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History

Timeline;

Prior to 2003

Standards New Zealand developed all health information standards.

2003

In response to the Working to Add Value through E-information Report the then Minister of Health set up the Health Information Standards Organisation (HISO), as a Ministerial Committee, to lead the development and implementation of health information standards in New Zealand.

2005

The Health Information Strategy for New Zealand (HIS-NZ) was published and HISO became a sub-committee of the newly formed Health Information Strategy Action Committee (HISAC), a Ministerial Committee with responsibility for providing governance, oversight and leadership for the implementation of HIS-NZ.

2008

Minister of Health announced a re-focusing and reconstitution of HISAC, as the Health Information Strategy Advisory Committee, under a revised Terms of Reference. With that reconstitution, responsibility for the activities of the HISO sub-committee moved temporarily into the Health System Interoperability and Standards (HSIS) team in the Information Strategy and Architecture (ISA) Group of the Ministry's Information Directorate (ID).

2009

August, the Minister of Health released the 'Meeting the Challenge' Report by the Ministerial Review Group (MRG). This report led to the establishment of:

  • o National Health Board
  • o National Health IT Board

a new standards advisory group, named the Health Information Standards Organisation (2010).

2010

The Health Information Standards Organisation (2010) provides health information standards related support and advice to the National Health IT Board.