New Zealand's acute inpatient services have been rated an average of 2.78 in digital maturity on the HIMSS electronic medical record adoption model (EMRAM), with regional IT maturity including primary care to be assessed next year.

NZ has been undertaking a survey of the EMR maturity of its acute hospitals this year with a view to providing a benchmark on how to reach the higher levels of EMRAM, which according to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) analytics division, shows a strong correlation in improved productivity and quality in acute healthcare provision through better decision-making.