Overview of HL7
HL7 New Zealand is the New Zealand Affiliate of Health Level Seven International®, the global developer of standards for the interoperability of health information technology with members in over 55 countries. HL7 New Zealand is a not for profit incorporated society focused on current and emerging HL7® standards, with strong relationships to all other related healthcare IT standards used in New Zealand.
A memorandum of understanding exists between the Health Information Standards Organisation (HISO) and HL7 New Zealand to recognise their respective roles and the ways we can work together to use standards for the good of interoperability in the New Zealand health and disability system, and to play our part in the international standards community.