Projects

The projects below are representative of recent work undertaken by HOI. Please use our search function on this page to look at current and past projects in more detail.

Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Pilot

Client: New Zealand Police

Health Outcomes International (HOI) was engaged by New Zealand Police to design and implement the New Zealand Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring System (N...

Better Skills, Best Care Service-Wide Projects Evaluation

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

Health Outcomes International (HOI) was commissioned in 2006 a process and impact evaluation of the Better Skills, Best Care Service-wide Projects. Th...

Development of a Mental Health Promotion Strategic Purchasing Framework

Client: Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health engaged HOI to develop a strategic framework to guide the purchase of mental health promotion services funded by the Public Hea...

Effectiveness of Student Wellbeing Programs in Governement Primary and Secondary Schools

Client: Auditor General Victoria

Assistance with planning process. Involved literature review and consultation with key stakeholders. Aim was to produce an audit specification whi...

Evaluate Mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

Health Outcomes International was engaged to undertake an evaluation of a two-year trial of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service in rural Victor...

Evaluate the Mental Health Support for Drought Affected Communities Initiative

Client: Department of Health & Ageing

The Department of Health and Ageing engaged Health Outcomes Intrnational to evaluate the Mental Health Support for Drought Affected Communities Initia...

Evaluation of Community Cancer Support Service Pilot Project - Rural

Client: Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has engaged HOI to conduct a three year evaluation of three pilot programmes providing community cancer support services.&a...

Evaluation of Community Cancer Support Service Pilot Projects - Urban

Client: Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has engaged HOI to conduct a three year evaluation of three pilot programmes providing community cancer support services.&a...

Evaluation of NSW Health Mental Health-Aged Care Partnership Initiative

Client: NSW Health

NSW Health engaged HOI in June 2007 to conduct an evaluation of two pilot partnership services being established by NSW Health, the Australian Governm...

Evaluation of School Based Edible Gardens

Client: District Health Board - West Coast

The West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB), on behalf of all South Island DHBs, contracted Health Outcomes International to undertake a South Is...

Evaluation of the COAG Supporting Measures Relating to Needle & Syringe Programs in Victoria

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

HOI was appointed by the Victorian Department of Human Services to conduct an evaluation of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Illicit Drug ...

Evaluation of the Diabetes Pilot Program

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

Health Outcomes International was contracted in October 2007 to undertake a two stage evaluation of the Diabetes Medication Assistance Service (DM...

Evaluation of the SA Better Health Initiatives Program

Client: SA Health

HOI was engaged to design and undertake a comprehensive evaluation of a series of Australian Better Health Initiative Programs including the flags...

Evaluation of the Social Housing Advocacy and Support Program (SHASP)

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

The Social Housing Advocacy and Support Program (SHASP) is a Victorian government regionally based initiative aimed at improving housing outcomes ...

Evaluation of the Statewide Infant Screening - Hearing (SWISH) Program

Client: NSW Health

The Department of NSW Health appointed Health Outcomes International on 3 July 2009 to work with the Primary Health and Community Partnerships Branch ...

Evaluation of the Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Collaborative: Phase 2

Client: Te Pou

The Ministry of Health engaged the New Zealand Guidelines Group to implement the Guideline for the Assessment and Management of People at Risk of Suic...

Implementation of the National Eye and Tissue Network

Client: Department of Health & Ageing

The Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority engaged Health Outcomes International (HOI) in February 2009 to evaluate supply...

Mental Health Toolkit for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Client: Department of Health & Ageing

The development of a culturally appropriate Mental Health toolkit for health practitioners working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peop...

NSW Clinical Costing Implementation Audit

Client: NSW Health

Health Outcomes International was engaged by NSW health on 14 September 2009 to undertake an audit of the implementation of clinical costing approache...

Reducing Risky Drinking Evaluation

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

The Victorian Department of Health commissioned HOI to evaluate the Reducing Risky Drinking Project. This project comprised a series of demonstration ...

