Course: Protecting Health Data in the Modern Age: Getting to Grips with the GDPR

Hospitals process large amounts of sensitive health data. This is why the GDPR provides that a Data Protection Officer (DPO) needs to be appointed. The DPO is involved whenever an …

Apart from anonymisation, another important safeguard is data retention. Data retention means that personal data cannot be kept longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was processed. It …

There are always risks involved when working with personal data, if it’s an electronic or hardcopy patient file. This is why the GDPR provides for provisions relating to security of …

You learned that a lot of data are being collected and used within the healthcare sector in order to treat patients as well as for medical research purposes. As long …

You learned that the GDPR requires a legal basis for processing personal (health) data, consent being one of them. Article 6 determines that personal data may be processed if a …

You have learned that health data can cross borders in different ways. In Anna’s case, her medical file was sent from her Dutch gynaecologist to her German gynaecologist and back. …

In the modern age we live in, health data flows in different ways. The increase in such flows raises challenges and concerns as regards the protection of personal data. In …

Health data can cross borders in different ways. It is inherent to the modern age with all its technologies that there are no limits to a country’s borders. Due to …

As Anna’s doctor explained, using commercial apps in a medical context is not always as easy or well-recommended as one might think. Three elements are of importance when using modern …

You have seen all Anna’s data flows. Some of these data flows are generated by using commercial apps and wearables. Medical professionals are generally not big fans of using commercial …

Last week you learned that medical data is part of health data and that this is a special categories of data according to Article 9 GDPR. Besides this legal protection …

Congratulations for finishing this course! We discussed various topics relating to the protection of health data. You learned about all the relevant legal aspects and you gained knowledge on the …

This week, we introduced how health data is protected in light of the GDPR. You learned about the background, general legal aspects, obligations and responsibilities for controllers and processors for …

Processing personal data may lead to risks to the rights and freedoms of persons. Even more so if it concerns sensitive data, like health data. The GDPR provides for legal …

We have seen that with processing personal data come great responsibilities and obligations for controllers and processors. This includes making sure that data subjects are able to exercise their rights. …