# Latest **URL:** https://ehealthforum.nz/latest.md?page=1 [Latest](https://ehealthforum.nz/latest.md) · [Categories](https://ehealthforum.nz/categories.md) · [Tags](https://ehealthforum.nz/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [We could do with giving data sovereignty a higher priority in NZ digital health](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/we-could-do-with-giving-data-sovereignty-a-higher-priority-in-nz-digital-health/36194)
**Author:** [@NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/NathanK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/we-could-do-with-giving-data-sovereignty-a-higher-priority-in-nz-digital-health/36194 "2026-07-15T02:57:19Z")
Our Maori (non-health) colleagues are really leading the way with this: It is hard to imagine this being a bad thing. It does mean that there is the potential to be behind the curve with the latest tech / AI updates, … --- ## [IMIA NI July Newsletter](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/imia-ni-july-newsletter/36297)
**Author:** [@emma.collins](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/emma.collins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/imia-ni-july-newsletter/36297 "2026-07-14T08:36:48Z")
Please see attached the July newsletter from the IMIA NI group --- ## [WHO: Draft Reference Architecture Guidance for Digital Public Infrastructure for Health (DPI-H)](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/who-draft-reference-architecture-guidance-for-digital-public-infrastructure-for-health-dpi-h/36293)
**Author:** [@pkjordan](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/pkjordan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/who-draft-reference-architecture-guidance-for-digital-public-infrastructure-for-health-dpi-h/36293 "2026-07-13T21:37:04Z")
Call for public comments. Deadline is 6th September 2026. --- ## [HISO 10118:2026 Enhanced Primary and Community Care Claim Data Standard for public comment](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/hiso-10118-2026-enhanced-primary-and-community-care-claim-data-standard-for-public-comment/36287)
**Author:** [@mia.vandorp](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/mia.vandorp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/hiso-10118-2026-enhanced-primary-and-community-care-claim-data-standard-for-public-comment/36287 "2026-07-08T01:31:43Z")
We are inviting public comment on the new health sector standard for enhanced primary and community care (EPCC) claim data. This new health sector standard addresses the need for consistent claiming data and has been de… --- ## [ISO/TC 215 NZ September 2026](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/iso-tc-215-nz-september-2026/36286)
**Author:** [@alastairk](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/alastairk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/iso-tc-215-nz-september-2026/36286 "2026-07-06T04:48:11Z")
📅 September 24, 2026 1:00 PM → September 24, 2026 1:30 PM (Pacific/Auckland) ISO/TC 215 NZ This is our national mirror committee of the ISO/TC 215 Health informatics technical committee. Members are appointed by the Sta… --- ## [STAH Digital Quarterly Meet-up (online)](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/stah-digital-quarterly-meet-up-online/36264)
**Author:** [@Jacinta](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Jacinta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/stah-digital-quarterly-meet-up-online/36264 "2026-06-25T05:24:31Z")
We will be hosting our first quarterly meet up as STAH Digital! Our inaugural session will feature: :graduation\_cap:A panel discussion on Digital Health education and training in New Zealand. Hear from leading academi… --- ## [STAH Digital quarterly online meet up](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/stah-digital-quarterly-online-meet-up/36263)
**Author:** [@Jacinta](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Jacinta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/stah-digital-quarterly-online-meet-up/36263 "2026-06-25T05:18:13Z")
Join us for the very first STAH Digital Quarterly Meet-Up! :glowing\_star: We’re excited to launch a new quarterly meet up for scientific, technical and allied health professionals, students, innovators, and enthusiasts … --- ## [Latest IMIA NI Newsletter](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/latest-imia-ni-newsletter/36252)
**Author:** [@emma.collins](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/emma.collins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/latest-imia-ni-newsletter/36252 "2026-06-22T00:02:27Z")
Here is the latest newsletter from the International Medical Informatics Association - Nursing Informatics group. Medical Informatics Europe 2026 (conference) was recently help in Italy and this newsletter highlights a … --- ## [NZHTS release for June 2026](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nzhts-release-for-june-2026/36251)
**Author:** [@Evan](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Evan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nzhts-release-for-june-2026/36251 "2026-06-21T21:15:55Z")
Another release of new contents to our NZ Health Terminology Service - find the June 2026 release note on this page: NZHTS - New Zealand Health Terminology Service The exciting new content is NZ Medicines Terminology… --- ## [Dunedin Digital Health Network Catchup](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/dunedin-digital-health-network-catchup/36240)
**Author:** [@stevegallagher](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/stevegallagher)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/dunedin-digital-health-network-catchup/36240 "2026-06-17T22:01:24Z")
Time for another information social catchup for Dunedin-based Digital Health types. Drop in for a casual chat! --- ## [AI scribes survey for clinicians and health service managers](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ai-scribes-survey-for-clinicians-and-health-service-managers/36244)
