NZ Shared Digital Health Record API
1.0.1 - release

NZ Shared Digital Health Record API, published by Health New Zealand. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/tewhatuora/fhir-sdhr/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## CodeSystem: NZ-specific terminology for Shared Digital Health Records

Official URL: https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/sdhr/CodeSystem/nz-sdhr-codesystem | Version: 1.0.1
Active as of 2026-06-05 | Computable Name: SDHRCodeSystem

This system defines standard codes used throughout this Implementation Guide for New Zealand Shared Digital Health Records

The codes defined in this CodeSystem are used throughout the SDHR IG, including in resource profiles.

Note: When available these codes will be sourced from the NZHTS Implementation Guide

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

- SDHRResourceTagsValueSet

This case-sensitive code system `https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/sdhr/CodeSystem/nz-sdhr-codesystem` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition
sdhr-usability-flags | These codes are intended to be applied as `Meta.tag` indicators so that API Consumers are able apply local visibility or usability rules. |
highlighted | Highlighted | This code indicates that the resource is important and, for example, should be highlighted in a user interface.