Healthcare
Concerned about data protection?
The GDPR mandates how medical and healthcare organizations manage and process personal data.
The new legislation gives the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) the power to impose significant financial sanctions in the event of non-compliance.
Together with the increased attention to data collection and developments in AI (Artificial Intelligence) for healthcare, the need for effective protection of personal data has become essential.
Op deze pagina wordt uitgelegd wat de nieuwe wetgeving betekent voor medische en gezondheidszorgorganisaties en op welke belangrijke gebieden zij moeten letten bij het beheren en beschermen van persoonsgegevens.
What does the legislation mean for the financial sector and the insurance industry?
Like all other organisations, medical and healthcare organisations must:
- Be transparent in the way they process personal data and are responsible for it
- Being able to discover, manage, repair, prevent and report on data leaks. If necessary, contact should be made with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP).
- Have insight into the data they have, where it is stored and who has access to it
- Implement effective processes and procedures to protect personal data
- Enable patients, healthcare staff and other employees, families and other individuals to:
- Have access to the data that is stored
- Ensure that the data is correct and change it if necessary
- Have it removed (unless there is a legal obligation to do so)
- appoint a data protection officer if they:
- Be a government agency
- Process data at scale
- Use the data for profiling or automated decision-making
Key Data Protection Considerations for Medical and Healthcare
Organisations in the medical and healthcare sectors must protect personal data in all their activities and be aware of the numerous regulations. Important considerations include:
Regulations
- BIG, Wlz, Wmo, Zvw WGBO, Care and Coercion Act, WvGGZ, Youth Act, Quality Act, complaints and disputes in healthcare, NTA7516
Marketing, communications and rights management
- Social media and posts
Administration
- Maintain network and server security
- Email systems
- Payroll administration, pension administration and personnel files
- Visitor list and access systems
Share data with others
- Healthcare workers
- Healthcare parties
- Local authorities
Manage sensitive data
- Managing sensitive medical information
Data collection for predicting clinical outcomes
- Automated processing
- Anonymisation and pseudonymisation of data
- Patient-oriented care and administration in order
- Gegevens aan het ziekenhuisbed
- Patient records
- Management of paper files
Policy
- Privacy, retention and data protection policies
- Staff guides
Healthcare management and medical records systems
- Healthcare workforce planning and management systems
- Electronic Medication Administration Records
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