Welcome to the IT Health Board

The role of the IT Health Board is to provide leadership on the implementation and use of information systems across the health and disability sector. The IT Health Board is a sub-committee of the National Health Board and is charged with ensuring that health sector policy is supported by appropriate health information and IT solutions.

 National Shared Care Programme pharmacist with patient

 Some of IT Health Board's key activities include  Primary healthcare IT grants fund, investment decisions, clinical leadership, consumer engagement and HISO.

New system will support better quality maternity services

Health practitioners in some DHBs will soon experience electronic information sharing with a new maternity clinical information system being introduced.

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 Midwife treating patient  

 

 

Use of cloud computing managing health information

Health Information Governance Expert Advisory Group (HIGEAG) has information available to support / supplement NHITB’s statement on cloud computing.

 Hand pushing cloud icons - image courtesy of Ponsuwan/FreeDigitalphotos.net