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Health Information Standards Governance Group and
Health Information Standards Office

The former Health Information Standards Organisation (HISO) has been reconstituted in the form of the:
  • Health Information Standards Governance Group, which ensures continued sector participation, and
  • Health Information Standards Office (HISO), within the Ministry's Information Directorate.

New website pages for the Governance Group and HISO are under development and will be available on the Ministry of Health website in due course.

In the meantime, some information on the Governance Group and the new HISO is provided below. If you have any questions, please contact: standards@moh.govt.nz.

View also information on the history of the Health Information Standards Organisation.

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What is the role of the Health Information Standards Governance Group?

The Health Information Standards Governance Group will be the overarching governing body for health information standards in New Zealand. Its role is to:
  • provide direction on the standards to be developed via HISO
  • advise on, and recommend to the Ministry, the way forward in relation to these standards, their development, maintenance and implementation
  • validate and endorse the standards once development is complete.

Terms of Reference for the Governance Group will be available on the Ministry's website in due course.

Who are the members of the Health Information Standards Governance Group?
  • The Medical Council
  • The Nursing Council
  • Chief Medical Officers Forum
  • DHB CIO Forum
  • Accident Compensation Corporation
  • Primary Care Information Management Group
  • Health Informatics New Zealand Executive
  • NZ Health IT Cluster
  • Ministry of Health, Chair

Representation from the above organisations ensures continued sector participation and strong clinical leadership in the governance of health information standards. Members of the Group will be appointed by the Ministry of Health, after consultation with senior clinical and District Health Board leaders.


What is the role of the Health Information Standards Office (HISO)?
  • HISO will support the Health Information Standards Governance Group in its role by:
  • providing secretariat services
  • identifying relevant international standards for adoption or adaptation for use in New Zealand
  • preparing proposals for required upgrades to existing health information standards and for the development of new health information standards
  • facilitating and supporting the development of sector-wide standards for the Group’s validation and endorsement;
  • publishing endorsed standards
  • advising the Group about issues of standards compliance.
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Page last updated: 3 July 2009