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Resources for Patients and Whānau
Acknowledgements
This resource was created by the Counties Manukau Cardiology team in partnership with ANZACS-QI, Manatū Hauora, and Te Whatu Ora. Special thanks go to Te Kaahui Ora and the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Working Group, and to Te Tāhū Hauora | Health Quality & Safety Commission for its support.
• Device Data Dictionary
• Cath Lab Data Dictionary
• ACS Data Dictionary
• Heart Failure Data Dictionary
All hospitals where data is collected for ANZACS-QI are required to have this poster on display.
As part of the audit process, our auditors check to ensure a poster is visible at every participating hospital.
This is a fantastic resource packed with information to support individuals and their whānau who have experienced a cardiac event.
Acknowledgments:
This resource was created by the Counties Manukau Cardiology team in partnership with ANZACS-QI, Manatū Hauora and Te Whatu Ora. Special thanks go to Te Kaahui Ora and the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Working Group; and to Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission for its support.
This poster contains basic information about ANZACS-QI as well as contact details where patients can obtain more information.
All hospitals where data is collected for ANZACS-QI are required to have this poster on display. As part of the audit process, our auditors check to ensure a poster is visible at every participating hospital.
This is an interactive chart, illustrating performance of cardiology services by district, generated by robust ANZACS-QI data.
This is a fantastic resource packed with information to support individuals and their whānau who have experienced a cardiac event.
Acknowledgments:
This resource was created by the Counties Manukau Cardiology team in partnership with ANZACS-QI, Manatū Hauora and Te Whatu Ora. Special thanks go to Te Kaahui Ora and the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Working Group; and to Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission for its support.
This poster contains basic information about ANZACS-QI as well as contact details where patients can obtain more information.
All hospitals where data is collected for ANZACS-QI are required to have this poster on display. As part of the audit process, our auditors check to ensure a poster is visible at every participating hospital.
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Your Rights and Privacy
What happens to my hospital data?
- When you're admitted to a New Zealand hospital with a cardiac condition, key clinical information is securely entered into the ANZACS-QI registry as part of routine care. This includes details about your treatment and outcomes.
- Secure Storage: Identifiable data (like your NHI number) is stored securely on servers managed by Enigma Solutions Ltd. Only authorised users can access it, and no copies are made or distributed.
- Encryption & De-identification: Before any data is used for analysis or research, it is encrypted and de-identified. This means your personal details are removed, and your NHI is replaced with a secure, encrypted version.
- Data Sharing for Research: De-identified data is sent to the University of Auckland for reporting and research. It is stored in secure servers and accessed only within controlled environments—data cannot be downloaded or copied.
- Privacy Protection: Your name is never searchable in ANZACS-QI. Access is strictly controlled and based on user roles and location.
- Ethical Use: All research using ANZACS-QI data must be approved by governance groups, including VAREANZ, to ensure ethical and culturally appropriate use. Only anonymised data is ever shared externally.
- Your data helps improve cardiac care across New Zealand through audits, quality improvement, and research—while keeping your privacy protected at every step.
Who sees my information?
- Clinical Staff: Hospital staff are assigned access levels (Clinic, Clinic+, Hospital, Hospital Admin) based on their role. They can only view identifiable patient data from their own hospital.
- Data Governance Group: Members have Steering Committee access to unidentifiable data for oversight. Some may also have clinical access at their hospital.
- Regional Liaison Officers: One per region (Northern, Midlands, Central, Southern) can access identifiable data across hospitals in their region for oversight.
- District Staff: Can view non-identifiable data across hospitals in their district. They must comply with confidentiality clauses in their employment contracts.
- Audit Access: One designated user per district may access unencrypted patient data for audit purposes.
- System Support (Enigma Solutions Ltd.): Helpdesk staff have National Support access to resolve technical issues. All support activity is logged, and access is strictly limited to genuine support needs.
- Enigma and the UoA enforces strict privacy policies and requires staff to sign confidentiality agreements. All data handling complies with the ANZACS-QI Terms of Reference.
Can I opt out?
- Patients are not required to give consent for their data to be collected in ANZACS-QI, as this is approved by the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committee (Reference MEC/07/19/EXP/AM28) for national quality improvement purposes.
Patients can: - Request access to their ANZACS-QI data via their healthcare provider.
- Opt out at any time by informing their health professional. If they do, no further data will be collected, and any previously recorded data will be deleted.
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