Search Tag: GDPR
Medical Image Exchange in the Cloud: A More Efficient Way
2019 13 Nov
Summary: In the drive for patient engagement, what benefits does cloud computing have over delivery formats of imaging records widely used today? Medical imaging is an important element of most healthcare processes and contributes to accurate disease diagnosis and treatment. Medical imaging technology is advancing and improving every day and... Read more
Siemens Healthineers Cloud Platform 'teamplay' Awarded European Privacy Seal for Data Protection
2019 17 Jul
The cloud-based platform “teamplay” 1 by Siemens Healthineers, together with its applications teamplay Dose, teamplay Usage, teamplay Protocols, teamplay Images, and teamplay Images Research, has been awarded the European Privacy Seal (EuroPriSe). The European Privacy Seal was first granted to teamplay in 2016, and must be regularly renewed. The... Read more
GDPR-friendly Patient Data: Finland Leads the Way
2019 18 Jun
Patient data is one of the keystones to streamlining and making healthcare more effective. But, added to in-house operational obstacles is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which imposes stringent restrictions on data use across sectors. A leader in healthcare digitalisation and, patient data collection and use in particular,... Read more
A human-centric approach for data collection
2019 22 May
The promise of personalised medicine Based on extensive market research, the precision medicine sector is fast becoming a multibillion market. It consists of innumerable companies involved in the research and development, manufacturing and commercialisation of several novel drugs and diagnostic kits to boost the precision medicine workflow... Read more
Blockchain and GDPR compliance for the healthcare industry
2019 21 Jan
Permissioned blockchains for healthcare data sharing management In times of rising concerns about data privacy among services providers and consumers, the arrival of the new GDPR alongside cutting-edge technologies can help to better act and benefit the healthcare industry. Concepts like traceability, compliance, access control, and... Read more
Healthcare 2019: The year of the Big Data Blockchain
2019 21 Jan
An in-depth discussion of how Big Data Blockchain solutions address the complex data needs of the healthcare industry Big Data Blockchains are solving the industry’s security and scalability challenges and hold the potential to transform all facets of the healthcare industry: from decision support to patient empowerment to data sharing and operational... Read more
Healthcare providers leak your data
2018 20 Nov
The recent implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe was another step in the ongoing effort to prevent data breaches and protect your personal and patient information from sophisticated online attackers. Personal data has become a valuable commodity sought after by hackers as many large institutions have fallen prey... Read more
Will GDPR scupper blockchain?
2018 31 Oct
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has stirred much debate over internet privacy. Essentially, the GDPR aims to create “digital rights” for EU citizens, requiring companies that collect or use personal data to ask for consent from their users or customers. This includes companies that maintain databases containing personal data,... Read more
Share our data: GDPR and the patient view
2018 27 Jun
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on 25 May. Directly binding and applicable in all EU states, the GDPR aims to protect the data and privacy of the European population by giving control back to citizens and to make the regulatory environment simpler for international business. Non-compliance comes at... Read more