Health consumer

This data group represents the person's identity and contact details to enable them to engage with the health system and receive health services.

Information is shared with the health system in secure and privacy-protecting ways to prove identity and eligibility, and to receive the right services.

Health consumer data group

Health consumer data group

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

NHI number

National health identifier for the health consumer

NHI number

Person name

Current full name of the health consumer

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Name Profile

Birth date

Date of birth of the health consumer

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

ISO 8601-1:2019 Date and time

Gender code

A classification of the health consumer’s gender as self-identified by the health consumer

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard 

Standard for gender, sex, and variations of sex characteristics | Stats NZ

Gender detail

Health consumer’s own description of gender, if coded as 'another gender'

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

Physical address

Current physical address or location details for the health consumer

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Address Profile

Phone number

Current contact phone number for the health consumer

Valid phone number

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

Email address

Current contact email address for the health consumer

Valid email address in local-part@domain format

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

Ethnicity detail

Text the health consumer used to answer the ethnicity question where the 'Other' option has been selected

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

Preferred language code

Code for the health consumer’s preferred language for communication

ISO 639:2023 Language codes

NZHTS ISO 639-3 language codes

Māori descent code

Code indicating whether the health consumer is of Māori descent

Stats NZ Māori Descent

NZHTS Māori descent codes

Iwi code

Set of codes for a health consumer’s iwi affiliation

Stats NZ Iwi and Iwi related groups

Birth country code

Code for the health consumer’s country of birth

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

AS/NZS 2632.1:2020 & AS/NZS 2632.3:2020 Country codes

Residential country code

Code for the health consumer’s current country of residence

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

AS/NZS 2632.1:2020 Country codes

Person name

Person name

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Given name

The health consumer’s forename or given name at birth

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Name Profile

Other given name(s)

The health consumer’s other given names or middle name and initials, but not the family name at birth

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Name Profile

Family name

The family name (surname) of a health consumer as distinct from their given, second and
subsequent name(s)

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Name Profile

Name suffix

The suffix contains the parts of a health consumer’s name attached to the end of a name but
other than the title, given names and family name – eg, awards, qualifications,
academic, honorary, esquire, professional and professional membership

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Name Profile

The NHI has a controlled and extensible set of name suffixes for honours such as MNZM, ONZM

Physical address

Physical address

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Building Name

Free text field that is used to record building names or institution names

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Address Profile

Street Address

The floor, unit or street address details of the person

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Address Profile

Additional Street Address

Other geographic information related to the person’s address

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Address Profile

Suburb

This field may be used for either the name of the suburb within a city/town situation or other delivery information

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Address Profile

Town or City

This field is used for the name of the city

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Address Profile

Postcode

The numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area, aligned with the locality, suburb or place for the address

NZ Government OASIS CIQ Address Profile

Country Code

A code for the country that forms part of an address

AS/NZS 2632.1:2020 Country codes

Phone number

Phone number

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Contact type

The code representing the type of electronic contract medium to be used (e.g. email, telephone, pager)

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

Contact details

The health consumer’s contact details

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

Email address

Email address

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Contact type

The code representing the type of electronic contract medium to be used (e.g. email, telephone, pager)

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

Contact details

The health consumer’s contact details

HISO 10046:2024 Consumer Health Identity Standard

Problems and conditions

This data group enables structured and coded information about the health consumer’s health conditions/problems to be communicable across health services, enabling good clinical decision making with safe and effective use of medicines and other interventions.

Problems and conditions data group

Problems and conditions data group

Outlines data elements regarding problems and conditions affecting the health consumer

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Condition code

Code representing the problem or condition e.g. Diabetes mellitus type 2, Asthma, Granuloma of surgical wound

SNOMED CT NZ Edition, April 2024 release

Medications

This data group includes structured and coded data about each of the prescription medications in the health consumer’s current or recent use. Properly structured and coded prescription information helps ensure patient safety and enables automation.

Medications data group

Medications data group

Includes data elements about medications, dispensing and administering details

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Medicinal product code

NZMT code for the non-trade medicinal product e.g. code for salbutamol 90 mcg/spray, carvedilol 25 mg tablet

NZ Universal List of Medicines (NZULM)

Medicinal trade product code

NZMT code for the trade medicinal product

NZ Universal List of Medicines (NZULM)

Medication indication code

Code for the problem or condition that is the indication for the medicine e.g. hypertension, anxiety disorder, dyspnea

SNOMED CT NZ Edition, April 2024 release

Immunisation

This data group includes a record of each of the health consumer’s vaccinations.

Immunisations data group

Immunisations data group

Includes data elements related to vaccinations

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Vaccine product type code

Code for the type of vaccine product administered e.g. MMR vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

SNOMED CT NZ Edition, April 2024 release

Vaccine product code

Non-trade medicinal product code for the vaccine administered

NZULM | NZ Universal List of Medicines

Vaccine trade product code

NZMT code for the vaccine trade product administered

NZULM | NZ Universal List of Medicines

CVX vaccine product code

CVX code for the vaccine product administered

CDC National Center of Immunisation and Respiratory Diseases CVX codes

Vaccination date

Date the vaccine was administered

ISO 8601-1:2019 Date and time

Vaccine GTIN

GTIN code for the vaccine product administered

Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)

Vaccine batch number

Lot/batch number for the vaccine product administered

Free Text

Expiry date

Expiry date of the batch of the vaccine product administered

ISO 8601-1:2019 Date and time

Allergies and Adverse Reactions

This data group enables information about allergies and adverse reactions needs to be communicated as a health consumer safety measure when prescribing, dispensing and administering medicines and medical devices, in diagnostic procedures and treatments, in nutrition and dietetics, and in other aspects of hospital and community care.

Allergies and adverse reactions data group

Allergies and adverse reactions data group

Data regarding each known allergy or propensity for adverse reactions to some substance

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Adverse reaction event agent code

Code for the causative agent of a recorded adverse reaction

SNOMED CT NZ Edition, April 2024 release

Adverse reaction manifestation code

Code for a sign or symptom experienced following exposure to a causative agent of an adverse reaction eg, painful joint, chest pain

SNOMED CT NZ Edition, April 2024 release

Smoking

This data group includes the health consumer’s smoking status. Coded information about smoking status and any medicinal or behavioural intervention is recorded and reused in the health consumer’s care in different settings and in referral to stop smoking services.

Smoking data group

Smoking data group

Includes data elements regarding smoking status

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Smoking status code

Code for current smoking status

SNOMED CT NZ Edition, April 2024 release

Smoking status recorded date

Date smoking status recorded

ISO 8601-1:2019 Date and time

Vaping

This data group includes the health consumer’s vaping status. Coded information about vaping status is recorded and reused in the health consumer’s care in different settings.

Vaping data group

Vaping data group

Data Element

Definition

Applicable Value Domain

Vaping status code

Code for current vaping status

SNOMED CT NZ Edition, April 2024 release

Vaping status recorded date

Date vaping status recorded

ISO 8601-1:2019 Date and time