A business case for New Zealand's proposed national health information platform (nHIP) is due to be delivered to the government for cabinet approval next February with the intention that it begin an incremental roll out in the next financial year, a Ministry of Health official says.

The government has also set up an interim digital investment board with the intention to appoint a permanent board by the middle of next year that will provide advice on how digital and data can transform the health sector and prioritise investments.