Health Information Standards Organisation (HISO) documents
HISO standards set requirements for the safe, secure and equity-led use of health information in New Zealand.
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Digital infrastructure standards
Health record standards
- HISO 10039.1:2011 National Specialist Palliative Care Data Business Process Standard [PDF, 883 KB]
- HISO 10039.2:2011 National Specialist Palliative Care Data Definitions Standard [PDF, 778 KB]
- HISO 10047:2013 Clinical Document Architecture Templates for Comprehensive Clinical Assessments [PDF, 356 KB]
- HISO 10052 Ambulance Care Summary Standard [PDF, 708 KB]
- HISO 10058.1 Infection Surveillance Data Standard [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- HISO 10059:2023 Oral Health Data Standard [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- HISO 10065:2018 Allied Health Data Standard [PDF, 362 KB]
- HISO 10067:2021 COVID-19 Contract Tracing QR Code and NFC Tag Specification [PDF, 363 KB]
- HISO 100712025 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Data Standard [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- HISO 10085:2020 COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Standard [PDF, 450 KB]
- HISO 10094:2022 Māori Descent and Iwi Affiliation Data Protocols [PDF, 569 KB]
- HISO 10050 2025 Maternity Care Summary Standard [PDF, 2.1 MB]
Identity standards
Information governance
Interoperability standards
Laboratory information standards
Mental health information standards
Screening data standards
Security standards
- HISO 10029.1:2023 Health Information Security Framework Guidance for Hospitals [PDF, 1.9 MB]
- HISO 10029.2:2023 Health Information Security Framework Guidance for Micro to Small Organisations [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- HISO 10029.1:2023 Health Information Security Framework Guidance for Medium to Large Organisations [PDF, 2.1 MB]
- HISO 10029.4:2025 Health Information Security Framework Guidance for Suppliers [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- HISO 10029 Health Information Security Framework [PDF, 1.3 MB]