (i) facilitating and monitoring the implementation of any recommendations made under paragraph (h).