Review of Service Models for Specialist Services

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

Health Outcomes International were engaged by The Department of Human Services (DHS), Disability Services Division (DSD) to undertake a review of exis...

Review of Social Support and Respite in the Home and Community Care (HACC) and Aged Care Programs

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

The Department of Human Services Victoria appointed Health Outcomes International (HOI) in July 2009 to review the range and effectiveness of models o...

Statewide Evaluation of Drug & Alcohol Consultation Liaison Services

Client: Department of Health NSW

NSW Health appointed Health Outcomes International to evaluate the cost effectiveness and/or cost consequences, systems changes, health outcomes and w...

The Evaluation of the Treatment Injury Legislation

Client: Accident Compensation Corporation

New legislation was introduced in New Zealand with the intent of removing the culture of 'blame and shame' associated with medical misadventure. The N...

Bed Substitution in Acute Psychiatric Treatment for Older People

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

The evaluation of the ICT pilots sought to inform the Department of Human Services as to whether the bed substitution model is an effective and effici...

Case Study on the Effectiveness of Manukau City Council Procurement Policies and Practices

Client: Department of Labour Te Tari Mahi

The Department of Labour engaged HOI to provide an evaluation of the procurement arrangements of Manukau City Council (MCC). The Department required a...

Disability Service Users & Carers Satisfaction Survey

Client: Disability Services Queensland

Disability Services Queensland engaged HOI to conduct a satisfaction survey of Disability Service Users, Mental Health Service Users and Carers. The s...

Early Intervention Research

Client: Disability Services Queensland

HOI was asked to develop a research based paper that analysed available evidence regarding early intervention in the context of specialist disabil...

Evaluation of the Dose Administration Aids (DAA) & Patient Medication Profiling (PMP) Programs

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing engaged HOI to conduct a two year evaluation of the DAA/PMP programs which were established ...

Evaluation of the Fruit in Schools Programme

Client: Ministry of Health

The Fruit on Schools Program is part of the NZ Government's Cancer Control Action Plan. The purpose of FIS is to support schools to address four key c...

Evaluation of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) Project

Client: Department of Health & Ageing

The University of Melbourne was contracted to undertake a pilot quality assurance program and create a database for the Stanford model of Chronic ...

Evaluation of the Victorian Dual Disability Service

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

Evaluation of the Victorian Dual Disability Service (VDDS) Enhanced Regional Service Response (ERSR)

Evaluations of 'Tracks are for Trains' - A rail safe education programme

Client: NZ Transport Agency

The 'Tracks are for Trains' programme aims to teach school children in years 0-8 about safe behaviour on or near trains and railway tracks and to help...

Family Support Program Evaluation

Client: Queensland Government

The Family Support Program (FSP) is intended to support families caring for someone with a disability, at home, empowering families and helping them s...

Meta-Evaluation of interventions aimed at promoting the use of pharmacotherapies for alcohol misuse

Client: Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation

This project involved the meta-evaluation of six Division of General Practice initiatives designed to promote the use of pharmacotherapies by General ...

PNG Health Sector Independent Monitoring Review Group

Client: NZAID

All stakeholders recognize the need for an independent monitoring function to be part of PNG health system performance monitoring system. An indep...

Radiology Financial Modelling

Client: Queensland Health

Queensland Health engaged Health Outcomes International in August 2007 to undertake a costing of medical imaging services financial model and develop ...

SADD Evaluation

Client: Land Transport NZ

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) commissioned HOI, in association with the NZ Council for Educational Research, to evaluate the Students Against Driving...

Toddlers without Tears Formative Evaluation

Client: Ministry of Social Development

Toddlers without Tears (TWT) is a parent education programme aimed at reducing the incidence of childhood externalising behaviours (e.g. biting, kicki...

Autism Spectrum Disorder Best Practice Guideline: An Impact Analysis/Assessment

Client: Ministry of Health

An Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Guideline has been developed in New Zealand for the first time. It provides evidence based information primarily for...

