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| 21 May 2024 | |
| HiNZ eHealthNews |
NEWS - eHealthNews.nz editor Rebecca McBeth
Protocols around collecting ethnicity data in health are not being adhered to, in part because some IT systems are preventing it, a new report says.
The ‘action plan for achieving high quality ethnicity data in the health and disability sector’ says ethnicity data quality for Māori requires “urgent attention” and a lead agency should be responsible for achieving high quality ethnicity data in health.