**Author:** [@SallyGallaugher](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/SallyGallaugher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ai-scribes-survey-for-clinicians-and-health-service-managers/36244 "2026-06-17T05:26:09Z")
Kia ora koutou, If you are a clinician or healthcare service manager, please take part in a 5-10 minute University of Auckland survey about AI scribes (you don’t need to have used an AI scribe). We are seeking perspecti… --- ## [Tech ‘front and centre’ for new Health NZ board](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/tech-front-and-centre-for-new-health-nz-board/36223)
**Author:** [@RMcBeth](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/RMcBeth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/tech-front-and-centre-for-new-health-nz-board/36223 "2026-06-14T21:41:35Z")
NEWS - eHealthNews editor Rebecca McBeth This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.hinz.org.nz/news/728107/ --- ## [NZCDI:2026 draft is now available for community comment](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nzcdi-2026-draft-is-now-available-for-community-comment/36229)
**Author:** [@dmeiklejohn](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/dmeiklejohn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nzcdi-2026-draft-is-now-available-for-community-comment/36229 "2026-06-11T22:47:14Z")
NZCDI — 2026 draft release | Health Professionals We welcome your participation in the development of NZ Core Data for Interoperability. Please email standards@tewhatuora.govt.nz to submit your comments. Feedback on t… --- ## [Is openEHR the Linux of clinical data standards?](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/is-openehr-the-linux-of-clinical-data-standards/36225)
**Author:** [@pkjordan](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/pkjordan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/is-openehr-the-linux-of-clinical-data-standards/36225 "2026-06-11T21:29:04Z")
Interesting piece by FHIR Commentator Darren Devitt. Do people on here agree with his observations and conclusion? --- ## [Healwell to Acquire Orion Health](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/healwell-to-acquire-orion-health/32449)
**Author:** [@david.vink](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/david.vink)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/healwell-to-acquire-orion-health/32449 "2026-05-28T01:14:12Z")
HEALWELL AI has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Auckland, New Zealand based Orion Health Holdings Limited (“Orion Health”), a subscription license and services revenue business serving marquee… --- ## [HINZ NMI Newsletter - May 2026](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/hinz-nmi-newsletter-may-2026/36151)
**Author:** [@Carey](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Carey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/hinz-nmi-newsletter-may-2026/36151 "2026-05-27T03:30:54Z")
Message from the Chair of HiNZ-NMI Kia ora koutou, It’s been an incredibly busy and exciting time in the digital health space, with innovation and collaboration continuing to transform the way we deliver care across A… --- ## [Latest IMIA NI newsletter](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/latest-imia-ni-newsletter/36190)
**Author:** [@emma.collins](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/emma.collins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/latest-imia-ni-newsletter/36190 "2026-05-21T23:38:48Z")
Attached is the latest newsletter from IMIA NI - International Medical Informatics Association - Nursing Informatics. You can also join their LinkedIn page here. IMIA NI NEWSLETTER May 2026.pdf (1.1 MB) --- ## [New here - building a WhatsApp health companion and would love your advice](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/new-here-building-a-whatsapp-health-companion-and-would-love-your-advice/36181)
**Author:** [@Elizaveta](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Elizaveta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/new-here-building-a-whatsapp-health-companion-and-would-love-your-advice/36181 "2026-05-18T20:57:00Z")
Hi everyone, I am Elizaveta, a researcher and data scientist based in Rotorua. Over the last six months I have been building me-sage, a conversational food and habit tracker that lives entirely in WhatsApp. No app, no l… --- ## [We need to advocate for digital health teaching in medical schools - like this lot!](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/we-need-to-advocate-for-digital-health-teaching-in-medical-schools-like-this-lot/36161)
**Author:** [@NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/NathanK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/we-need-to-advocate-for-digital-health-teaching-in-medical-schools-like-this-lot/36161 "2026-05-17T22:50:27Z")
I’ve just encountered this Aussie organisation for the first time (at the Leadership Summit) - we really could do with something similar here in NZ, at least in principle. It speaks to the fundamental problem of scanty … --- ## [National panel for AI scribe suppliers to be established](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/national-panel-for-ai-scribe-suppliers-to-be-established/36109)
**Author:** [@RMcBeth](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/RMcBeth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/national-panel-for-ai-scribe-suppliers-to-be-established/36109 "2026-05-12T22:46:22Z")
NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.hinz.org.nz/news/725369/ --- ## [Elective Surgery - coding of planned procedures. How is this currently being done in public hospitals in New Zealand?](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/elective-surgery-coding-of-planned-procedures-how-is-this-currently-being-done-in-public-hospitals-in-new-zealand/36147)