Development of the Evaluation Framework for the National Suicide Prevention Strategy

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

Health Outcomes International was engaged by the Department of Health & Ageing to develop an evaluation framework for the National Suicide Pre...

Disability Service Users & Carers Satisfaction Survey & Mental Health Service Users Satisfaction Sur

Client: Disability Services Queensland

Disability Services Queensland engaged HOI to conduct a satisfaction survey of Disability Service Users, Mental Health Service Users and Carers. The s...

Evaluation of the Early Years Service Hubs

Client: Ministry of Social Development

The Ministry of Social Development engaged HOI to conduct Phase 2 of the Early Years Service Hubs Evaluation. The initiative provides a mechanism for ...

MH-SMART Evaluation Services

Client: Ministry of Health

MH-SMART has embarked on a national process for the routine collection of standard measures of mental health consumer outcomes to assess treatment eff...

Population Based Resource Allocation Model (PBRAM)

Client: Department of Health, South Australia

Health Outcomes International was contracted in November 2009 to assist in the Department of Health - SA in the development of the 2008/09 Populat...

Primary Mental Health Workforce Development - Early Implementation Guide

Client: Ministry of Health

In association with Te Pou (The National Centre of Mental Health), HOI developed an Early Implementation Guide for Primary Mental Health Workforce Dev...

An Audit of Home and Community Support Sector Standard

Client: Ministry of Health

The review focussed on ascertaining from Home Based Support Service providers what processes and resources their organisation:(a) committed as part of...

Evaluation of the Community Advisory Communities to Boards of Victorian Public Health Services

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

The evaluation took place over six months commencing late 2007 and involved the evaluation of legislatively mandated Community Advisory Committees (CA...

Evaluation of the Extended Discretion Funding

Client: Accident Compensation Corporation

The Extended Discretionary Funding legislation, which came into effect on 1 July 2005 as part of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensati...

Provision of an Evaluation of the Pathways Home Program

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

The Department of Health and Ageing commissioned HOI in April 2007 to undertake the evaluation of the Pathways Home Program. The objective of the eval...

Research and Evaluation Services to Support the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

Health Outcomes International (HOI) was contracted to provide Research and Evaluation Services to support the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program ...

Review Regulatory Framework Governing Solid Organs and Tissues and Reproductive Tissues

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

The Department of Health and Ageing appointed HOI in May 2007 to undertaking a mapping exercise of existing regulatory frameworks relating to solid or...

Analysis of the Workforce for Antenatal Down's Syndrome Screening

Client: Ministry of Health

The National Screening Unit (NSU) undertook a comprehensive policy process to assess the various options for antenatal screening for Down's syndrome a...

Consumer Acceptability Study for Antenatal Down's Syndrome Screening

Client: Ministry of Health

The National Screening Unit (NSU) was undertaking a comprehensive policy process to assess the various options for antenatal screening for Down's synd...

Consumer and Carer Involvement in Comorbidity Treatment

Client: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Health Outcomes International conducted a study on the involvement of people with coexisting mental health and substance use disorders (comorbidity) a...

Development of Resource Allocation Model

Client: Queensland Health

Health Outcomes International (HOI) was appointed by Queensland Health in March 2006 to develop a Population Based Resource Allocation Model and provi...

Evaluation of the Home Based Support Service (HBSS) Training Initiative

Client: Ministry of Health

This project was to design and conduct an evaluation of the development and implementation of assessment and training to support Home Based Support Se...

Evaluation of the Victorian Prison Drug Strategy and Opioid Substitution Therapy Program

Client: Department of Justice - Victoria

Health Outcomes International (HOI) was appointed to evaluate the Victorian Prison Drug Strategy and Opioid Substitution Therapy Program, by the Victo...

Funding model options for dispensing of pharmacotherapies in community pharmacy

Client: Pharmacy Guild of Australia

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia undertook a research project to develop, implement and evaluate funding model options for dispensing of pharmacotherap...

