Data and digital standards

Health Information Standards Organisation (HISO) standards are open, non-proprietary standards for health providers and their industry partners.

HISO has an active work programme maintaining and developing health information standards for the New Zealand health and disability sector.

How we evaluate business cases for investment in digital health solutions against HISO standards

The FAIR data principles for health data analytics

HISO standards set requirements for the safe, secure and equity-led use of health information in New Zealand.

An essential new data standard that defines the core set of data concepts, elements and domains for interoperability across our health system.

HL7 New Zealand is a not for profit incorporated society focused on current and emerging HL7® standards

A national mirror committee for the ISO/TC 215 Health informatics technical committee of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)

The national registry of HL7® FHIR® profiles and implementation guides

We make an online SNOMED CT terminology service available to demonstrate this technology to health software developers

Health information standards have a lifecycle from initial concept to development, publication, adoption and eventual renewal.

The public comment process allows you to have your say on new and revised health information standards before they are published