The document outlines several New Zealand health IT standards that are being developed or reviewed, including standards for pathology observation codes, clinical messaging, maternity care data, ambulance care summaries, clinical document metadata, lightweight web forms, and medication and discharge data. Development timelines range from August 2014 for public comments on some standards to October 2014 for first drafts of other standards to be ready. Contact information is provided for the national health IT standards organization.

1. 10004 New Zealand Pathology
Observation Code Sets (NZPOCS)
LOINC codes for haematology,
biochemistry, microbiology,
immunology and Blood Service
Public comment August 2014

2. 10004 New Zealand Pathology
Observation Code Sets (NZPOCS)
LOINC codes for toxicology,
virology/serology and eOrders
Due October 2014

3. 10008 Pathology and Radiology
Messaging Standard
HL7 Version 2.4
Review underway and due for
public comment November 2014

4. 10050.1 Maternity Care Data Set
Public comment September 2014
10050.2 CDA Templates for
Maternity Care Summary
Supports national maternity
clinical information system and
community system interface
Draft with maternity vendors
since April 2014

5. 10052.1 Ambulance Care Summary
Data Set
10052.2 CDA Templates for
Ambulance Care Summary
SNOMED coded clinical
impressions and procedures for
ambulance ePRF
In development

6. 10040.4 Clinical Document Metadata
Standard
20 metadata elements for
clinical data repository content
Public comment closes 27 August

7. 10044 Lightweight Web Forms Standard
16 rules for web forms and
forms services
Developed for eEnrolment project
First draft released to vendors
May 2014

8. 10041.1 CDA Templates for Medications,
Allergies and Adverse Reactions
Standard for medication
reconciliation data in discharge
summaries
Published
10041.2 eDischarge Messaging Standard
HL7 Version 2.4
First draft ready October 2014

9. http://ithealthboard.health.nz/standards
standards@health.govt.nz