Review of the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

The Department of Health and Ageing engaged consultants to examine the operational activities, funding and governance arrangements of the RFDS and mak...

Rural Access Review

Client: Cancer Institute NSW

As part of the NSW Cancer Plan 2004-2006, the Cancer Institute commissioned a review of rural access to cancer services, Health Outcomes International...

Survey of low-income debtors: Phase 2 - research on debtors to multiple state agencies

Client: Ministry of Social Development

The Ministry of Social Development engaged Health Outcomes International to conduct a survey of low-income debtors. Following the completion of a comp...

Development of Critical Care Service Weights - AR-DRG Version 5

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

The Department of Health and Ageing engaged consultants to undertake a data collection and costing of critical care services including adult intensive...

Development of Operating Room Service Weights - AR-DRG Version 5

Client: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

The Department of Health and Ageing engaged consultants to undertake a data collection and costing of operating room services using Version 5 of the A...

Evaluation of Training & Related Services for the People at Risk of Suicide Guideline

Client: Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health funded the development of the 'Assessment and Management of People at Risk of Suicide Guideline'. To support implementation of ...

Dental Services Pricing Review

Client: Department of Health, Western Australia

The Department of Health, Western Australia engaged consultants to undertake a pricing review of the Oral Health Centre for WA public patient services...

Evaluation of the Retractable Needle and Syringe Technology Initiative

Client: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

HOI conducted an evaluation of each component of the Implementation Plan for the Retractable Needle and Syringe Technology between 2002-03 and 2004-05...

Evaluation of the Strengthening & Supporting Families with Illicit Drug Use Measure

Client: Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services

Health Outcomes International was engaged to evaluate the COAG funded 'Strengthening and Supporting Families Coping with Illicit Drug Use Measure'. Th...

Financial & Performance Audit of the NSW Health Pharmacotherapy Program

Client: Health Outcomes International, in association with IAB Services, were engaged by the NSW Cabinet Off

Health Outcomes International, in association with IAB Services, were engaged by the NSW Cabinet Office and New South Wales Health to undertake a fina...

Impact Assessment of Population based resource allocation on non-metropolitan regions

Client: Department of Human Services, South Australia

The Country Health Services Division of the (then) Department of Human Services in South Australia engaged consultants to identify and analyse the spe...

Measure Existing & Future Demands on Family & Youth Services

Client: Department of Human Services - South Australia

Health Outcomes International (HOI), in association with CPD Biz Consulting undertook the consultancy with the Department of Human Services to measure...

Mid Program Review and Evaluation - Aged Care Workforce Initiatives

Client: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Health Outcomes International (HOI) was engaged to undertake the evaluation of the Aged Care Workforce Initiatives. The study included the development...

International Review of Workforce Planning Initiatives

Client: Department of Health, Western Australia

The Western Australian Department of Health engaged consultants to prepare a discussion paper providing an overview of the status of workforce plannin...

Development of a Population Based Resource Allocation Model

Client: Department of Health, South Australia

The Department of Health, South Australia commissioned consultants to develop a Population Based Resource Allocation Model to provide for equitable pe...

Review of length of stay for older persons in acute and sub-acute sectors

Client: Department of Health, NSW

The NSW Department of Health as part of the collaborate work program on the care of older Australians established by the Australian Health Ministers' ...

Review of Clinical Costing System

Client: Department of Human Services, Victoria

The Department of Human Services Victoria engaged consultants to undertake a review of the Transition Clinical Costing system implemented at the Austi...

Review of Neonatal AN-DRG Cost Weights

Client: Department of Human Services - Victoria

The Victorian casemix funding model revealed significant flaws in relation to the funding of neonatal services. The project reviewed all cost weights ...

Review of paediatric palliative care service models

Client: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing

The Department of Health and Ageing commissioned a review of models of paediatric palliative care across different life limiting illnesses.  ...