Approved standards

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

API Standards

Standards providing the technical background for developing application programming interfaces for the provision and consumption of health information
Connected Health standards

Standards providing the technical background for Connected Health, the secure network for the New Zealand health sector.
Digital Infrastructure Standards

National standards for the design and implementation of digital infrastructure.
Health record standards

Standards for the structure, content and sharing of digital records supporting the health and wellness of patients and consumers.
Identity standards

Standards for consumer and health provider identity data.
Information governance

Rapidly advancing technology is affecting many parts of our daily lives, including the way health professionals and everyday people access, and share.
Interoperability standards

Standards for ensuring different health information systems are interoperable.
Laboratory information standards

Standards for ordering and reporting laboratory tests and for reporting notifiable diseases.
Medicines information standards

Standards for pharmaceutical orders, medication charting and reconciliation, and medical device information.
Mental health information standards

Standards for our national mental health and addiction services data.
Screening data standards

Standards for screening data
Security standards

Standards for managing the security of health information.
Supply chain standards

Data and digital standards for the health and disability system supply chain.
New Zealand Patient Summary

Our new data exchange standard for core personal health information in Aotearoa New Zealand, built on the International Patient Summary (IPS).