**Author:** [@damon](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/damon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/elective-surgery-coding-of-planned-procedures-how-is-this-currently-being-done-in-public-hospitals-in-new-zealand/36147 "2026-05-07T11:40:21Z")
For planned elective surgical procedures, what national data reporting requirements are there for names of operations? For those hospitals who have an electronic elective surgical booking form for the surgeon to fill ou… --- ## [Variable interactions with national helpdesk - what are the channels for feedback that actually gets heard?](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/variable-interactions-with-national-helpdesk-what-are-the-channels-for-feedback-that-actually-gets-heard/36113)
**Author:** [@anonymous19](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/anonymous19)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/variable-interactions-with-national-helpdesk-what-are-the-channels-for-feedback-that-actually-gets-heard/36113 "2026-05-07T06:50:37Z")
HNZ Digital Services helpdesk: Has anyone here managed to provide feedback that led to a palpable change for the better and how did you go about that feedback to HNZ Digital Services helpdesk & its masters? Particularly … --- ## [Principal Analyst Data Governance](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/principal-analyst-data-governance/36133)
**Author:** [@alastairk](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/alastairk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/principal-analyst-data-governance/36133 "2026-05-06T03:50:13Z")
I have a permanent role in my team open right now for a Principal Analyst Data Governance. This is a pivotal role at Health NZ, shaping how data is governed, accessed and used to improve outcomes for all NZers As a sen… --- ## [NAHSTIG is rebranding and we want YOU involved!](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nahstig-is-rebranding-and-we-want-you-involved/36148)
**Author:** [@Jacinta](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Jacinta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nahstig-is-rebranding-and-we-want-you-involved/36148 "2026-05-05T23:35:09Z")
Are you a Kiwi allied health, scientific or technical professional curious about digital health? Are you familiar with the work of NAHSTIG? Yes — the National Allied Health Scientific and Technical Informatics Group… qu… --- ## [Dubious benefit from tap on / tap off SSO in an Australian ED](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/dubious-benefit-from-tap-on-tap-off-sso-in-an-australian-ed/35861)
**Author:** [@NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/NathanK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/dubious-benefit-from-tap-on-tap-off-sso-in-an-australian-ed/35861 "2026-04-23T10:35:24Z")
This is a very interesting little qualitative observational study, which paints a believable (bad) picture of the reality on the floor of an ED ‘across the ditch’ after the implementation of a fancy new SSO system. Here… --- ## [NZHTS release for April 2026](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nzhts-release-for-april-2026/36131)
**Author:** [@Evan](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Evan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nzhts-release-for-april-2026/36131 "2026-04-22T03:18:07Z")
Another release of new contents to our NZ Health Terminology Service - find the April 2026 release note on this page: NZHTS - New Zealand Health Terminology Service The exciting new content is SNOMED NZ Edition Apri… --- ## [SNOMED NZ Hui April 2026](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/snomed-nz-hui-april-2026/36085)
**Author:** [@LMiharsa](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/LMiharsa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/snomed-nz-hui-april-2026/36085 "2026-04-21T04:32:15Z")
Please hold the date for our next online hui covering SNOMED rollout in Aotearoa NZ and the NZ Health Terminology Service. Email standards@tewhatuora.govt.nz if you would like to attend. Further details: Agenda: We… --- ## [Eight PHOs to jointly procure AI-enabled health platform](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/eight-phos-to-jointly-procure-ai-enabled-health-platform/36107)
**Author:** [@RMcBeth](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/RMcBeth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/eight-phos-to-jointly-procure-ai-enabled-health-platform/36107 "2026-04-20T18:34:49Z")
NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.hinz.org.nz/news/725367/ --- ## [French govt leaving Windows for linux](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/french-govt-leaving-windows-for-linux/36103)
**Author:** [@Mhead](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Mhead)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/french-govt-leaving-windows-for-linux/36103 "2026-04-19T21:48:07Z")
Would that it would happen here. --- ## [GP2GP being stabilised then replaced](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/gp2gp-being-stabilised-then-replaced/33059)
**Author:** [@RMcBeth](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/RMcBeth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/gp2gp-being-stabilised-then-replaced/33059 "2026-04-18T01:11:05Z")
NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth This is a companion discussion topic for the original eHealth News article: https://www.hinz.org.nz/news/700240/ [Previous page](https://ehealthforum.nz/latest.md) [Next page](https://ehealthforum.nz/latest.md?page=2)