Standards in development

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

Digital health namespace identifiers

Identifiers for the terminologies, code systems and other namespaces used in digital health.
Breast screening data standard

The BSA programme will develop and implement a new IT system.
Cervical screening data standard

HISO is supporting the Ministry of Health’s National Cervical Screening Programme in the development of a data standard to support cervical screening
Newborn hearing screening data standard

Your baby may have screening before leaving the hospital and at the latest, screening should be finished by the time baby is 1 month old.
Personal health information standards

HISO has endorsed the Patient Summary Standards Set (PSSS) and International Patient Summary (IPS) as source standards for personal health information
Shared care plan standards

HISO is working with the Health Care Home Collaborative to develop and lead the adoption of common standards for interoperable shared care plans.
Structured Pathology Data Standards

HISO is supporting Te Aho o Te Kahu’s development of data standards for structured pathology reports.
Abortion and sterilisation data standard

We are developing a data standard to support new reporting regulations for abortion and sterilisation