data exchange

VA and kaiser have started sharing limited data from EHRs based on standards developed by Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). They believe that it will lay foundation for the lager implications across the industry where lessons from two advanced but diverse delivery systems can contribute to learning more about interoperability. http://www.fcw.com/Articles/2009/11/30/VA-Kaiser-Permanente-share-digital-patient-data.aspx
Does that have any implications for NZ?