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News articleThe ‘No credit, no worries’ pilot initiative ‘zero-rates’ a selection of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most popular health and wellbeing websites. Read more09 May 2019
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News articleInterested and affected parties are invited to review and comment on the draft outputs of the Architecture and Standards working groups for the Connected Health network, digital identity and interoperability Read more28 September 2018
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News articleIn late 2017 the Ministry commissioned Deloitte to review the National Oracle Solution programme to inform its advice to the Government Read more03 September 2018
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News articleYou are invited to review and comment on SNOMED reference sets for consistent recording of chief presenting complaint, diagnosis and procedure information in emergency care. Read more01 May 2018
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News articleRepresentatives from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Development and the Accident Compensation Corporation have formed a cross-agency group for migrating to the new SNOMED classification system Read more20 December 2017
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Media releaseInnovative digital solutions to improve health care have won this year’s Clinicians’ Challenge. Read more29 November 2017
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News articleThere are many health apps on the market, and it can be difficult for clinicians or consumers to know which ones to recommend or use. To help with this, we’ve developed Guidance on Evaluating or Developing a Health App. Read more11 October 2017
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News articleCanterbury student Logan Williams has won a Ministry of Health-sponsored Eureka! scholarship for his innovative medical-grade polarised contact lenses that can help prevent epileptic seizures. Read more04 October 2017
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News articleThe award-winning SmartStart has gone bi-lingual, to mark last week’s Māori Language Week. The website will have permanent bilingual headings, and bilingual headings will also feature on the online birth registration form. Read more22 September 2017